Molecular transport properties of ZIF-8 thin films in aqueous environments: The critical role of intergrain mesoporosity as diffusional pathway
By Jimena S. Tuninetti and Mat
Published in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
2016
Abstract
We report here the first use of electrochemical tools to quantify molecular transport from aqueous solutions into ZIF-8 \MOF\ thin films. Our experimental findings reveal that molecular transport through ZIF-8 films in aqueous environments is purely dominated by solvent-filled intergrain mesoporosity and exhibits two well-defined transport regimes.