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Synthesis of 2D Porous Crystalline Materials in Simulated Microgravity

  • Noemí Contreras-Pereda
  • , David Rodríguez-San-Miguel
  • , Carlos Franco
  • , Semih Sevim
  • , João Pedro Vale
  • , Eduardo Solano
  • , Wye Khay Fong
  • , Alessandra Del Giudice
  • , Luciano Galantini
  • , Raphael Pfattner
  • , Salvador Pané
  • , Tiago Sotto Mayor
  • , Daniel Ruiz-Molina
  • , Josep Puigmartí-Luis

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Abstract

To date, crystallization studies conducted in space laboratories, which are prohibitively costly and unsuitable to most research laboratories, have shown the valuable effects of microgravity during crystal growth and morphogenesis. Herein, an easy and highly efficient method is shown to achieve space-like experimentation conditions on Earth employing custom-made microfluidic devices to fabricate 2D porous crystalline molecular frameworks. It is confirmed that experimentation under these simulated microgravity conditions has unprecedented effects on the orientation, compactness and crack-free generation of 2D porous crystalline molecular frameworks as well as in their integration and crystal morphogenesis. It is believed that this work will provide a new “playground” to chemists, physicists, and materials scientists that desire to process unprecedented 2D functional materials and devices.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2101777
Number of pages9
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume33
Issue number30
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Jul 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 2D porous crystalline materials
  • covalent organic frameworks
  • metal–organic frameworks
  • microfluidic technologies
  • simulated microgravity

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