Nonmagnetic Pd exhibits
ferromagnetism in the nanosize regime.
Various stabilization agents, including surfactants, metal oxide supports,
polymers, and porous materials (e.g., metal–organic frameworks
(MOFs)), have been employed to prevent the agglomeration of metal
nanoparticles. However, magnetic properties are greatly affected by
the structural and electronic changes imposed by these stabilizing
agents. In particular, metal–MOF hybrids (NPs@MOFs) have reduced
magnetic properties, as reported by several authors. Herein, we report
the enhancement in magnetic properties resulting from the combination
of magnetic Pd NPs with UiO-66(Hf), which exhibits ferromagnetism,
and the corresponding modifications in the hybridized structures.
These hybridized structures are found to be strongly ferromagnetic,
showing high magnetization and coercivity. We observed that the magnetic
property is enhanced by 2 to 3 times upon including the Pd NPs on
the surface of a UiO-66(Hf) shell support. For a fundamental understanding,
the magnetization (
M
–
H
data)
of the hybridized structure is analyzed with a modified Langevin function.