Fig. 4: The mechanism of selective occupation strategy.

A Schematic illustration of the coordination environments of the Zn²⁺ at {100} and {110} facets of ZIF-8. B Density functional theory (DFT) simulation results of the binding energy of the dopamine oligomer (DHI-dimer) and TMP occultation molecule on {100} and {110} facets of ZIF-8.