Crystalline Coordination Polymers Nanoarchitectonics by Epitaxial Growth and Etching

Crystalline coordination polymers have attracted much attention owing to their diverse compositions and structures. To form the coordination polymers into commercial products, structures such as membrane, thin film, colloidal crystals, and heterostructures are commonly needed. However, these cannot be realized by molecular engineering. Instead, nanoarchitectonics is essential. In this chapter, we would like to focus on two important aspects of nanoarchitectonics, epitaxial growth and etching. The fundamental points and key techniques of the related parts are summarized. The recent progress has been briefly discussed as well.