Selective ligand removal to improve accessibility of active sites in hierarchical MOFs for heterogeneous photocatalysis

Shaghayegh Naghdi; Alexey Cherevan; Ariane Giesriegl; Rémy Guillet-Nicolas; Santu Biswas; Tushar Gupta; Jia Wang; Thomas Haunold; Bernhard Christian Bayer; Günther Rupprechter; Maytal Caspary Toroker; Freddy Kleitz; Dominik Eder

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27775-7

Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Selective ligand removal to improve accessibility of active sites in hierarchical MOFs for heterogeneous photocatalysis

Shaghayegh Naghdi,
Alexey Cherevan,
Ariane Giesriegl,
Rémy Guillet-Nicolas,
Santu Biswas,
Tushar Gupta,
Jia Wang,
Thomas Haunold,
Bernhard Christian Bayer,
Günther Rupprechter,
Maytal Caspary Toroker,
Freddy Kleitz,
Dominik Eder

Affiliations

Shaghayegh Naghdi: Institute of Material Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien
Alexey Cherevan: Institute of Material Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien
Ariane Giesriegl: Institute of Material Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien
Rémy Guillet-Nicolas: Department of Inorganic Chemistry - Functional Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Universität Wien
Santu Biswas: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Tushar Gupta: Institute of Material Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien
Jia Wang: Institute of Material Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien
Thomas Haunold: Institute of Material Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien
Bernhard Christian Bayer: Institute of Material Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien
Günther Rupprechter: Institute of Material Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien
Maytal Caspary Toroker: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Freddy Kleitz: Department of Inorganic Chemistry - Functional Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Universität Wien
Dominik Eder: Institute of Material Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27775-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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While metal organic frameworks offer highly tunable materials for photocatalytic applications, catalytic site accessibility is a crucial parameter. Here, authors demonstrate selective ligand removal to introduce new active sites and mesopores and to enhance photocatalytic H2 evolution.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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