Defect-induced ripening of zeolitic-imidazolate framework ZIF-8 and its implication to vapor-phase membrane synthesis

  • Hyuk Taek Kwon
  • , Hae Kwon Jeong*
  • , Albert S. Lee
  • , He Seong An
  • , Taehee Lee
  • , Eunhee Jang
  • , Jong Suk Lee
  • , Jungkyu Choi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    We report for the first time that ZIF-8 crystals undergo an Ostwald-ripening-like process without degradation in the presence of a ligand vapor. The ripening process is dependent on the defect density of the crystals: the more defective the more amenable to the ripening. The process was adapted to synthesize ultra-thin ZIF-8 membranes by vapor-phase secondary growth.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)11669-11672
    Number of pages4
    JournalChemical Communications
    Volume52
    Issue number78
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016

    Bibliographical note

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • General Chemistry
    • Ceramics and Composites
    • Metals and Alloys
    • Materials Chemistry
    • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
    • Catalysis

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