Metal Organic Network Materials

Industrially relevant molecular separations are needed to be carried out under harsh conditions, involving high temperature/pressure in presence of organic solvents. Polymeric membranes targeting these separations often fails under these conditions. Taking inspirations from Atomic/Molecular Layer Deposition often used in semiconductor industry, we designed a interfacial reaction to produce inorganic nanofilms, the inorganic counterpart to poly-amide membranes that are used for large scale desalination.