Issue 6, 2020

Exfoliation of metal–organic frameworks into efficient single-layer metal–organic nanosheet electrocatalysts by the synergistic action of host–guest interactions and sonication

Abstract

Single-layer two-dimensional metal–organic framework (MOF) nanosheets combine the characteristic of highly ordered structures of MOFs and unique physical and chemical properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials, which is beneficial for developing high-performance electrocatalysts and studying the structure–property relationships. However, the instability of coordination bonds during exfoliation results in great difficulties in their preparation and characterization. This work takes advantage of the anisotropy of coordination bonds in three-dimensional (3D) pillared-layer MOFs and selectively breaks the interlayer bonding through substitution of the pillared ligands by capping solvent molecules synergized with sonication in a solvent over a relatively short time course (30 min), thus leading to single-layer metal–organic nanosheets, which retain the 2D layered structure of the original crystalline counterpart. The as-synthesized single-layer metal–organic nanosheets are efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with a turnover frequency as high as 0.144 s−1 and 0.294 s−1 at overpotentials of 400 mV and 500 mV in neutral electrolyte media, respectively, which are higher than other heterogeneous catalysts.

Graphical abstract: Exfoliation of metal–organic frameworks into efficient single-layer metal–organic nanosheet electrocatalysts by the synergistic action of host–guest interactions and sonication

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 11 2019
Accepted
20 1 2020
First published
20 1 2020

Nanoscale, 2020,12, 3623-3629

Exfoliation of metal–organic frameworks into efficient single-layer metal–organic nanosheet electrocatalysts by the synergistic action of host–guest interactions and sonication

W. Pang, B. Shao, X. Tan, C. Tang, Z. Zhang and J. Huang, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 3623 DOI: 10.1039/C9NR09742B

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