Abstract
The tunable growth of metal–organic materials has implications for engineering particles and surfaces for diverse applications. Specifically, controlling the self-assembly of metal–phenolic networks (MPNs), an emerging class of metal–organic materials, is challenging, as previous studies suggest that growth often terminates through kinetic trapping. Herein, kinetic strategies were used to temporally and spatially control MPN growth by promoting self-correction of the coordinating building blocks through oxidation-mediated MPN assembly. The formation and growth mechanisms were investigated and used to engineer films with microporous structures and continuous gradients. Moreover, reactive oxygen species generated by ultrasonication expedite oxidation and result in faster (ca. 30 times) film growth than that achieved by other MPN assembly methods. This study expands our understanding of metal–phenolic chemistry towards engineering metal–phenolic materials for various applications.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 12563-12568 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 36 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2 2019 |
Funding
This research was conducted and funded by the Australian Research Council Centre (ARC) of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology (project number CE140100036) and an ARC Discovery Project (DP170103331). F.C. acknowledges the award of a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Principal Research Fellowship (GNT1135806).
Keywords
- metal–organic films
- polyphenols
- reactive oxygen species
- self-assembly
- thin films
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry