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Preparation of MOF Film/Aerogel Composite Catalysts via Substrate‐Seeding Secondary‐Growth for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction and CO 2 Cycloaddition
Author(s) -
Bai XiaoJue,
Lu XingYu,
Ju Ran,
Chen Huan,
Shao Lei,
Zhai Xu,
Li Yug,
Fan FuQiang,
Fu Yu,
Qi Wei
Publication year - 2021
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.202012354
Subject(s) - aerogel , materials science , catalysis , cycloaddition , nucleation , substrate (aquarium) , chemical engineering , composite number , oxygen evolution , microreactor , seeding , nanotechnology , electrochemistry , composite material , electrode , chemistry , organic chemistry , aerospace engineering , geology , oceanography , engineering
Substrate‐supported metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) films are desired to realize their potential in practical applications. Herein, a novel substrate‐seeding secondary‐growth strategy is developed to prepare composites of uniform MOFs films on aerogel walls. Briefly, the organic ligand is “pre‐seeded” onto the aerogel walls, and then a small amount of metal‐ion solution is sprayed onto the prepared aerogel. The sprayed solution diffuses along the aerogel walls to form a continuous thin layer, which confines the nucleation reaction, promoting the formation of uniform MOFs films on the aerogel walls. The whole process is simple in operation, highly efficient, and eco‐friendly. The resulting hierarchical MOFs/aerogel composites have abundant accessible active sites and enable excellent mass transfer, which endows the composite with outstanding catalytic activity and stability in both liquid‐phase CO 2 cycloaddition and electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) process.