Atypical Hybrid Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs): A Combinative Process for MOF-on-MOF Growth, Etching, and Structure Transformation

Sujeong Lee, Sojin Oh, Moonhyun Oh

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Abstract

The structural, compositional, and morphological features of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) govern their properties and applications. Construction of hybrid MOFs with complicated structures, components, or morphologies is significant for the development of well-organized MOFs. An advanced route is reported for construction of atypical hybrid MOFs with unique morphologies and complicated components: 1) MOF-on-MOF growth of a 3D zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) on a ZIF-L template, 2) etching of a part of the 2D ZIF-L template, and 3) structural transformation of 2D ZIF-L into 3D ZIF. The formation of core–shell-type MOF rings and plates is controlled by regulating the three processes. The formation route for the core–shell-type MOF rings and plates was monitored by tracking changes in morphology, structure, and composition. Carbon materials prepared from the pyrolysis of the core–shell-type hybrid MOFs displayed enhanced oxygen reduction reaction activities compared to their monomeric counterparts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1327-1333
Number of pages7
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume59
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Jan 13

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIP) (no. NRF-2017R1A2B3007271).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • Chemistry(all)

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