Issue 78, 2016

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

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.

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

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Jun 2016
Accepted
31 Aug 2016
First published
31 Aug 2016

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 11669-11672

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

H. T. Kwon, H. Jeong, A. S. Lee, H. S. An, T. Lee, E. Jang, J. S. Lee and J. Choi, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 11669 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC05433A

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