Ti-based MOFs: New insights on the impact of ligand composition and hole scavengers on stability, charge separation and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
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We synthesized a series of isostructural MIL-125-Ti with various terephthalic: amino-terephthalic acid ratios and evaluated their photostability and performance for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution in aqueous solutions with different hole scavengers. We demonstrate that the commonly used triethanolamine corroded the MOFs under photocatalytic conditions, in contrast to methanol. The combination of MIL-125-Ti and methanol outperformed the photocatalytic activity of NH2-MIL-125-Ti by 45 times under broad UV irradiation. Photoluminescence spectroscopy under simulated photocatalytic conditions and in solid-state as well as time-resolved emission studies reveal that the holes residing in the metal-oxo cluster can be effectively scavenged by methanol, leading to high HER activity, while the holes residing in the NH2-groups in the ligand favour charge recombination and are thus detrimental to the photocatalytic performance. The mixed-ligand MOFs follow a dual-excitation pathway, introducing new states and transitions. These results are expected to advance our understanding of MOF-based photocatalysis.
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- Authors
- Wang, J., Cherevan, A. S., Hannecart, C., Naghdi, S., Nandan, S. P., Gupta, T., & Eder, D.
- Affiliations
- TU Wien (AT)
- Corresponding author
- Eder, Dominik
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- Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
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- Elsevier BV
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- 2021-04
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- 283
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- 119626
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- 0926-3373 (ISSN-L)
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Inorganic Chemistry › Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
- Keywords
- MIL-125(Ti), metal-organic frameworks, photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, hole scavengers, methanol, triethanolamine, photostability, charge separation, charge recombination, metal-oxo clusters, photoluminescence, time-resolved emission, UV irradiation
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