title: Fabrication of Metal-Organic Framework and Infinite Coordination Polymer Nanosheets by the Spray Technique.
abstract: We have developed a rapid and convenient method for fabricating metal-organic framework (MOF) and infinite coordination polymer (ICP) nanosheets by spraying the atomized solution of metal ions onto the organic ligand solution. Nanosheet formation could be attributed to the anisotropic diffusion of metal ions in the ligand solution, which may give rise to a lateral interface of metal ions and organic ligands, where the crystals tend to grow laterally in the form of nanosheets. Three kinds of Zn- and Cu-based MOF nanosheets and two kinds of Co-based ICP nanosheets have been successfully obtained by spraying under mild conditions. The two-dimensional structures of nanosheets with a nanometer thickness and a homogeneous size can be evidenced by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy measurements. Furthermore, the fabricated ICP nanosheets have exhibited efficient catalytic performance for the conversion of CO2to high-value-added chemicals. This spray technique simplifies the nanosheet production process by industrialized means and enhances its controllability by the fast liquid-liquid interfacial fabrication, thus allowing access to the industrialized fabrication of MOF and ICP nanosheets.
authors.affiliation: College of Sciences, Northeastern University , Shenyang 110819, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yu-Nong
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0872-5976
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Sciences, Northeastern University , Shenyang 110819, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Sha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Sciences, Northeastern University , Shenyang 110819, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: College of Sciences, Northeastern University , Shenyang 110819, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Jue
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.affiliation: College of Sciences, Northeastern University , Shenyang 110819, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Guo-Shuai
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: College of Sciences, Northeastern University , Shenyang 110819, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xue-Ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: College of Sciences, Northeastern University , Shenyang 110819, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Tie-Qiang
authors.initials: TQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Sciences, Northeastern University , Shenyang 110819, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.affiliation: College of Sciences, Northeastern University , Shenyang 110819, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xue-Min
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Sciences, Northeastern University , Shenyang 110819, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu