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Kai Jia1,2, Jiahua Ye1,2, Guoxin Zhuang1,2
1College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, New Campus, Minhou, Fujian Province, 350108, China.
Abstract:
Fabrication of low-dimensional nano-MOFs as well as nanoparticles/metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) hybrids has sparked new scientific interests but remains a challenging task. Taking Cu3 (BTC)2 as a proof of concept, it is demonstrated thats NH3 ⋅H2 O solution of a confined pH value can readily shape the bulk Cu3 (BTC)2 into nanoscale Cu3 (BTC)2 , beyond the need to control the crystal growth kinetics of MOFs. Adjusting the pH of NH3 ⋅H2 O within a much small range (10-11) allows fine tuning over the size and shape of nanoscale Cu3 (BTC)2 . Particularly at pH = 11, NH3 ⋅H2 O exhibits weak reducibility that triggers a reduction of part of Cu3 (BTC)2 into Cu2 O, while shaping the other into Cu3 (BTC)2 nanowires. Benefiting from the coincidence of reduction and etching effects, the newly generated Cu2 O dots can in situ anchor onto adjacent Cu3 (BTC)2 nanowires at highly dispersive state, forming a well-defined sponge-like architecture built of Cu2 O dots and nano-Cu3 (BTC)2 . The CuOx derived from annealing of the Cu2 O dots/nano-Cu3 (BTC)2 hybrid preserves the sophisticated sponge architecture and high porosity, and exhibits promising applications in phenol scavenging, with efficiency outperforming its counterparts and many other Cu-based catalysts reported in literature. It is anticipated that the findings here pave the way for the rational design of intricate nano-MOFs in a more efficient way.
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