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Journal Article 
Laser ablation: A new technique for the preparation of metal-organic frameworks Cu-3(BTC)(2)(H2O)(3) 
Campello, SL; Gentil, G; Junior, SA; de Azevedo, WM 
2015 
1 
Materials Letters
ISSN: 0167-577X
EISSN: 1873-4979 
148 
200-203 
WOS:000353097100050 
This paper presents a chemical bottom-up synthesis of highly crystalline sub micro structured metal organic framework Cu-3(BTC)(2)(H2O)(3) (HKUST-1, BTC=benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate) prepared for the first time by a Laser ablation technique in liquid environment. The experiment consists of the ablation of a Cu metal target in a solution of DMF/H2O (1:1) containing benzene 1,3,5, benzene tricarboxilic acid and NaNO3 with a high power second harmonic of a Nd:YAG laser. The X-ray and SEM measurements showed that high crystalline Cu-3(BTC)(2)(H2O)(3) with octahedral morphology and dimensions in the range of 200 nm to 2 mu m were obtained in a high yield. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 
Laser ablation; Metal-organic framework; Non-conventional synthesis