Despite its crystalline nature, ZIF crystals inherently exhibit local, non-periodic structural aspects in surfaces and interfaces (i.e., disorder), which play a crucial role in influencing properties related to mass transport through the pores, molecule ad-/de-sorption rates, as well as catalytic activity and selectivity . For example, the deliberate introduction of defects offers a means to manipulate the structure locally, e.g., its porosity, and generate active open metal sites within ZIFs, enabling precise engineering of specific functions . Additionally, guest species, including atoms, few-atom clusters, nanoparticles, and molecules, can accommodate themselves in the ideal frameworks of ZIF crystals, giving them stability through heterogenization of the guest species to enhance their properties for particular applications .