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doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2003.10.088 
Copyright © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Ultra-thin zeolite films prepared by spin-coating Silicalite-1 precursor solutions
A. M. Doyle
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, a, G. Rupprechtera, N. Pfändera, R. Schlögla, C. E. A. Kirschhockb, J. A. Martensb and H. -J. Freunda
Received 9 July 2003;
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Abstract
A procedure has been developed to prepare ultra-thin zeolite films supported on Si(1 0 0). Films were prepared by spin-coating a solution of Silicalite-1 zeolite precursors diluted in ethanol, followed by hydration in water vapour and heating to 60 °C. High resolution transmission electron microscopy analysis of sample cross-sections shows that the surfaces are both smooth and continuous, and films of approximately 2 and 15 nm thickness were prepared by varying the precursor dilution factor. Electron diffraction analysis shows that the 15 nm film is an amorphous arrangement of Silicalite-1 precursors. Atomic force microscopy measurements confirm that the surface is smooth over a range of several microns.
