Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) and Kyoto University have suggested an approach for growing ‘face-on’ and ‘edge-on’ conductive metal-organic frameworks (cMOF) nanofilms on substrates by controlling the “stand-up” behaviors of ligands on various surfaces to circumvent the difficulty in such film orientation control.
Envision a smartphone encased not only for protection but also serving as a reservoir of electrical energy, or an electric car where the doors and floorboard store energy for propulsion.
Researchers worldwide are striving to develop more efficient hydrogen production methods, which, if powered by renewable energy sources, could significantly reduce fossil fuel consumption.