Modulated synthesis of monodisperse MOF-5 crystals with tunable sizes and shapes

作者：Wang, Sixia; Lv, Yuan; Yao, Youjin; Yu, Huijun^*; Lu, Guang^*

来源：Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2018, 93: 56-60.

DOI：10.1016/j.inoche.2018.05.010

• Metal-organic framework
• MOF-5
• Monodisperse crystals
• Modulated synthesis
• Microporous materials

We report on a modulated synthesis method that enables the preparation of monodisperse MOF-5 crystals with tunable sizes and shapes. This controlled synthesis involves the base-tuned nucleation and the surfactant-modulated facet growth of MOF-5 during its crystallization. Systematic reactions with triethylamine (TEA) as additional base and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as capping agent were investigated. Under optimized experimental conditions, monodisperse MOF-5 cubes (with tunable sizes ranging from similar to 400 nm to similar to 2500 nm), truncated cubes, truncated octahedrons, and octahedrons could be produced with high reproducibility.

• 出版日期2018-7
• 单位苏州大学