Self-templating synthesis of hollow spheres of MOFs and their derived nanostructures.
An aqueous one-pot self-templating synthesis method to prepare highly uniform ZIF-67 hollow spheres (ZIF-67-HS) and their transition metal-doped derivatives (M/ZIF-67-HS, M = Cu and/or Zn) was developed. Extension of this approach to another important class of MOFs (metal carboxylates; e.g., HKUST-1) and facile design of derived nanostructures with complex architectures were also achieved.
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260. chezhc@nus.edu.sg.
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Chuan Tan
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Chun Zeng