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Modulator-directed assembly of hybrid composites based on metal-organic frameworks and upconversion nanoparticles

Yanhui Feng1,2Xingjun Li1,2( )Shan Lu1Renfu Li1Zhongliang Gong1Xiaoying Shang1Yifan Pei1,4Wei Zheng1Datao Tu1Xueyuan Chen1,2,3,4( )
CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, and State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
College of chemistry, Fuzhou university, Fuzhou 350108, China
Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, China
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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A strategy has been developed to synthesize a series of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8@upconversion nanoparticle (ZIF-8@UCNP) composites via a modulator-directed in situ assembly. Ethylenediamine was firstly used as a modulator to fine-tune the predominant metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) facets and realize distinct morphologies of the composites.

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Hybrid composites made of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have attracted considerable interest for their synergistically enhanced functions in various applications such as chemical sensing, photocatalysis, anticounterfeiting and nanomedicine. However, precise assembly of MOF/UCNP hybrid composites with tunable morphologies remains a challenge due to the lack of effective synthetic methods and fundamental understanding of the growth mechanisms. Herein, we propose a modulator-directed assembly strategy to synthesize a series of ZIF-8@UCNP composites (ZIF-8 = zeolitic imidazolate framework-8). The UCNPs densely paved on the surface of ZIF-8 microcrystals and endowed the composites with intense upconversion blue emission, which were verified by steady-state/transient photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy and single-particle imaging. Ethylenediamine (EDA) was firstly used as a modulator to fine-tune the predominant MOF facets and realized distinct morphologies of the composites. By adjusting the concentration of EDA from 0 to 25 mmol/L, the morphology of the ZIF-8@UCNP composites was tuned from rhombic dodecahedron (RD) to truncated rhombic dodecahedron (TRD), cube with truncated edges (CTE), cube, and finally a unique form of interpenetration twins (IT). The nucleation and growth process of the ZIF-8@UCNP composites was monitored by time-dependent scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images and the formation mechanism was thoroughly revealed. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the strategy for assembly of morphology-controllable ZIF-8@UCNP composites was generally applicable to various UCNPs with different sizes and shapes. The proposed strategy is expected to open up new avenues for the controllable synthesis of MOF/UCNP composites toward diverse applications.

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Feng Y, Li X, Lu S, et al. Modulator-directed assembly of hybrid composites based on metal-organic frameworks and upconversion nanoparticles. Nano Research, 2023, 16(1): 1482-1490. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4684-9
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