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. 2022 Jan 10;21(4):463–470. doi: 10.1038/s41563-021-01168-z

Fig. 1. Synthesis of a crystalline CC3 film and its crystal structures.

Fig. 1

a, Scheme showing the interfacial synthesis method used to fabricate crystalline CC3 films, which were subsequently adhered to a PAN support. These crystalline cage films can cycle between two different forms, CC3α-PAN and CC3γ′-PAN, by cycling the solvent between water and MeOH. CH2Cl2, dichloromethane. b, CC3α structure with its 3D pore network shown in yellow. c, The CC3γ′ structure, formed by soaking in MeOH, has additional extrinsic solvent-filled channels, shown here in orange, that open up additional porosity in the membrane in response to the MeOH solvent.