Fig. 1: Schematic diagram of fabrication procedures and desalination mechanistic process of ultrathin ML-UiO-66 membranes via introducing γ-Al2O3 interlayer onto scalable coarse ZrO2 ceramic substrates (denoted as ZrO2@γ-Al2O3 hereafter) (Supplementary Figs. 1, 2). | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Schematic diagram of fabrication procedures and desalination mechanistic process of ultrathin ML-UiO-66 membranes via introducing γ-Al2O3 interlayer onto scalable coarse ZrO2 ceramic substrates (denoted as ZrO2@γ-Al2O3 hereafter) (Supplementary Figs. 1, 2).

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Fig. 1: Schematic diagram of fabrication procedures and desalination mechanistic process of ultrathin ML-UiO-66 membranes via introducing γ-Al2O3 interlayer onto scalable coarse ZrO2 ceramic substrates (denoted as ZrO2@γ-Al2O3 hereafter) (Supplementary Figs. 1, 2).

a Structure of ZrO2 ceramic substrate (digital photographs, cross-sectional filed emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) image and locally enlarged cross-sectional FE-SEM image). b Fabrication of γ-Al2O3 interlayer and growth of ML-UiO-66 membrane. c Pervaporation desalination process (left) and mechanism of intra-crystalline defect-enhanced water permeation (right).

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