Yolk-Shell Nanocrystal from ZIF-8 (IMAGE)

Boston College

Yolk-Shell Nanocrystal from ZIF-8

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Boston College researches started with a metallic crystal. It was then coated with a "sacrificial layer" of copper oxide. The application of ZIF-8 formed a porous skin that then etched away the copper. Within the resulting cavity, researchers were able to control the chemical reaction thanks to the skin-like shell of ZIF-8.

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<I>Journal of the American Chemical Society</I>

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