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Fabrication of a highly b-oriented MFI-type zeolite film-modified electrode with molecular sieving properties by Langmuir–Blodgett method

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A novel highly compact and b-oriented MFI-type zeolite monolayer was obtained by assembling sec-butanol-modified rounded-coffin-shaped silicalite-1 microcrystals by Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) method. The LB monolayer was subsequently tested as a seed layer for the secondary growth of uniformly b-oriented and defect-free MFI zeolite films on stainless steel substrates and platinum electrodes. Three different methods were evaluated for identifying a suitable synthesis route to suppress the undesired a-oriented twin growth during the synthesis of MFI films. The crystal intergrowth and orientation of the MFI films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The crystallographic preferred orientation indices and preferred orientation coverage values calculated using the XRD data were used to quantitatively determine the preferred orientation and surface coverage of the prepared zeolite films. The experimental results confirm that the low tetrapropylammonium hydroxide (TPAOH) method is the most effective route to suppress the undesired a-oriented twin growth, when the highly b-oriented LB monolayer was used as the seed layer for the secondary growth of the b-oriented MFI film. The highly b-oriented MFI-type zeolite film-modified electrodes were further tested as the working electrodes in electrochemical experiments. Cyclic voltammetry experimental results confirmed that the b-oriented MFI films fabricated at low TPAOH concentration were defect free and possessed a distinct molecular sieving property after calcination. The LB method, a highly reproducible and controllable method for the organization of zeolite crystals, can be further applied as an effective platform for the promotion and development of zeolite-modified electrodes as selective sensors.

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21066011, 21263026 and 21366026), the Ningxia Natural Science Foundation (NZ12132), and SRF for ROCS, State Education Ministry.

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  1. Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Ningxia, 750021, China

    Pei Nian, Meihui Su, Zheng Wang, Binxing Zhang, Xiaoyong Jin, Shan Li & Qiang Ma

  2. Key Laboratory of Energy Resources and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Ningxia, 750021, China

    Pei Nian, Meihui Su, Zheng Wang, Binxing Zhang, Shan Li & Qiang Ma

  3. College of Xinhua, Ningxia University, Ningxia, 750021, China

    Ting Yu & Xiuli Shao

  4. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, China

    Nanzhe Jiang

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Nian, P., Su, M., Yu, T. et al. Fabrication of a highly b-oriented MFI-type zeolite film-modified electrode with molecular sieving properties by Langmuir–Blodgett method. J Mater Sci 51, 3257–3270 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-9638-0

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