“…The high-resolution Ag 3d spectrum of Ag@CoMOF shows two main spin–orbit doublets (3d 3/2 and 3d 5/2 ). In the Ag 3d spectrum of the Ag@CoMOF, peaks are observed at 373.76 and 368.38 eV, corresponding to 3d 3/2 and 3d 5/2 of Ag 0 , and at 373.51 and 367.77 eV, corresponding to 3d 3/2 and 3d 5/2 of Ag + , respectively. , As presented in Figure d, the Co 2p core-level spectra of Ag@CoMOF were deconvoluted into four major peaks centered at 800.2, 784.3, 795.9, and 780.4 eV, corresponding to the Co 2p 1/2 and Co 2p 3/2 of Co 2+ , and Co 2p 1/2 and Co 2p 3/2 of Co 3+ , respectively. , Also, satellite peaks appeared at 788.4 and 803.5 eV. Notably, the Co 2p peaks of Ag@CoMOF are shifted to lower binding energies compared with those of CoMOF, clearly suggesting a decrease in electron density due to the higher electronegativity of Co than that of Ag, leading to an electron population around the Co atoms.…”