title: Porous organic cage crystals: characterising the porous crystal surface.
abstract: The characterisation of porous crystalline solids often relies on single crystal X-ray diffraction, which does not give direct information about the surface of the material. Here, crystals of a porous organic cage, CC3-R, are investigated by atomic force microscopy and shown to possess two distinct gas-solid interfaces, proving that the bulk crystal structure is preserved at the porous crystal surface.
authors.affiliation: University of Liverpool, Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bojdys
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasell
authors.forename: Nikolai
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Severin
authors.forename: Kim E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Jelfs
authors.forename: Jürgen P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rabe
authors.forename: Andrew I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D003514:Cyclohexylamines / Q000737:chemistry*; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010316:Particle Size; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D003514:Cyclohexylamines; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated; C030435:1,2-cyclohexanediamine