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Electrophoretic Crystallization of Ultrathin High-performance Metal-organic Framework Membranes
Published on: August 16, 2018
Metal latticeworks formed by self-organization in oscillatory electrodeposition
Shuji Nakanishi1, Kazuhiro Fukami, Toshio Tada
1Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.
Abstract:
Strikingly well-ordered Sn latticeworks, standing perpendicular to the substrate, are formed spontaneously in oscillatory electrodeposition. Cooperation of various processes, such as needle formation by autocatalytic crystal growth, cuboid formation under a reaction-limited condition, and autocatalytic oxidation at closest-packed surfaces, enabled the self-organization of the latticeworks. The mechanism is generally applicable to deposition of other metals such as Zn, Pb, and Cu. The present work has opened a promising, unique field toward the formation of highly ordered 3-D micro- or nanostructures at solid surfaces.
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