@article {46904,
	title = {Morphological evolution of two-dimensional porous hexagonal trimesic acid framework},
	journal = {ACS Applied Materials \& Interfaces},
	volume = {12},
	year = {2020},
	month = {APR },
	pages = {15588-15594},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Hexagonal single crystal structure (Form II) of trimesic acid (TMA) has been isolated by dissolving the interpenetrated Form I of TMA in tetrahydrofuran. Form II (hexagonal) was converted to Form I (interpenetrated) at room temperature through some intermediate structures. A detailed time-dependent FESEM study shows that the external morphology of Form II (hexagonal) is a hollow hexagonal tube that mimics its crystal structure. The block-shaped (morphology) of Form I (interpenetrated) was converted to the hollow hexagonal tube through some intermediate morphologies which are corresponding to particular crystal structures. Here, we have established a strong correlation between crystal structures with the morphology. These hollow tubes have been employed for Rhodamine B dye adsorption studies and showed an uptake of 82\%, much more significant than Form I (interpenetrated) (39\%) due to the presence of a pore channel in the crystal structure.</p>
},
	keywords = {dye adsorption, hollow hexagonal rod, hydrogen-bonded organic framework, morphology evaluation, trimesic acid},
	issn = {1944-8244},
	doi = {10.1021/acsami.0c01398},
	author = {Tothadi, Srinu and Koner, Kalipada and Dey, Kaushik and Addicoat, Matthew and Banerjee, Rahul}
}
