Reversible synthesis of structured MOF-to-metal oxide nanorods†
Abstract
Aluminum framework MIL-53(Al) acquires uniform, one-dimensional crystal growth when produced from insoluble metal sources. Pyrolysis of this structured MIL-53(Al) forms new alumina-based nanorods that extend up to 5 μm in one dimension without external templates or structure–direction and serve as growth templates for regenerative MOF production.