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  "abstract": "Some metal organic–inorganic complexes (MOICs) are known for their glass-forming ability. However, the composition range of glass-forming MOICs is rather limited as the mechanism of MOIC glass formation has not been well understood. Here, we uncover the structural factors controlling MOIC glass formation and thereby develop new MOIC glass formers. MOIC glass formation relies on the creation of a hydrogen-bonded structural network. By properly choosing metal centers, anions, and organic ligands of MOICs, a supramolecular structural network can be constructed, thereby allowing property modulation. Furthermore, MOIC systems with mixed crystals are generated by ligand-mixing and then vitrified by melt-quenching. The glass-transition temperature (Tg) of the derived glasses can be linearly tuned through the substitution of benzimidazole for imidazole. Interestingly, vitrification led to disordering of hydrogen-bonded networks in MOICs at short-, medium-, and long-range scales. This work enables the expansion of the composition range of MOIC glasses with various functionalities.",
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    "Aalborg University Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, , Aalborg 9220 ,",
    "School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University , Guilin 541004 ,",
    "Xiamen Research Center of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xiamen 361021 ,",
    "Linköping University Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (IFM), , Linköping 583 30 ,",
    "Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201800 ,",
    "Aalborg University Department of Materials and Production, , Aalborg 9220 ,",
    "Research Institute of Core Technology for Materials Innovation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Ikeda 563-8577 ,",
    "National High Magnetic Field Laboratory , Tallahassee , FL 32310 ,"
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      "name": "Tianzhao Xu"
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      "name": "Zihao Wang"
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      "name": "Zheng Yin"
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      "name": "Ming‐Hua Zeng",
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      "name": "Yuanzheng Yue",
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  "pmcid": "PMC13520117",
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  "published": "2026-06-05",
  "publisher": "Oxford University Press",
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  "title": "Glass formation of metal organic–inorganic complexes",
  "title_text": "Glass formation of metal organic–inorganic complexes",
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