01516nas a2200181   4500008004100000245010100041210006900142260000800211300001400219490000700233520087300240100001801113700002001131700001501151700002501166700002001191856012301211       2016                        eng d00aSelf-exfoliated metal-organic nanosheets through hydrolytic unfolding of metal-organic polyhedra0 aSelfexfoliated metalorganic nanosheets through hydrolytic unfold  cMAY  a7361-73660 v233 aFew-layers thick metal-organic nanosheets have been synthesized using water-assisted solid-state transformation through a combined top-down and bottom-up approach. The metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs) convert into metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) which subsequently selfexfoliate into few-layered metal-organic nanosheets. These MOP crystals experience a hydrophobicity gradient with the inner surface during contact with water because of the existence of hydrophobic spikes on their outer surface. When the amount of water available for interaction is higher, the resultant layers are not stacked to form bulk materials; instead few-layered nanosheets with high uniformity were obtained in high yield. The phenomenon has resulted high yield production of uniformly distributed layered metal-organic nanosheets from three different MOPs, showing its general adaptability.1 aGarai, Bikash1 aMallick, Arijit1 aDas, Anuja1 aMukherjee, Rabibrata1 aBanerjee, Rahul  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/self-exfoliated-metal-organic-nanosheets-through-hydrolytic-unfolding-metal-organic