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Unconventional Nucleation and Oriented Growth of ZIF‐8 Crystals on Non‐Polar Surface
Author(s) -
Li Shaozhou,
Shi Wenxiong,
Lu Guang,
Li Shuzhou,
Loo Say Chye Joachim,
Huo Fengwei
Publication year - 2012
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.201201996
Subject(s) - nucleation , crystallization , crystal growth , materials science , monolayer , polar , zeolitic imidazolate framework , surface (topology) , orientation (vector space) , crystallography , nanotechnology , chemical physics , adsorption , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , geometry , metal organic framework , mathematics , astronomy
Zeolitic imidazolate framework‐8 (ZIF‐8) crystals show unconventionally selective nucleation and oriented growth on a patterned self‐assembled monolayer (SAM) surface. The growth selectivity and crystal orientation are also affected by the odd‐even effect for SAMs. The oriented growth of the ZIF‐8 crystals is found to result from fast crystallization of the nuclei triggered by the specific SAM surfaces.