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Directing the Structure of Metal–Organic Frameworks by Oriented Surface Growth on an Organic Monolayer
Author(s) -
Scherb Camilla,
Schödel Alexander,
Bein Thomas
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200704034
Subject(s) - nucleation , monolayer , homogeneous , metal organic framework , crystallization , porosity , materials science , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , metal , crystallography , chemistry , organic chemistry , metallurgy , physics , engineering , adsorption , thermodynamics
Orientation and structure of porous metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) based on iron and 1,4‐benzenedicarboxylic acid can be controlled by heterogeneous nucleation on self‐assembled monolayers of mercaptohexadecanoic acid (MHDA). Thus, the product of homogeneous nucleation is the MOF Fe‐MIL‐53, whereas in the same crystallization solution, oriented Fe‐MIL‐88B grows on a MHDA‐functionalized gold surface (see picture).