Encapsulating a Ni(II) molecular catalyst in photoactive metal–organic framework for highly efficient photoreduction of CO2

Yan, Zhen; Ma, Bo; Li, Shurong; Liu, Junxue; Chen, Rong; Du, Ming‐Hao; Jin, Shengye; Zhuang, Guilin; Liu, Long; Kong, Xiang‐Jian; Zheng, Lan‐Sun

doi:10.1016/j.scib.2019.05.014

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“…Electrochemical CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) provides an attractive approach for renewable energy storage and CO 2 conversion to valuable chemicals [1][2][3][4]. Currently, C 1 chemicals (e.g., formate and CO) production is identified as the most practicable and potentially profitable pathway of CO 2 RR [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. In particular, formate is usually used as a kinetically stable liquid fuel in fuel cells, because of the high hydrogen content and easy handling (e.g., transport and storage) at room temperature [8].…”

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Synergy effects on Sn-Cu alloy catalyst for efficient CO2 electroreduction to formate with high mass activity

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Synergy effects on Sn-Cu alloy catalyst for efficient CO2 electroreduction to formate with high mass activity

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“…Active metal species can be also encapsulated as molecular catalysts to enhance MOF photocatalytic efficiency. In this regard, Ni@Ru-UiO-67, as well as Ag@Re-UiO-67, systems showed efficient CO 2 conversion to CO under visible light [253,254].…”

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Photosensitive Hybrid Nanostructured Materials: The Big Challenges for Sunlight Capture

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Solar radiation is becoming increasingly appreciated because of its influence on living matter and the feasibility of its application for a variety of purposes. It is an available and everlasting natural source of energy, rapidly gaining ground as a supplement and alternative to the nonrenewable energy feedstock. Actually, an increasing interest is involved in the development of efficient materials as the core of photocatalytic and photothermal processes, allowing solar energy harvesting and conversion for many technological applications, including hydrogen production, CO2 reduction, pollutants degradation, as well as organic syntheses. Particularly, photosensitive nanostructured hybrid materials synthesized coupling inorganic semiconductors with organic compounds, and polymers or carbon-based materials are attracting ever-growing research attention since their peculiar properties overcome several limitations of photocatalytic semiconductors through different approaches, including dye or charge transfer complex sensitization and heterostructures formation. The aim of this review was to describe the most promising recent advances in the field of hybrid nanostructured materials for sunlight capture and solar energy exploitation by photocatalytic processes. Beside diverse materials based on metal oxide semiconductors, emerging photoactive systems, such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and hybrid perovskites, were discussed. Finally, future research opportunities and challenges associated with the design and development of highly efficient and cost-effective photosensitive nanomaterials for technological claims were outlined.

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“…Porous coordination polymers (PCPs) or metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are attractive for their high crystallinity, structural diversity and modular designability, [ 9‐11 ] and great efforts have been devoted to the design, preparation and application of MOFs. [ 12‐27 ] Thanks to the assembly via relatively weak and sensitive coordination bonds, a few MOFs exhibit distinctive framework flexibilities and stimuli‐responsive performances including breathing behaviors, gate opening transformations, hysteresis and multi‐ step sorption behaviors, even shape‐memory effect. [ 28‐32 ] Such structural transformations of flexible MOFs induced by external physical or chemical stimuli indicate a great potential application in the field of artificial molecular machines, whose long‐range order can help to bridge the gap between complex motions on molecular level and the responsive behaviors of the macroscopic solid materials.…”

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Dynamic Pendulum Effect of an Exceptionally Flexible Pillared‐Layer Metal‐Organic Framework^†

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Main observation and conclusion Magnifying the controllable directional motions of molecular machines to the macroscopic levels is a significant topic for chemists. Flexible metal–organic frameworks with long‐range order and responsive structural transformation under external stimuli may be an appropriate platform for achieving the target. By taking advantage of the single‐crystal to single‐crystal manner of soft porous crystals, we utilize single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction to directly observe the dynamic structural inversion of a new three‐fold interpenetrated pillared‐layer metal‐organic framework [Co(edba)(bpy)] (MCF‐83, H2edba = 4,4’‐(ethyne‐1,2‐diyl)dibenzoic acid, bpy = 4,4’‐bipyridine). More interestingly, the dynamic inversions of the pillars and layers are selectively guest‐controllable and independent, allowing precise control of the directional shape changes, which is the key of constructing intelligent materials to accomplish a complex task. The mechanism is further studied by combining the X‐ray diffraction analyses, sorption measurements and molecular simulations.

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Encapsulating a Ni(II) molecular catalyst in photoactive metal–organic framework for highly efficient photoreduction of CO2

Cited by 59 publications

References 52 publications

Synergy effects on Sn-Cu alloy catalyst for efficient CO2 electroreduction to formate with high mass activity

Synergy effects on Sn-Cu alloy catalyst for efficient CO2 electroreduction to formate with high mass activity

Photosensitive Hybrid Nanostructured Materials: The Big Challenges for Sunlight Capture

Dynamic Pendulum Effect of an Exceptionally Flexible Pillared‐Layer Metal‐Organic Framework^†

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Encapsulating a Ni(II) molecular catalyst in photoactive metal–organic framework for highly efficient photoreduction of CO2

Cited by 59 publications

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Synergy effects on Sn-Cu alloy catalyst for efficient CO2 electroreduction to formate with high mass activity

Synergy effects on Sn-Cu alloy catalyst for efficient CO2 electroreduction to formate with high mass activity

Photosensitive Hybrid Nanostructured Materials: The Big Challenges for Sunlight Capture

Dynamic Pendulum Effect of an Exceptionally Flexible Pillared‐Layer Metal‐Organic Framework†

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