title: The controlled growth of oriented metal-organic frameworks on functionalized surfaces as followed by scanning force microscopy.
abstract: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) selectively grown on COOH-functionalized surfaces have been investigated by scanning force microscopy. Thickness and surface roughness analysis reveals that the use of a novel protocol based on a layer-by-layer approach results in a controlled growth yielding extremely homogeneous and preferentially oriented materials. The results are described within a sequential growth model and turn out to be promising for building up MOF-based 3D architectures of high quality.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, Campus de la UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Munuera
authors.forename: Osama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shekhah
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Christof
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wöll
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ocal