ACS Materials Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
4(10), P. 1991 - 1998
Published: Sept. 18, 2022
For
the
development
of
energy
storage
and
conversion,
it
is
essential
to
explore
high
performance
bifunctional
catalysts
with
oxygen
reduction
evolution
reaction
(ORR
OER).
Two-dimensional
(2D)
metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
abundant
exposed
active
sites
have
great
potential
as
catalyst
materials
electrocatalytic
activity.
Herein,
a
sequence
2D
MOF
(TMN2O2,
TM
=
Cr,
Mn,
Fe,
Co,
Ni,
Cu,
Zn)
structures
2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene
2,3,6,7,10,11-triphenylenehexamine
were
designed
investigated
for
their
catalytic
in
ORR
OER
by
using
density
functional
theory.
Calculation
results
reveal
that
TMN2O2
(TM
Ni)
superior
thermodynamic
electrochemical
stability
during
process.
Based
on
water
molecule
activation
free
calculations,
CoN2O2
structure
exhibits
low
overpotential
values
0.33
0.30
V,
respectively.
The
activity
OER/ORR
can
be
attributed
moderate
adsorption
interaction
key
intermediates.
valence
orbital
contribution
Co-3dz2
critical
adjusting
*OOH
intermediate,
resulting
enhancing
both
OER.
Industrial Chemistry and Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
1(1), P. 9 - 38
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Recent
progress
of
metal–organic
framework
(MOF)
based
catalysts
in
the
electrocatalytic
hydrogen
evolution
reaction,
oxidation
oxygen
reduction
reaction
and
nitrogen
is
summarized.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Oct. 13, 2021
Non-noble
transition
metal
oxides
are
abundant
in
nature.
However,
they
widely
regarded
as
catalytically
inert
for
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER)
due
to
their
scarce
active
electronic
states
near
the
Fermi-level.
How
largely
improve
HER
activity
of
these
kinds
materials
remains
a
great
challenge.
Herein,
proof-of-concept,
we
design
non-solvent
strategy
achieve
phosphate
substitution
and
subsequent
crystal
phase
stabilization
metastable
β-NiMoO4.
Phosphate
is
proved
be
imperative
activation
β-NiMoO4,
which
can
efficiently
generate
promote
intrinsic
activity.
As
result,
substituted
β-NiMoO4
exhibits
optimal
adsorption
free
energy
(-0.046
eV)
ultralow
overpotential
-23
mV
at
10
mA
cm-2
1
M
KOH
HER.
Especially,
it
maintains
long-term
stability
200
h
large
current
density
1000
with
an
only
-210
mV.
This
work
provides
route
activating
by
stabilizing
states.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(11), P. 4799 - 4809
Published: Feb. 22, 2022
Chemodrug
resistance
is
a
major
reason
accounting
for
tumor
recurrence.
Given
the
mechanistic
complexity
of
chemodrug
resistance,
molecular
inhibitors
and
targeting
drugs
often
fail
to
eliminate
drug-resistant
cancer
cells,
sometimes
even
promote
chemoresistance
by
activating
alternative
pathways.
Here,
exploiting
biochemical
fragility
high-level
but
dynamically
balanced
cellular
redox
homeostasis
in
we
design
nanosized
copper/catechol-based
metal-organic
framework
(CuHPT)
that
effectively
disturbs
this
tilting
balance
toward
oxidative
stress.
Within
CuHPT
starts
disassembly
triggered
persistent
consumption
glutathione
(GSH).
simultaneously
releases
two
structural
elements:
catechol
ligands
reductive
copper
ions
(Cu+).
Both
them
cooperatively
function
amplify
production
intracellular
radical
species
(ROS)
via
auto-oxidation
Fenton-like
reactions
through
exhausting
GSH.
By
drastically
heightening
stress,
exhibits
selective
potent
cytotoxicity
multiple
cells.
Importantly,
inhibits
vivo
growth
doubles
survival
time
tumor-bearing
mice.
Thus,
along
with
CuHPT's
good
biocompatibility,
our
biochemical,
cell
biological,
preclinical
animal
model
data
provide
compelling
evidence
supporting
notion
copper-based
MOF
predesigned
smart
therapeutic
against
cancers
precisely
deconstructing
their
homeostasis.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(50), P. 26397 - 26402
Published: Oct. 20, 2021
The
development
of
efficient
oxygen
electrocatalysts
and
understanding
their
underlying
catalytic
mechanism
are
significant
importance
for
the
high-performance
energy
conversion
storage
technologies.
Herein,
we
report
novel
CoCu-based
bimetallic
metal-organic
framework
nanoboxes
(CoCu-MOF
NBs)
as
promising
catalysts
toward
electrochemical
evolution
reaction
(OER),
fabricated
via
a
successive
cation
ligand
exchange
strategy.
With
highly
exposed
bimetal
centers
well-designed
architecture,
CoCu-MOF
NBs
show
excellent
OER
activity
stability,
with
small
overpotential
271
mV
at
10
mA
cm-2
high
turnover
frequency
value
0.326
s-1
an
300
mV.
In
combination
quasi
in
situ
X-ray
absorption
fine
structure
spectroscopy
density-functional
theory
calculations,
post-formed
oxyhydroxide
analogue
during
is
believed
to
account
NBs,
where
electronic
synergy
between
Co
neighbouring
Cu
atoms
promotes
O-O
bond
coupling
fast
kinetics.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(17)
Published: March 2, 2023
The
construction
of
high-activity
and
low-cost
electrocatalysts
is
critical
for
efficient
hydrogen
production
by
water
electrolysis.
Herein,
we
developed
an
advanced
electrocatalyst
anchoring
well-dispersed
Ir
nanoparticles
on
nickel
metal-organic
framework
(MOF)
Ni-NDC
(NDC:
2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic)
nanosheets.
Benefiting
from
the
strong
synergy
between
MOF
through
interfacial
Ni-O-Ir
bonds,
synthesized
Ir@Ni-NDC
showed
exceptional
electrocatalytic
performance
evolution
reaction
(HER),
oxygen
(OER)
overall
splitting
in
a
wide
pH
range,
superior
to
commercial
benchmarks
most
reported
electrocatalysts.
Theoretical
calculations
revealed
that
charge
redistribution
bridge
induced
optimization
H2
O,
OH*
H*
adsorption,
thus
leading
accelerated
electrochemical
kinetics
HER
OER.
This
work
provides
new
clue
exploit
bifunctional
pH-universal
splitting.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16(9), P. 15425 - 15439
Published: Aug. 29, 2022
Space
charge
transfer
is
crucial
for
an
efficient
electrocatalytic
process,
especially
narrow-band-gap
metal
sulfides/selenides.
Herein,
we
designed
and
synthesized
a
core-shell
structure
which
ultrathin
MoSe2
nanosheet
coated
CuS
hollow
nanoboxes
(CuS@MoSe2)
to
form
open
p-n
junction
structure.
The
space
effect
in
the
region
will
greatly
improve
electron
mass
conduction,
also
have
abundant
active
interfaces.
It
was
used
as
bifunctional
electrocatalyst
water
oxidation
at
wide
pH
range.
exhibits
low
overpotential
of
49
mV
HER
236
OER
current
density
10
mA·cm-2
acidic
pH,
72
219
alkaline
62
230
under
neutral
conditions.
experimental
results
functional
theory
calculations
testify
that
CuS@MoSe2
has
strong
with
synergistic
effect.
built-in
field
can
boost
transport
during
process
stabilize
charged
center
junction.
This
be
beneficial
performance.
work
provides
understanding
semiconductor
heterojunction
applications
regulating
electronic
sites.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(11), P. 4783 - 4791
Published: Feb. 22, 2022
Metal-organic
frameworks
with
tailorable
coordination
chemistry
are
propitious
for
regulating
catalytic
performance
and
deciphering
genuine
mechanisms.
Herein,
a
linker
compensation
strategy
is
proposed
to
alter
the
intermediate
adsorption
free
energy
on
Co-Fe
zeolitic
imidazolate
framework
(CFZ).
This
grants
zinc-air
battery
superior
high
current
density
capability
small
discharge-charge
voltage
gap
of
0.88
V
at
35
mA
cm-2
an
hourly
fading
rate
less
than
0.01%
over
500
h.
Systematic
characterization
theoretical
modeling
reveal
that
elevation
closely
correlated
CFZ
unsaturated
metal
nodes
by
S-bridging
heterogeneous
linkers,
which
exhibit
electron-withdrawing
characteristic
drives
delocalization
d-orbital
electrons.
These
rearrangements
electronic
structures
establish
favorable
adsorption/desorption
pathway
key
intermediates
(OH*)
stable
environment
in
bifunctional
oxygen
electrocatalysis.