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- Title
- Fast synthesis of MOF-5 microcrystals using sol-gel SiO2 nanoparticles
- Author(s)
- Buso, Dario; Nairn, Kate M.; Gimona, Michele; Hill, Anita J.; Falcaro, Paolo
- Abstract
- The work reports on the synthesis of an archetypal metal organic framework (MOF-5) microcrystals with a narrow size distribution using SiO2 nanoparticles with tailored surface chemistry as nucleating agents. The nanoparticles boost the reaction rate by up to an order of magnitude compared to the conventional MOF-5 solvothermal synthesis and can be successfully used as nucleation seeds for the selective growth of MOF-5 on specific substrates. These results are important fundamental advances toward the controlled scale-up of MOF synthesis and directed MOF growth on suitable supports.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Micro-Photonics. Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems
- Source
- Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 23, no. 4 (Feb 2011), pp. 929-934
- Publication year
- 2011
- FOR Code(s)
- 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry; 0904 Chemical Engineering; 0912 Materials Engineering
- Keyword(s)
- Metal organic frameworks; Microcrystals; MOF; Nanoparticles; SiO2
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- ISSN
- 0897-4756
- Publisher URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm101519s
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2011.
- Research Projects
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Tailoring the optical properties of matter with Sol-Gel: innovative optical materials for 3D, Australian Research Council grant number DP0988106
- Peer reviewed
