Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-31-2016
Keywords
Metal–organic frameworks, Structural properties
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13300
Abstract
The sophisticated control of surface wettability for target-specific applications has attracted widespread interest for use in a plethora of applications. Despite the recent advances in modification of non-porous materials, surface wettability control of porous materials, particularly single crystalline, remains undeveloped. Here we contribute a general method to impart amphiphobicity on single-crystalline porous materials as demonstrated by chemically coating the exterior of metal-organic framework (MOF) crystals with an amphiphobic surface. As amphiphobic porous materials, the resultant MOF crystals exhibit both superhydrophobicity and oleophobicity in addition to retaining high crystallinity and intact porosity. The chemical shielding effect resulting from the amphiphobicity of the MOFs is illustrated by their performances in water/organic vapour adsorption, as well as long-term ultrastability under highly humidified CO
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Nature Communications, v. 7 art. 13300
Scholar Commons Citation
Sun, Qi; He, Hongming; Gao, Wen-Yang; Aguila, Briana; Wojtas, Lukasz; Dai, Zhifeng; Li, Jixue; Chen, Yu-Sheng; Xiao, Feng-Shou; and Ma, Shengqian, "Imparting amphiphobicity on single-crystalline porous materials." (2016). Chemistry Faculty Publications. 19.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/chm_facpub/19
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