title: Ion flow in a zeolitic imidazolate framework results in ionic diode phenomena.
abstract: Ionic transport (for applications in nanofluidics or membranes) and "ionic diode" phenomena in a zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) are investigated by directly growing the framework from aqueous Zn(2+) and 2-methylimidazole as an "asymmetric plug" into a 20 μm diameter pore in a ca. 6 μm thin poly-ethylene-terephthalate (PET) film.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. F.Marken@bath.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Madrid
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. F.Marken@bath.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Buckingham
authors.affiliation: Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials, Department of Physics, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.affiliation: Microscopy and Analysis Suite, Department of Physics, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
authors.forename: Adrian T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. F.Marken@bath.ac.uk.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. F.Marken@bath.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Burrows
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. F.Marken@bath.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Raithby
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Celorrio
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Fermin
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. F.Marken@bath.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marken