Liquid-Phase Quasi-Epitaxial Growth of Highly Stable, Monolithic UiO-66-NH₂ MOF thin Films on Solid Substrates

Invited for this month's cover is the group of Dr. Tawheed Hashem from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. The cover picture shows a successful synthesis of high quality, monolithic UiO-66-NH₂ MOF thin films on diverse solid substrates via a low-temperature liquid phase epitaxy method. The achievement of continuous MOF-coatings with low defect densities and pronounced stability against high temperatures and hot water was proven. The new type of coatings clearly outperforms other reported types of MOF thin films. Read the full text of their Communication at https://doi.org/10.1002/open.201900324.