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How Does Your MOF Grow?
Author(s) -
Morris Russell E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200800642
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , atomic force microscopy , mechanism (biology) , crystal growth , chemistry , metal organic framework , chemical physics , materials science , crystallography , organic chemistry , physics , adsorption , quantum mechanics
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are one of the most important classes of material in current chemistry. One open question is what is the mechanism of their crystal growth? In situ atomic force microscopy (see image) can be used to look at the surface of crystals as they grow, revealing a number of interesting features and giving clues to the molecular species that are important in the growth mechanism.