Size-Controlled synthesis of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) crystals in an aqueous system at room temperature

Abstract

We report here a simple and straightforward method that enables the size-controlled production of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 in an aqueous system at room temperature. Pure single crystals with the size tuned in the range of ca. 300 nm to 3 μm in mean crystal size can be obtained and exhibit ultrahigh Langmuir surface area of above 1800m 2 g -1. © 2012 The Chemical Society of Japan.