Accepted Manuscript Title: The growth of high density network of MOF nano-crystals across macroporous metal substrates – solvothermal synthesis versus rapid thermal deposition Authors: James W. Maina, Cristina Pozo Gonzalo, Andrea Merenda, Lingxue Kong, J ¨ urg A. Sch ¨ utz, Ludovic F. Dum´ ee PII: S0169-4332(17)32392-9 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.08.060 Reference: APSUSC 36897 To appear in: APSUSC Received date: 13-2-2017 Revised date: 27-7-2017 Accepted date: 7-8-2017 Please cite this article as: James W.Maina, Cristina Pozo Gonzalo, Andrea Merenda, Lingxue Kong, J¨ urg A.Sch ¨ utz, Ludovic F.Dum´ ee, The growth of high density network of MOF nano-crystals across macroporous metal substrates – solvothermal synthesis versus rapid thermal deposition, Applied Surface Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.08.060 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.