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  1. Methodology
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For solid state MOF materials, the VASP 5.4 PBE projector-augmented wave (PAW) pseudopotentials were used to carry out the DFT calculations. In general, the PAW PBE potentials were adopted except for Li, Eu_3, Yb_3, and W_sv. The full list of pseudopotentials is shown below:

Element
VASP 5.4 Pseudopotentials

Ag

PAW_PBE Ag 02Apr2005

Al

PAW_PBE Al 04Jan2001

As

PAW_PBE As 22Sep2009

Au

PAW_PBE Au 04Oct2007

B

PAW_PBE B 06Sep2000

Ba

PAW_PBE Ba_sv 06Sep2000

Be

PAW_PBE Be 06Sep2000

Bi

PAW_PBE Bi_d 06Sep2000

Br

PAW_PBE Br 06Sep2000

C

PAW_PBE C 08Apr2002

Ca

PAW_PBE Ca_sv 06Sep2000

Cd

PAW_PBE Cd 06Sep2000

Ce

PAW_PBE Ce 23Dec2003

Cl

PAW_PBE Cl 06Sep2000

Co

PAW_PBE Co 02Aug2007

Cr

PAW_PBE Cr_pv 02Aug2007

Cs

PAW_PBE Cs_sv 08Apr2002

Cu

PAW_PBE Cu 22Jun2005

Dy

PAW_PBE Dy_3 06Sep2000

Er

PAW_PBE Er_3 06Sep2000

Eu

PAW_PBE Eu_3 20Oct2008

F

PAW_PBE F 08Apr2002

Fe

PAW_PBE Fe 06Sep2000

Ga

PAW_PBE Ga_d 06Jul2010

Gd

PAW_PBE Gd_3 06Sep2000

Ge

PAW_PBE Ge_d 03Jul2007

H

PAW_PBE H 15Jun2001

Hf

PAW_PBE Hf_pv 06Sep2000

Hg

PAW_PBE Hg 06Sep2000

Ho

PAW_PBE Ho_3 06Sep2000

I

PAW_PBE I 08Apr2002

In

PAW_PBE In_d 06Sep2000

Ir

PAW_PBE Ir 06Sep2000

K

PAW_PBE K_sv 06Sep2000

La

PAW_PBE La 06Sep2000

Li

PAW_PBE Li 17Jan2003

Lu

PAW_PBE Lu_3 06Sep2000

Mg

PAW_PBE Mg 13Apr2007

Mn

PAW_PBE Mn_pv 02Aug2007

Mo

PAW_PBE Mo_sv 02Feb2006

N

PAW_PBE N 08Apr2002

Na

PAW_PBE Na_pv 19Sep2006

Nb

PAW_PBE Nb_sv 25May2007

Nd

PAW_PBE Nd_3 06Sep2000

Ni

PAW_PBE Ni 02Aug2007

Np

PAW_PBE Np 06Sep2000

O

PAW_PBE O 08Apr2002

P

PAW_PBE P 06Sep2000

Pb

PAW_PBE Pb_d 06Sep2000

Pd

PAW_PBE Pd 04Jan2005

Pr

PAW_PBE Pr_3 07Sep2000

Pt

PAW_PBE Pt 04Feb2005

Pu

PAW_PBE Pu 06Sep2000

Rb

PAW_PBE Rb_sv 06Sep2000

Re

PAW_PBE Re 17Jan2003

Rh

PAW_PBE Rh_pv 25Jan2005

Ru

PAW_PBE Ru_pv 28Jan2005

S

PAW_PBE S 06Sep2000

Sb

PAW_PBE Sb 06Sep2000

Sc

PAW_PBE Sc_sv 07Sep2000

Se

PAW_PBE Se 06Sep2000

Si

PAW_PBE Si 05Jan2001

Sm

PAW_PBE Sm_3 07Sep2000

Sn

PAW_PBE Sn_d 06Sep2000

Sr

PAW_PBE Sr_sv 07Sep2000

Tb

PAW_PBE Tb_3 06Sep2000

Tc

PAW_PBE Tc_pv 04Feb2005

Te

PAW_PBE Te 08Apr2002

Th

PAW_PBE Th 07Sep2000

Ti

PAW_PBE Ti_sv 26Sep2005

Tl

PAW_PBE Tl_d 06Sep2000

Tm

PAW_PBE Tm_3 20Jan2003

U

PAW_PBE U 06Sep2000

V

PAW_PBE V_pv 07Sep2000

W

PAW_PBE W_sv 04Sep2015

Y

PAW_PBE Y_sv 25May2007

Yb

PAW_PBE Yb_3 08Jul2013

Zn

PAW_PBE Zn 06Sep2000

Zr

PAW_PBE Zr_sv 04Jan2005

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