Manufacture of dense coatings of Cu3(BTC)2 (HKUST-1) on α-alumina

Jorge Gascon*, Sonia Aguado, Freek Kapteijn

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Abstract

By a seeding approach coatings of copper benzene tricarboxylate (Cu3(BTC)2, also known as HKUST-1) are obtained on α-alumina. The obtained crystal densities, order and intergrowth improve the best results reported up to now in the literature for any metal-organic framework material. The effect of synthesis conditions on the morphology and crystal size of Cu3(BTC)2 was determined to optimize the strategies for the synthesis of continuous layers. Seeding with coordination polymers of different morphology resulted in control of crystal growth of the coating. Two seeding suspensions yielded the best intergrowth of crystals. Spin-coating the support with a one-dimensional Cu(II)-BTC coordination polymer suspension resulted in a high density coating with randomly oriented crystals of ∼2 μm, while using amorphous MOF precursors (proto-MOFs) as seeds, coatings with crystals of ∼5 μm were obtained.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)132-138
Number of pages7
JournalMicroporous and Mesoporous Materials
Volume113
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Coatings
  • Cu(BTC)
  • Membranes
  • Metal-organic framework
  • Thin layers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials

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