Journal
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
Volume 33, Issue 6, Pages 1946-1953Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c03007
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- National Science Foundation [CHE-1566445]
- Boston College
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This study investigated the interfacial structure between metal nanoparticles (NPs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) using spectroscopy, and found that fine differences in interfacial structures generated by different encapsulation methods can affect selectivity. The one-pot method, which generates a direct interface, showed the highest selectivity towards crotyl alcohol.
Encapsulating metal nanoparticles (NPs) in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to control catalytic selectivity has recently attracted great attention; however, an understanding of the NP-MOF interface is lacking. In this work, we used spectroscopy to investigate the interfacial structure and then demonstrate its impact on selectivity. Metal NPs were encapsulated in MOFs using three approaches, impregnation, coating, and one-pot methods. Chemical interactions at the interface were probed through IR and Raman spectroscopy. The fine differences between the interfacial structures generated by the three methods affected their selectivity for the hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde. The direct interface generated by the one-pot method provides the highest selectivity toward the desired crotyl alcohol. This work provides a spectroscopic protocol to study hybrid interfaces and sheds light on their design for effective NP-MOF catalysts.
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