Conformal transformation of [Co(bdc)(DMF)] (Co-MOF-71, bdc = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate, DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide) into porous electrochemically active cobalt hydroxide

In-Situ Fabrication of Graphene Oxide Hybrid Ni-Based Metal-Organic Framework (Ni-MOFs@GO) with Ultrahigh Capacitance as Electrochemical Pseudocapacitor Materials

This paper reports a series of novel Ni-based metal-organic framework (Ni-MOFs) prepared by a facile solvothermal process. The synthetic conditions have great effects on the Ni-MOFs morphologies, porous textures, and their electrochemical performance. Improved capacitance performance was successfully realized by the in-situ hybrid of Ni-MOFs with graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets (Ni-MOFs@GO). The pseudocapacitance of ca. 1457.7 F/g for Ni-MOFs obtained at 180 °C with HCl as the modulator was elevated to ca. 2192.4 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g for the Ni-MOFs@GO with GO contents of 3 wt %. Additionally, the capacitance retention was also promoted from ca. 83.5% to 85.1% of its original capacitance at 10 A/g even after 3000 cycles accordingly. These outstanding electrochemical properties of Ni-based MOF materials may be related to their inherent characteristics, such as the unique flower-like architecture and fascinating synergetic effect between the Ni-MOFs and the GO nanosheets.

MOF-derived NixCo1−x(OH)2 composite microspheres for high-performance supercapacitors

NixCo_1−x(OH)₂ composite microspheres are successfully synthesized with the assistance of alkali solution by employing a bimetallic Co–Ni–MOF as both the precursor and the self-sacrificing template, demonstrating excellent electrochemical performance.

A green strategy to prepare metal oxide superstructure from metal-organic frameworks

Metal or metal oxides with diverse superstructures have become one of the most promising functional materials in sensor, catalysis, energy conversion, etc. In this work, a novel metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-directed method to prepare metal or metal oxide superstructure was proposed. In this strategy, nodes (metal ions) in MOFs as precursors to form ordered building blocks which are spatially separated by organic linkers were transformed into metal oxide micro/nanostructure by a green method. Two kinds of Cu-MOFs which could reciprocally transform by changing solvent were prepared as a model to test the method. Two kinds of novel CuO with three-dimensional (3D) urchin-like and 3D rods-like superstructures composed of nanoparticles, nanowires and nanosheets were both obtained by immersing the corresponding Cu-MOFs into a NaOH solution. Based on the as-formed CuO superstructures, a novel and sensitive nonenzymatic glucose sensor was developed. The small size, hierarchical superstructures and large surface area of the resulted CuO superstructures eventually contribute to good electrocatalytic activity of the prepared sensor towards the oxidation of glucose. The proposed method of hierarchical superstructures preparation is simple, efficient, cheap and easy to mass production, which is obviously superior to pyrolysis. It might open up a new way for hierarchical superstructures preparation.

Metal/metal oxide nanostructures derived from metal–organic frameworks

MOFs-derived micro/nanostructures have important potential applications. In this review, we describe the use of MOFs as templates in the synthesis of metal/metal oxide micro/nanostructures and composite materials. The applications of the derived materials are also reviewed.

Structures and properties of coordination polymers involving asymmetric biphenyl-3,2′,5′-tricarboxylate

The conformation stability and coordination modes of an asymmetric polycarboxylate ligand (H₃bptc) and the properties of its compounds have been investigated.