Two-dimensional metal organic framework for effective gas absorption

Abstract Herein, crystalline metal organic framework (MOF) nanosheets have been fabricated through using a modified soft physical exfoliation method from bulk crystals of a layered MOF, [Cd(4,4′‑bpy) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ](ClO 4 ) 2 ·(2,4′‑bpy) 2 ·H 2 O (MOF-1), and fully characterized via transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and atomic force microscope (AFM). The delaminated MOF-1 nanosheets with porous structure showed good growth potential in selective gas adsorption.