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Chemical Communications

Successful implementation of the stepwise layer-by-layer growth of MOF thin films on confined surfaces: mesoporous silica foam as a first case study†‡

Osama Shekhah,a   Liling Fu,b   Rachid Sougrat,c   Youssef Belmabkhout,a   Amy J. Cairns,a   Emmanuel P. Giannelisb  and  Mohamed Eddaoudi*a  

* Corresponding authors

a KAUST Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, 4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
E-mail: mohamed.eddaoudi@kaust.edu.sa

b Core laboratory, 4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

c Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

Abstract

Here we report the successful growth of highly crystalline homogeneous MOF thin films of HKUST-1 and ZIF-8 on mesoporous silica foam, by employing a layer-by-layer (LBL) method. The ability to control and direct the growth of MOF thin films on confined surfaces, using the stepwise LBL method, paves the way for new prospective applications of such hybrid systems.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC36233C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 8 2012
Accepted
09 10 2012
First published
11 10 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 11434-11436

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Successful implementation of the stepwise layer-by-layer growth of MOF thin films on confined surfaces: mesoporous silica foam as a first case study

O. Shekhah, L. Fu, R. Sougrat, Y. Belmabkhout, A. J. Cairns, E. P. Giannelis and M. Eddaoudi, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 11434 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC36233C

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