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Metal–Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalysis

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Abstract

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have recently become prospective materials for electrocatalysis. MOFs constructed via coordination chemistry of inorganic metal nodes and organic ligands, possess the exclusive features over traditional inorganic or organic materials, which include ultrahigh porosity, large surface areas, structural tunability and high stability. Based on these features, MOFs are already being applied in storage and separation, catalysis, optoelectronics, drug delivery and biomedical imaging. Particularly, with the advantageous feature, MOFs have potential to work as efficient electrocatalysts for a variety of redox reactions, such as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), etc. In this chapter, a discussion has been presented on MOFs, their composites, MOF-derived carbon materials and their performance as electrocatalysts. This chapter will inspire new research direction regarding the development of advanced electrocatalytic materials using MOFs.

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Abbreviations

HER:

Hydrogen evolution reaction

OER:

Oxygen evolution reaction

ORR:

Oxygen reduction reaction

CO2RR:

Carbon dioxide reduction reaction

MOFs:

Metal–organic frameworks

PCPs:

Porous coordination polymers

ZIFs:

Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks

CPE:

Controlled-potential electrolysis

DMF:

Dimethylformamide

DEF:

Diethylformamide

GC:

Glassy carbon

CV:

Cyclic voltammetry

TS:

Tafel slope

TON:

Turnover number

BHT:

Benzenehexathiol

TOF:

Turnover frequency

MoSX:

Molybdenum polysulfide

POMs:

Poly oxometalates

OFP:

Open-framework polyoxometalate

POMOFs:

POM-based metal-organic frameworks

TBA:

Tetrabutylammonium ion

BDC:

1,4-benzene-dicarboxylate

BTB:

Benzenetribenzoate

BTC:

1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate

H4dcpa:

4,5‐di(4′‐carboxylphenyl)phthalic acid

azene:

(E)‐1,2‐di(pyridin‐4‐yl)diazene

4,4′-bpy:

4,4′-bipyridine

2,2′-bpy:

2,2′-bipyridine

H2adip:

Adipic acid

5-H2bdc:

5-nitroisophthalic acid

Im:

Imidazolate

mim:

2-methylimidazolate

bim:

Benzimidazolate

H2bbta:

1H,5H-benzo(1,2-d:4,5-d′)bistriazole

H2TCPP:

4,4′,4″,4‴-(porphyrin-5,10,15,20-tetrayl)tetrabenzoate

BHT:

Benzenehexathiol

tht:

Triphenylene-2,3,6,7,10,11-hexathiolate

HITP:

2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaiminotriphenylene

tpy:

2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine

H2dcbpy:

2,2′-bipyridine-5,5′-dicarboxylic acid

H2bpdc:

4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylic acid

ade:

Adenine

TBA:

Tetrabutylammonium

BPT:

[1,1′-biphenyl]-3,4′,5-tricarboxylate

trim:

1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate

biphen:

4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylate

tbapy:

1,3,6,8-tetrakis (p-benzoate) pyrene

Ted:

Triethylene-diamine

PB:

Phosphate buffer

FTO:

Fluorine-doped tin oxide

NF:

Nickel form

NFF:

NiFe alloy foam

GO:

Graphene oxide

GA:

Graphene aerogel

CNTs:

Carbon nanotubes

NPs:

Nanoparticles

NGO:

Nitrogen‐doped graphene oxide

DHT:

Dihydroxyterephthalate

RDE:

Rotating‐disk electrode

NCNHP:

N-doped carbon hollow polyhedron

LDH:

Layered double hydroxide

SURMOF:

Surface-mounted metal–organic framework

SURMOFD:

Surface-mounted metal–organic frameworks derivative

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Usman, M., Zhu, QL. (2020). Metal–Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalysis. In: Inamuddin, Boddula, R., Asiri, A. (eds) Methods for Electrocatalysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27161-9_2

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