MOF-on-MOF heterostructures with core-shell and core-satellite structures via controllable nucleation of guest MOFs

作者:Li, Shumin; Zhao, Liang*; Yao, Yining; Gu, Zhengying; Liu, Chao; Hu, Wenli; Zhang, Ye; Zhao, Qian; Yu, Chengzhong*
来源:CrystEngComm, 2023, 25(2): 284-289.
DOI:10.1039/d2ce01272c

摘要

The integration of two or more different types of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) into hybrid MOF-on-MOF heterostructures has been widely studied, and the diversity of MOF-on-MOF heterostructures can be effectively increased by exploring the integration strategy of different MOF building blocks. Here, we report the structure regulation of MOF-on-MOF hybrids via controlling the heterogeneous nucleation and homogeneous nucleation growth of guest MOFs. By using ZIF-90 as the host and ZIF-8 as the guest, binary ZIF-90@ZIF-8 complexes can be synthesized. Moreover, the nucleation mode of ZIF-8 depends on the addition sequence of metal ions and ligands of the guest MOF, including heterogeneous nucleation and homogeneous nucleation. Therefore, ZIF-90@ZIF-8 hybrids with a core-shell structure and smooth surface or a core-satellite structure and rough surface are successfully prepared, increasing the structural diversity of MOF-on-MOF materials.