Engineering ZIF-8 thin films for hybrid MOF-based devices.
Patterned metal-organic framework, ZIF-8 thin films can be generated by using standard photolithography or via selective growth with the aid of microcontact printing. The alternate chemical deposition (of ZIF-8) and physical deposition (of metallic materials) allow the insertion of metal layers in the ZIF-8 film that could serve as multifunctional chemical sensors for vapors and gases.
Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Guang
G
Lu
Omar K
OK
Farha
Weina
W
Zhang
Fengwei
F
Huo
Joseph T
JT
Hupp
D003460:Crystallization; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry; D017641:Zeolites / Q000737:chemistry*
D005740:Gases; D007093:Imidazoles; D008670:Metals; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012821:Silanes; D017641:Zeolites; D010165:Palladium