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Title: Observing the Growth of Metal–Organic Frameworks by in Situ Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b00817· OSTI ID:1781415
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  1. Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
  2. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  3. Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
  4. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)

Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy (LCTEM) can provide direct observations of solution-phase nanoscale materials, and holds great promise as a tool for monitoring dynamic self-assembled nanomaterials. Control over particle behavior within the liquid cell, and under electron beam irradiation, is of paramount importance for this technique to contribute to our understanding of chemistry and materials science at the nanoscale. However, this type of control has not been demonstrated for complex, organic macromolecular materials, which form the basis for all biological systems and all of polymer science, and encompass important classes of advanced porous materials. Here we show that by controlling the liquid cell membrane surface chemistry and electron beam conditions, the dynamics and growth of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be observed. Our results demonstrate that hybrid organic/inorganic beam-sensitive materials can be analyzed with LCTEM and, at least in the case of ZIF-8 dynamics, the results correlate with observations from bulk growth or other standard synthetic conditions. Furthermore, we show that LCTEM can be used to better understand how changes to synthetic conditions result in changes to particle size. We anticipate that direct, nanoscale imaging by LCTEM of MOF nucleation and growth mechanisms may provide insight into controlled MOF crystal morphology, domain composition, and processes influencing defect formation.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); US Army Research Office (ARO); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-08ER46519; AC05-76RL01830; FA9550-12-1-0414
OSTI ID:
1781415
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 137, Issue 23; ISSN 0002-7863
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 177 works
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