Strategies for Optimizing the Photocatalytic Water‐Splitting Performance of Metal–Organic Framework‐Based Materials
Kailai Zhang,
Haijun Hu,
Litong Shi,
Baohua Jia,
Hongwei Huang,
Xiaopeng Han,
Xiaodong Sun,
Tianyi Ma
Affiliations
Kailai Zhang
Institute of Clean Energy Chemistry Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Advanced Materials College of Chemistry Liaoning University Shenyang 110036 China
Haijun Hu
Institute of Clean Energy Chemistry Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Advanced Materials College of Chemistry Liaoning University Shenyang 110036 China
Litong Shi
Institute of Clean Energy Chemistry Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Advanced Materials College of Chemistry Liaoning University Shenyang 110036 China
Baohua Jia
Centre for Translational Atomaterials Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn Victoria 3122 Australia
Hongwei Huang
Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes National Laboratory of Mineral Materials School of Materials Science and Technology China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 China
Xiaopeng Han
School of Materials Science and Engineering Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education) Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
Xiaodong Sun
Institute of Clean Energy Chemistry Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Advanced Materials College of Chemistry Liaoning University Shenyang 110036 China
Tianyi Ma
Centre for Translational Atomaterials Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn Victoria 3122 Australia
Semiconductor photocatalytic hydrogen production technology is a pollution‐free and low‐cost technology, which is principal to alleviate the energy crisis. The metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)‐based materials have been widely used in this field because of their regular and controllable pore structure and high specific surface area. Accordingly, the recent progress of MOFs‐based materials in the production of hydrogen through water splitting is reviewed. First, the mechanism of photocatalytic hydrogen production and the existing problems are proposed and then their advantages in photocatalytic hydrogen production and various photocatalytic hydrogen production catalysts based on MOFs are summarized. Subsequently, several methods to improve their photocatalytic hydrogen production property are summarized. Finally, some views on the prospects and challenges of the use of MOFs‐based catalysts for photocatalytic hydrolysis are expounded. Although some reviews associated with MOFs for solar‐driven H2 production have been published, most of them focus on the classification of MOFs photocatalysts. This is the first comprehensive review concentrating on the strategies for optimizing the photocatalytic activity of MOFs‐based materials for H2 production. It is believed that the suggestions provided here can help to study MOFs‐based photocatalytic reactions and to further promote the development of this research direction in the future.
