Room temperature design of Ce(iv)-MOFs: from photocatalytic HER and OER to overall water splitting under simulated sunlight irradiation.

ABSTRACT: The development of MOF-based efficient and reusable catalysts for hydrogen production under simulated sunlight irradiation, especially through overall water splitting, remains challenging. This is mainly due to either the inappropriate optical features or poor chemical stability of the given MOFs. Room temperature synthesis (RTS) of tetravalent MOFs is a promising strategy to design robust MOFs and their related (nano)composites. By employing these mild conditions, herein, we report for the first time that RTS leads to the efficient formation of highly redox active Ce(iv)-MOFs that are inaccessible at elevated temperatures. Consequently, not only highly crystalline Ce-UiO-66-NH₂ is synthesized, but also many other derivatives and topologies (8 and 6-connected phases) without com

SUBMITTER: Dai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10055767 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature