Twin suppression effect of dihydroxy-benzene isomers during the secondary growth of <i>b</i>-oriented zeolite MFI nanosheet films
Ruilan Xu, Yong Peng, Peng Lu, Yurun Miao, Xuekui Duan, Dennis T. Lee, Rui Wang, Zhengbao Wang, Michael Tsapatsis
Abstract
MFI twin crystals on b -axis oriented zeolite MFI nanosheet films were suppressed in the presence of dihydroxybenzene isomers. The resulting films presented an ultra-thin grain thickness of 30–45 nm within hours.
Topics & Concepts
NanosheetZeoliteMaterials scienceBenzeneChemical engineeringGrain growthGrain sizeThin filmCrystal growthCrystallographyNanotechnologyComposite materialOrganic chemistryCatalysisChemistryEngineeringZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis