scholarly journals Design Engineering, Synthesis Protocols, and Energy Applications of MOF-Derived Electrocatalysts

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amr Radwan ◽  
Huihui Jin ◽  
Daping He ◽  
Shichun Mu
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Conductivity ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Design Engineering ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Hydrogen Fuel ◽  
Fuel Production ◽  
Active Centers ◽  
Energy Applications ◽  
The Core ◽  
Metal Organic

AbstractThe core reactions for fuel cells, rechargeable metal–air batteries, and hydrogen fuel production are the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), which are heavily dependent on the efficiency of electrocatalysts. Enormous attempts have previously been devoted in non-noble electrocatalysts born out of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for ORR, OER, and HER applications, due to the following advantageous reasons: (i) The significant porosity eases the electrolyte diffusion; (ii) the supreme catalyst–electrolyte contact area enhances the diffusion efficiency; and (iii) the electronic conductivity can be extensively increased owing to the unique construction block subunits for MOFs-derived electrocatalysis. Herein, the recent progress of MOFs-derived electrocatalysts including synthesis protocols, design engineering, DFT calculations roles, and energy applications is discussed and reviewed. It can be concluded that the elevated ORR, OER, and HER performances are attributed to an advantageously well-designed high-porosity structure, significant surface area, and plentiful active centers. Furthermore, the perspectives of MOF-derived electrocatalysts for the ORR, OER, and HER are presented.

Editor in Chief’s Note on the Green Hydrogen Fuel from Solar / Wind Power

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Ehsan Hosseini
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Hydrogen Fuel ◽  
Fuel Production ◽  
Crude Oil Prices ◽  
Trade War ◽  
The Cost

Renewable and sustainable energy has an evolving story as the ongoing trade war in the word is influencing crude oil prices. Moreover, the global warming is an inevitable consequence of the worldwide increasing rate of fossil fuel utilization which has persuaded the governments to invest on the clean and sustainable energy resources. In recent years, the cost of green energy has tumbled, making the price of renewables competitive to the fossil fuels. Although, the hydrogen fuel is still extremely expensive compared to the crude oil price, investigations about clean hydrogen fuel production and utilization has been developed significantly which demonstrate the importance of the hydrogen fuel in the future. This article aims to scrutinize the importance of green hydrogen fuel production from solar/wind energy.

scholarly journals Crystal growth of the core and rotated epitaxial shell of a heterometallic metal-organic framework revealed with atomic force microscopy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fajar Inggit Pambudi ◽  
Michael William Anderson ◽  
Martin Attfield
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Metal Organic Framework ◽  
Metal Organic Frameworks ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
The Core ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Surface Crystal ◽  
Organic Framework

Atomic force microscopy has been used to determine the surface crystal growth of two isostructural metal-organic frameworks, [Zn2(ndc)2(dabco)] (ndc = 1,4-naphthalene dicarboxylate, dabco = 4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane) (1) and [Cu2(ndc)2(dabco)] (2) from...

Tuning and understanding the electronic effect of Co-Mo-O sties in bifunctional electrocatalysts for ultralong-lasting rechargable zinc-air battery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Guan ◽  
Nan Li ◽  
Jiao He ◽  
Yongliang Li ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Effect ◽  
Metal Organic Frameworks ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks ◽  
Assembly Strategy ◽  
The Core ◽  
Bifunctional Electrocatalysts ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Air Battery

Herein, we report a post-assembly strategy by growing the bimetallic Co/Zn zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (BIMZIF) on the surface of the customized Mo metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) (Mo-MOF) to prepare the core-shell...

Design of bimetallic atomic catalysts for CO2 reduction based on an effective descriptor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Guan ◽  
Wang Gao ◽  
Qing Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Active Centers

Our descriptor based on the valence and electronegativity of atoms in active centers can effectively describe the activity and selectivity of CO2 reduction reaction on bimetallic atomic catalysts and thus can be used to screen advanced catalysts.

Metal-Organic Framework Transistors for Dopamine Sensing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiajun Song ◽  
Jianzhong Zheng ◽  
Anneng Yang ◽  
Hong Liu ◽  
Zeyu Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transport ◽  
Transport Properties ◽  
Metal Organic Framework ◽  
Metal Organic Frameworks ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Organic Framework

Two-dimensional (2D) conductive metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can not only inherit the high porosity and tailorability of traditional MOFs but also exhibit unique charge transport properties, offering promising opportunities for applications...

Recent progress in pristine MOF-based catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lili Fan ◽  
Zixi Kang ◽  
Mengfei Li ◽  
Daofeng Sun
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Metal Organic Frameworks ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Metal Organic

Among various kinds of materials that have been investigated as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) emerge as...

scholarly journals Exposing unsaturated Cu1-O2 sites in nanoscale Cu-MOF for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (18) ◽  
pp. eabg2580
Author(s):  
Weiren Cheng ◽  
Huabin Zhang ◽  
Deyan Luan ◽  
Xiong Wen (David) Lou
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Metal Organic Framework ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Active Centers ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Hollow Nanostructure ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
X Ray Absorption ◽  
A Current

Conductive metal-organic framework (MOF) materials have been recently considered as effective electrocatalysts. However, they usually suffer from two major drawbacks, poor electrochemical stability and low electrocatalytic activity in bulk form. Here, we have developed a rational strategy to fabricate a promising electrocatalyst composed of a nanoscale conductive copper-based MOF (Cu-MOF) layer fully supported over synergetic iron hydr(oxy)oxide [Fe(OH)x] nanoboxes. Owing to the highly exposed active centers, enhanced charge transfer, and robust hollow nanostructure, the obtained Fe(OH)x@Cu-MOF nanoboxes exhibit superior activity and stability for the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Specifically, it needs an overpotential of 112 mV to reach a current density of 10 mA cm−2 with a small Tafel slope of 76 mV dec−1. X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy combined with density functional theory calculations unravels that the highly exposed coordinatively unsaturated Cu1-O2 centers could effectively accelerate the formation of key *H intermediates toward fast HER kinetics.

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