Putting metal organic frameworks to work at interfaces

本项目旨在开发利用纳米结构和化学功能化底物合成超薄金属有机骨架（MOF）膜的新策略。由于这些晶体微孔材料具有非凡的结构和化学多样性，以及它们在气体储存、分离、催化和传感方面的潜在应用，MOF材料具有巨大的潜力。然而，一个主要的挑战是在多孔、柔性和非多孔基板上快速、轻松地制造薄而坚固的MOF薄膜或图案，以构建有用的器件。该项目将培育超薄分子筛层和电活性mof，为大规模设备制造提供技术平台。

This project aims to develop new strategies to better synthesize ultrathin Metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes by nanostructured and chemically functionalized substrates. MOF materials have enormous potential due to the extraordinary structural and chemical diversity of these crystalline microporous materials and their potential applications in gas storage, separation, catalysis and sensing. However, a major challenge is fabricating thin robust MOF films or patterns on porous, flexible, and nonporous substrates, quickly and easily in order to construct useful devices. The project will grow ultrathin layers of molecular sieving and electroactive MOFs to produce technology platforms for large scale device manufacturing.