“…Evidently, the intensity of the peaks in the hybrid structure is enhanced compared to the parent MOF, which is attributed to the in situ growth and the contributing role of the GO support, as also shown in our previous work for analogous support-originated MOF growth. 49 In both patterns, the characteristic reflections peaks of the (200), ( 220), ( 222), (400), (331), (420), ( 422), (500), ( 440), (600), (620), ( 444), ( 551), ( 731), ( 822), ( 751), (773), and (882) crystal planes of Cu-BTC located at 6.84°, 9.64°, 11.77°, 13.59°, 14.82°, 15.18°, 16.64°, 17.61°, 19.19°, 20.35°, 21.44°, 23.51°, 24.24°, 26.07°, 28.87°, 29.48°, 35.38°, and 39.27°, respectively, are evident, yet significantly intensified in the case of the Cu-BTC/GO hybrid, 14,21 signifying the increased rigidity/crystallinity of the Cu-BTC/ GO hybrid, compared to the parent Cu-BTC crystals. The XRD pattern of the bare GO is shown as an inset in Figure 1.…”