Growing single crystals of two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks enabled by intermediate tracing study

Chengjun Kang; Kuiwei Yang; Zhaoqiang Zhang; Adam K. Usadi; David C. Calabro; Lisa Saunders Baugh; Yuxiang Wang; Jianwen Jiang; Xiaodong Zou; Zhehao Huang; Dan Zhao

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29086-x

Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Growing single crystals of two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks enabled by intermediate tracing study

Chengjun Kang,
Kuiwei Yang,
Zhaoqiang Zhang,
Adam K. Usadi,
David C. Calabro,
Lisa Saunders Baugh,
Yuxiang Wang,
Jianwen Jiang,
Xiaodong Zou,
Zhehao Huang,
Dan Zhao

Affiliations

Chengjun Kang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
Kuiwei Yang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
Zhaoqiang Zhang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
Adam K. Usadi: ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., 1 HarbourFront Place HarbourFront Tower 1
David C. Calabro: Corporate Strategic Research Laboratory, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Lisa Saunders Baugh: Corporate Strategic Research Laboratory, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Yuxiang Wang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
Jianwen Jiang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
Xiaodong Zou: Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University
Zhehao Huang: Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University
Dan Zhao: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29086-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Resolving single-crystal structures of two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (2D COFs) is a great challenge. Here, the authors identify two different growth mechanisms of COFs, enabling the growth and structure determination of micron-sized 2D single-crystalline COFs.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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