A novel hexagonal prism Cu-BTC by unipolar pulse electropolymerization

Publication date: 1 November 2019Source: Materials Letters, Volume 254Author(s): Tian Chen, Peifen Wang, Xiao Du, Fengfeng Gao, Xuli Ma, Feifan Liu, Ayman Alameen, Keyong Tang, Xiaogang HaoAbstractA novel hexagonal prism Copper (II) metal organic framework (Cu-BTC) was first synthesized by using a facile unipolar pulse electropolymerization method. It has been found that the morphology of Cu-BTC crystals can be changed from octahedron to hexagonal prism with the increase of pulse cycles. The XRD pattern confirms that the crystal structure of Cu-BTC was slightly affected by the change of the crystal morphology. Furthermore, the growth mechanism of hexagonal prism Cu-BTC crystals was proposed. This method provides valuable guidelines for the design of other MOFs and opens up new opportunities for exploring their application.
Source: Materials Letters - Category: Materials Science Source Type: research