Publication
Title
Self-directed localization of ZIF-8 thin film formation by conversion of ZnO nanolayers
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Abstract
Control of localized metal-organic framework (MOF) thin film formation is a challenge. Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) are an important sub-class of MOFs based on transition metals and imidazolate linkers. Continuous coatings of intergrown ZIF crystals require high rates of heterogeneous nucleation. In this work, substrates coated with zinc oxide layers are used, obtained by atomic layer deposition (ALD) or by magnetron sputtering, to provide the Zn2+ ions required for nucleation and localized growth of ZIF-8 films ([Zn(mim)(2)]; Hmim = 2-methylimidazolate). The obtained ZIF-8 films reveal the expected microporosity, as deduced from methanol adsorption studies using an environmentally controlled quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) and comparison with bulk ZIF-8 reference data. The concept is transferable to other MOFs, and is applied to the formation of [Al(OH)(1,4-ndc)](n) (ndc = naphtalenedicarboxylate) thin films derived from Al2O3 nanolayers.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Advanced functional materials. - Weinheim
Publication
Weinheim : 2014
ISSN
1616-301X
DOI
10.1002/ADFM.201400559
Volume/pages
24 :30 (2014) , p. 4804-4811
ISI
000340549900010
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
ESTEEM 2 - Enabling science and technology through European electron microscopy.
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 09.10.2014
Last edited 09.10.2023
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