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A Rational Self-Sacrificing Template Route to Metal–Organic Framework Nanotubes and Reversible Vapor-Phase Detection of Nitroaromatic Explosives

  1. Rui Li1,
  2. Yu-Peng Yuan1,
  3. Ling-Guang Qiu1,*,
  4. Wang Zhang1,
  5. Jun-Fa Zhu2

Article first published online: 23 NOV 2011

DOI: 10.1002/smll.201101699

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Volume 8, Issue 2, pages 225–230, January 23, 2012

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Li, R., Yuan, Y.-P., Qiu, L.-G., Zhang, W. and Zhu, J.-F. (2012), A Rational Self-Sacrificing Template Route to Metal–Organic Framework Nanotubes and Reversible Vapor-Phase Detection of Nitroaromatic Explosives. Small, 8: 225–230. doi: 10.1002/smll.201101699

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  1. 1

    Laboratory of Advanced Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230039, P.R. China

  2. 2

    National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, P.R. China

*Laboratory of Advanced Porous Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230039, P.R. China.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 JAN 2012
  2. Article first published online: 23 NOV 2011
  3. Manuscript Received: 19 AUG 2011

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Keywords:

  • explosives detection;
  • fluorescence;
  • metal–organic frameworks;
  • nanotubes;
  • template synthesis
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Metal–organic framework nanotubes (MOFNTs) are achieved by a strategy in which MOF nanorods formed initially act as a self-sacrificing template for the formation of the final MOFNTs. The fluorescent MOFNTs obtained exhibit high sensitivity, significant selectivity, and a fast response rate for the reversible vapor-phase detection of nitroaromatic explosives.

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