High-energy metal–organic frameworks (HE-MOFs): Synthesis, structure and energetic performance

Abstract Recent progress in high-energy metal–organic frameworks (HE-MOFs), not only a burgeoning branch of growing interest in energetic materials but also a particular class of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), is covered in this review. HE-MOFs, based on various nitrogen-rich energetic ligands, may serve as an effective approach for systematically studying the energetic-sensitive-structural relationships and guiding the future design of new generation high-energy-density materials (HEDMs) because of their various advantages, including controllable structures, various modifiable functionalities, high density, remarkable heats of detonation, insensitivity, good thermal stability and favorable mechanical hardness. In the review, an inductive overview of the development and outlook in the field of HEDMs, particularly those with one-, two- and three-dimensional (1D–3D) architectures, are presented.