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Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Compounds: Photocatalysts for Redox Reactions and Solar Fuel Production
Author(s) -
Dhakshinamoorthy Amarajothi,
Asiri Abdullah M.,
García Hermenegildo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201505581
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , metal organic framework , photooxygenation , materials science , oxide , redox , catalysis , metal , solar fuel , photochemistry , nanocages , ligand (biochemistry) , photoexcitation , singlet oxygen , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , adsorption , oxygen , physics , nuclear physics , metallurgy , excited state , biochemistry , receptor , engineering
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline porous materials formed from bi‐ or multipodal organic linkers and transition‐metal nodes. Some MOFs have high structural stability, combined with large flexibility in design and post‐synthetic modification. MOFs can be photoresponsive through light absorption by the organic linker or the metal oxide nodes. Photoexcitation of the light absorbing units in MOFs often generates a ligand‐to‐metal charge‐separation state that can result in photocatalytic activity. In this Review we discuss the advantages and uniqueness that MOFs offer in photocatalysis. We present the best practices to determine photocatalytic activity in MOFs and for the deposition of co‐catalysts. In particular we give examples showing the photocatalytic activity of MOFs in H 2 evolution, CO 2 reduction, photooxygenation, and photoreduction.