Dooyoung Kim, Gihyun Lee, Sojin Oh and Moonhyun Oh
Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 43-46
DOI:
10.1039/C8CC08456D,
Communication
The unbalanced MOF-on-MOF growth of MIL-88A on the MIL-88B template, where both MOFs have a similar three-dimensional hexagonal structure but with mismatched cell parameters, results in the formation of an atypical lopsided core–shell of MIL-88B@MIL-88A with an off-centered core. The formation mechanism of the lopsided core–shell of MIL-88B@MIL-88A is verified via monitoring the growth process.