Ligand-Functionalization-Controlled Activity of Metal-Organic Framework-Encapsulated Pt Nanocatalyst toward Activation of Water

Naoki Ogiwara, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Munehiro Inukai, Yusuke Nishiyama, Patricia Concepción, Fernando Rey, Hiroshi Kitagawa

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Abstract

We first report the systematic control of the reactivity of H2O vapor in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with Pt nanocrystals (NCs) through ligand functionalization. We successfully synthesized Pt NCs covered with a water-stable MOF, UiO-66 (Pt@UiO-66), having different metal ions or functionalized ligands. The ligand functionalization of UiO-66 significantly affected the catalytic performance of the water-gas shift reaction, and the replacement of Zr4+ ions with Hf4+ ions in UiO-66 had no impact on the catalytic activity. The introduction of a -Br group lowered the reactivity of Pt@UiO-66 by nearly half, whereas the substitution of -Br with a -Me2 group triply enhanced the activity. The origin of the enhanced catalytic activity was found to be the change in H2O activity in the UiO-66 pores by the ligand functionalization, which was investigated using H2O sorption, solid-state NMR, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and in situ IR measurements. This work opens a new prospect to develop MOFs as a platform to activate H2O.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)426-432
Number of pages7
JournalNano Letters
Volume20
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 8 2020
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Bioengineering
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering

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