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Metal–Organic Framework Single Crystals as Photoactive Matrices for the Generation of Metallic Microstructures
Author(s) -
Ameloot Rob,
Roeffaers Maarten B. J.,
De Cremer Gert,
Vermoortele Frederik,
Hofkens Johan,
Sels Bert F.,
De Vos Dirk E.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201100063
Subject(s) - materials science , metal , metal organic framework , photocatalysis , microstructure , laser , irradiation , porosity , laser beams , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , optics , composite material , metallurgy , organic chemistry , physics , nuclear physics , catalysis , chemistry , adsorption , engineering
The photocatalytic properties of MOF‐5, a highly porous metal–organic framework (MOF) material , can be exploited to generate metallic patterns by direct laser writing. The strict confinement of photoreduction to the focal volume of the laser beam, where irradiation intensity is highest, allows the generation of 3D metallic structures inside a single MOF‐5 crystal.