Recent Advances in Metal–Organic Frameworks Derived Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Applications in Energy and Environment

• Published in: Advanced science Vol. 8; no. 14; pp. e2100625 - n/a
• Main Authors: Hussain, Mian Zahid, Yang, Zhuxian, Huang, Zheng, Jia, Quanli, Zhu, Yanqiu, Xia, Yongde
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2021; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Composite materials; Design; Energy resources; Environmental impact; Gases; Graphene; Ligands; Metal oxides; Metals; metal–organic framework derivatives; Morphology; Nanocomposites; Nanomaterials; Photocatalysis; photocatalytic CO2 reduction; photocatalytic H2 evolution; Photodegradation; Pollutants; Renewable resources; Review; Reviews; Solar energy; photocatalytic H2 evolution; photodegradation; metal-organic framework derivatives; photocatalysis; nanocomposites; photocatalytic CO2 reduction
• ISSN: 2198-3844; 2198-3844
• DOI: 10.1002/advs.202100625

Solar energy is a key sustainable energy resource, and materials with optimal properties are essential for efficient solar energy‐driven applications in photocatalysis. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are excellent platforms to generate different nanocomposites comprising metals, oxides, chalcogenides, phosphides, or carbides embedded in porous carbon matrix. These MOF derived nanocomposites offer symbiosis of properties like high crystallinities, inherited morphologies, controllable dimensions, and tunable textural properties. Particularly, adjustable energy band positions achieved by in situ tailored self/external doping and controllable surface functionalities make these nanocomposites promising photocatalysts. Despite some progress in this field, fundamental questions remain to be addressed to further understand the relationship between the structures, properties, and photocatalytic performance of nanocomposites. In this review, different synthesis approaches including self‐template and external‐template methods to produce MOF derived nanocomposites with various dimensions (0D, 1D, 2D, or 3D), morphologies, chemical compositions, energy bandgaps, and surface functionalities are comprehensively summarized and analyzed. The state‐of‐the‐art progress in the applications of MOF derived nanocomposites in photocatalytic water splitting for H2 generation, photodegradation of organic pollutants, and photocatalytic CO2 reduction are systemically reviewed. The relationships between the nanocomposite properties and their photocatalytic performance are highlighted, and the perspectives of MOF derived nanocomposites for photocatalytic applications are also discussed. The state‐of‐the‐art progress in the production of metal–organic framework (MOF) derived nanocomposites with various dimensions (0D, 1D, 2D, or 3D), morphologies, chemical compositions, energy bandgaps, and surface functionalities are comprehensively summarized and analyzed. The photocatalytic applications of those MOF derived nanocomposites in photocatalytic water splitting for H2 generation, photodegradation of organic pollutants, and photocatalytic CO2 reduction are systemically reviewed.