Metal-organic frameworks as heterogeneous photocatalysts: Advantages and challenges

M. A. Nasalevich; M. Van Der Veen; F. Kapteijn; J. Gascon

doi:10.1039/c4ce00032c

Metal-organic frameworks as heterogeneous photocatalysts: Advantages and challenges

M. A. Nasalevich, M. Van Der Veen, F. Kapteijn, J. Gascon^*

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Abstract

The use of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) as heterogeneous photocatalysts is critically reviewed. First we revisit the general assumption of MOFs behaving truly as semiconductors, demonstrating that such semiconducting behaviour only occurs in a very limited subset of materials. Further, the main approaches for efficient light harvesting and active site engineering in MOF-based photocatalysts are discussed. Finally, the main advantages of MOFs as photocatalysts and the challenges that need to be addressed in order to improve catalytic performance are evaluated.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4919-4926
Number of pages	8
Journal	CRYSTENGCOMM
Volume	16
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ce00032c
State	Published - Jun 21 2014
Externally published	Yes

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General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics

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