title: Successful implementation of the stepwise layer-by-layer growth of MOF thin films on confined surfaces: mesoporous silica foam as a first case study.
abstract: Here we report the successful growth of highly crystalline homogeneous MOF thin films of HKUST-1 and ZIF-8 on mesoporous silica foam, by employing a layer-by-layer (LBL) method. The ability to control and direct the growth of MOF thin films on confined surfaces, using the stepwise LBL method, paves the way for new prospective applications of such hybrid systems.
authors.affiliation: KAUST Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Osama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shekhah
authors.forename: Liling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Rachid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sougrat
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Belmabkhout
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cairns
authors.forename: Emmanuel P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Giannelis
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eddaoudi