Photochemical In Situ Exfoliation of Metal–Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Visible‐Light‐Driven CO2 Reduction

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 59; no. 52; pp. 23588 - 23592
• Main Authors: Zheng, Hui‐Li, Huang, Shan‐Lin, Luo, Ming‐Bu, Wei, Qin, Chen, Er‐Xia, He, Liang, Lin, Qipu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 21.12.2020
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Catalysis; Catalytic activity; Chemical reduction; CO2 reduction; Dimers; Exfoliation; in situ exfoliation; Metal-organic frameworks; nanosheets; Nanostructure; Nickel; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; Photochemicals; Photoelectricity; Selectivity

Two novel two‐dimensional metal–organic frameworks (2D MOFs), 2D‐M2TCPE (M=Co or Ni, TCPE=1,1,2,2‐tetra(4‐carboxylphenyl)ethylene), which are composed of staggered (4,4)‐grid layers based on paddlewheel‐shaped dimers, serve as heterogeneous photocatalysts for efficient reduction of CO2 to CO. During...