Recent progress in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for electrocatalysis

Author:Date:2023-04-13Views:18


论文题目:Recent progress in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for electrocatalysis
论文作者:Cha Li, Hao Zhang, Ming Liu, Fei-Fan Lang, Jiandong Pang*and  Xian-He Bu*

发表期刊:Industrial Chemistry & Materials 2023,1, 9-38


Graphical abstract:Recent progress in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for electrocatalysis

Abstract:

Electrocatalytic  technology opens a new path to solve the existing problems in fossil  fuel consumption and environmental pollution as well as efficient energy  use. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of crystalline porous  materials with high specific surface area, high porosity and  customizable structures, have emerged as promising electrocatalysts.  However, their inherently low electrical conductivity and stability  greatly hinder their further applications. Therefore, strategies such as  synthesizing two-dimensional conductive MOFs, designing unsaturated  metal sites, and building MOF nanoarrays have been developed to enhance  the conductivity and catalytic reaction transfer rates of MOFs,  accompanied by the rational designs of MOFs for improving their  stability. In this review, the applications of MOF-based  electrocatalysts in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), hydrogen  oxidation reaction (HOR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen  reduction reaction (ORR) and nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) are  presented in detail with the classification of monometallic MOFs,  bimetallic MOFs, MOF-based composites and MOFs as supports. In addition,  the relationship between the structure and performance is discussed  through DFT calculations used in related work. Finally, future  challenges and application prospects of MOFs in electrocatalysis are  highlighted.