Metal Organic Framework Glasses: A New Platform for Electrocatalysis? |
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| Authors: | Dr Yu Rao Prof Zongkui Kou Prof Xianghua Zhang Prof Ping Lu |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 Hubei, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials, Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 Hubei, China;3. State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 Hubei, China
Institut Des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes UMR 6226, CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, 35042 France |
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| Abstract: | Metal organic framework (MOF) glasses are a coordination network of metal nodes and organic ligands as an undercooled frozen-in liquid, and have therefore broadened the potential of MOF materials in the fundamental research and application scenarios. On the road to deploying MOF glasses as electrocatalysts, it remains several basic scientific hurdles although MOF glasses not only inherit the structural merits of MOFs but also endow with active catalytic features including concentrated defects, metal centers and disorder structure etc. The research on the ionic conductivity, catalytic stability and reactivity of MOF glasses has yielded scientific insights towards its electrocatalytic applications. Here, we first comb the history, definition and basic properties of MOF glasses. Then, we identify the main synthetic methods and characterization techniques. Finally, we advance the potentials and challenges of MOF glasses as electrocatalysts in furthering the understanding of these themes. |
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| Keywords: | MOF glasses electrocatalysis ionic conductive catalytic activity catalytic stability |
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