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Atomically Dispersed Metal Sites in MOF-Based Materials for Electrocatalytic and Photocatalytic Energy Conversion
Zibin Liang1, Chong Qu1, Dingguo Xia1
1Beijing Key Laboratory for Theory and Technology of Advanced Battery Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Abstract:
Metal sites play an essential role in both electrocatalytic and photocatalytic energy conversion. The highly ordered arrangements of the organic linkers and metal nodes as well as the well-defined pore structures of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) make them ideal substrates to support atomically dispersed metal sites (ADMSs) located in their metal nodes, linkers, and pores. Porous carbon materials doped with ADMSs can be derived from these ADMS-incorporating MOF precursors through controlled treatments. These ADMSs incorporated in pristine MOFs and MOF-derived carbon materials possess unique advantages over molecular or bulk metal-based catalysts and bridge the gap between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for energy-conversion applications. This Review presents recent progress in the design and incorporation of ADMSs in MOFs and MOF-derived materials for energy-conversion applications.
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