Controlled Assembly of Luminescent Lanthanide-Organic Frameworks via Post-Treatment of 3D-Printed Objects

Abstract Complex multiscale assemblies of metal–organic frameworks are essential in the construction of large-scale optical platforms but often restricted by their bulk nature and conventional techniques. The integration of nanomaterials and 3D printing technologies allows the fabrication of multisc...

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Main Authors: Jiahui Huang, Peiyi Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-10-01
Series:Nano-Micro Letters
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40820-020-00543-w
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description Abstract Complex multiscale assemblies of metal–organic frameworks are essential in the construction of large-scale optical platforms but often restricted by their bulk nature and conventional techniques. The integration of nanomaterials and 3D printing technologies allows the fabrication of multiscale functional architectures. Our study reports a unique method of controlled 3D assembly purely relying on the post-printing treatment of printed constructs. By immersing a 3D-printed patterned construct consisting of organic ligand in a solution of lanthanide ions, in situ growth of lanthanide metal–organic frameworks (LnMOFs) can rapidly occur, resulting in macroscopic assemblies and tunable fluorescence properties. This phenomenon, caused by coordination and chelation of lanthanide ions, also renders a sub-millimeter resolution and high shape fidelity. As a proof of concept, a type of 3D assembled LnMOFs-based optical sensing platform has demonstrated the feasibility in response to small molecules such as acetone. It is anticipated that the facile printing and design approach developed in this work can be applied to fabricate bespoke multiscale architectures of functional materials with controlled assembly, bringing a realistic and economic prospect.
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spelling doaj.art-221c7b41da4a462aaeb85b67e2e151d12022-12-21T19:38:02ZengSpringerOpenNano-Micro Letters2311-67062150-55512020-10-0113111410.1007/s40820-020-00543-wControlled Assembly of Luminescent Lanthanide-Organic Frameworks via Post-Treatment of 3D-Printed ObjectsJiahui Huang0Peiyi Wu1State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan UniversityState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan UniversityAbstract Complex multiscale assemblies of metal–organic frameworks are essential in the construction of large-scale optical platforms but often restricted by their bulk nature and conventional techniques. The integration of nanomaterials and 3D printing technologies allows the fabrication of multiscale functional architectures. Our study reports a unique method of controlled 3D assembly purely relying on the post-printing treatment of printed constructs. By immersing a 3D-printed patterned construct consisting of organic ligand in a solution of lanthanide ions, in situ growth of lanthanide metal–organic frameworks (LnMOFs) can rapidly occur, resulting in macroscopic assemblies and tunable fluorescence properties. This phenomenon, caused by coordination and chelation of lanthanide ions, also renders a sub-millimeter resolution and high shape fidelity. As a proof of concept, a type of 3D assembled LnMOFs-based optical sensing platform has demonstrated the feasibility in response to small molecules such as acetone. It is anticipated that the facile printing and design approach developed in this work can be applied to fabricate bespoke multiscale architectures of functional materials with controlled assembly, bringing a realistic and economic prospect.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40820-020-00543-w3D printingLuminescent lanthanide-organic frameworksMacroscopic assemblyIn situ growthOptical sensing
spellingShingle Jiahui Huang
Peiyi Wu
Controlled Assembly of Luminescent Lanthanide-Organic Frameworks via Post-Treatment of 3D-Printed Objects
Nano-Micro Letters
3D printing
Luminescent lanthanide-organic frameworks
Macroscopic assembly
In situ growth
Optical sensing
title Controlled Assembly of Luminescent Lanthanide-Organic Frameworks via Post-Treatment of 3D-Printed Objects
title_full Controlled Assembly of Luminescent Lanthanide-Organic Frameworks via Post-Treatment of 3D-Printed Objects
title_fullStr Controlled Assembly of Luminescent Lanthanide-Organic Frameworks via Post-Treatment of 3D-Printed Objects
title_full_unstemmed Controlled Assembly of Luminescent Lanthanide-Organic Frameworks via Post-Treatment of 3D-Printed Objects
title_short Controlled Assembly of Luminescent Lanthanide-Organic Frameworks via Post-Treatment of 3D-Printed Objects
title_sort controlled assembly of luminescent lanthanide organic frameworks via post treatment of 3d printed objects
topic 3D printing
Luminescent lanthanide-organic frameworks
Macroscopic assembly
In situ growth
Optical sensing
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40820-020-00543-w
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