Growth Pattern Control and Nanoarchitecture Engineering of Metal-Organic Framework Single Crystals by Confined Space Synthesis.

ABSTRACT: The nanoarchitecture engineering of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is a fascinating but intellectually challenging concept that opens up avenues for both tailoring the properties of MOFs and expanding their applications. Herein, we report the confined growth of ZIF-8 single crystals in a three-dimensionally ordered (3DO) macroporous polystyrene replica and reveal that their growth patterns, morphologies, and nanoarchitectures can be highly engineered using the concentration of the precursor. Impressively, the favorable in situ confined growth enables the successful fabrication of 3DO sphere-assembled ZIF-8 single crystals or 3DO single-crystalline ZIF-8 sphere arrays when a low- or high-concentration precursor solution, respectively, is used as the feedstock. Furthermore, our strategy can

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9228561 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature