Interparticle Forces of a Native and Encapsulated Metal-Organic Framework and Their Effects on Colloidal Dispersion

The colloidal properties of suspended metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are critical for device fabrication and application. Herein, van der Waals attractive, electric double layer repulsive, steric repulsive forces a native encapsulated MOF quantified the first time. attractive were investigated by conducting environmental ellipsometric porosimetry (EEP) spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) on submicron, optical-quality nanoparticle films. determined from colloid material characterization measurements. These data used to predict suspension via extended Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, Overbeek theory. state dispersion was comparison with theoretical predictions nine solvents. surface-selective modification showed superior in hydrophobic findings should expedite formulation suspensions future works.