Fabrication of metal-organic framework nanosheets and nanorolls with N-donor type bridging ligands.

Nanosheets and nanorolls of a metal-organic framework (MOF) with N-donor type neutral bridging ligands were obtained from a layered copper-based MOF by exfoliation treatment in wet process, and were characterized by TEM, SEM, and AFM. The thinnest nanosheet indicates monolayer thickness of the mother MOF.