Yingyi Wen

Abstract A novel in-plane self-limited and self-repairing growth mechanism was demonstrated for the preparation of LBL-LPE thin films. The method provides a high-quality MOF thin film with preferred in-plane orientation at its bottom part. Abstract The layer-by-layer liquid-phase epitaxy (LBL-LPE) method is widely used in preparing metal–organic framework (MOF) thin films with the merits of controlling thickness and out-of-plane orientation for superior performances in applications.

Communication Yuan Lin, Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 P. R. China State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), No. 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002 P. R. China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049 P. R. China These authors contributed equally to this work.

Communication Yingyi Wen, orcid.org/0000-0003-2289-4992 State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 115 Yangqiao Road West, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002 P. R. China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049 P. R. China These authors contributed equally to this work.