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Crystal Growth of the Nanoporous Metal–Organic Framework HKUST‐1 Revealed by In Situ Atomic Force Microscopy
Author(s) -
Shoaee Maryiam,
Anderson Michael W.,
Attfield Martin P.
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.200803460
Subject(s) - nucleation , nanoporous , supersaturation , crystal (programming language) , in situ , crystal growth , nanotechnology , atomic force microscopy , crystallography , metal , materials science , chemistry , chemical engineering , computer science , metallurgy , organic chemistry , engineering , programming language
Watching crystals grow : In situ atomic force microscopy has been used to observe the crystal growth of the nanoporous metal–organic framework HKUST‐1. This real‐time study provides evidence that the growth of HKUST‐1 under the given supersaturation conditions is through a surface nucleation mechanism and presents insight into the units of attachment during the growth of the 1.5 nm high steps on the crystal surface (see picture).