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Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Metal-organic Frameworks
Published on: September 5, 2014
Boosting Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution over Metal-Organic Frameworks by Plasmon-Induced Hot-Electron Injection
Shan-Shan Wang1, Long Jiao2, Yunyang Qian2
1Key Laboratory of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211198, China.
Abstract:
Efficient hydrogen evolution via electrocatalytic water splitting holds great promise in modern energy devices. Herein, we demonstrate that the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) excitation of Au nanorods (NRs) dramatically improves the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity of CoFe-metal-organic framework nanosheets (CoFe-MOFNs), leading to a more than 4-fold increase of current density at -0.236 V (vs. RHE) for Au/CoFe-MOFNs composite under light irradiation versus in dark. Mechanistic investigations reveal that the hydrogen evolution enhancement can be largely attributed to the injection of hot electrons from AuNRs to CoFe-MOFNs, raising the Fermi level of CoFe-MOFNs, facilitating the reduction of H2 O and affording decreased activation energy for HER. This study highlights the superiority of plasmonic excitation on improving electrocatalytic efficiency of MOFs and provides a novel avenue towards the design of highly efficient water-splitting systems under light irradiation.
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