Structure regulated catalytic performance of gold nanocluster- MOF nanocomposites

Yanfei Zhu; Xueying Qiu; Shenlong Zhao; Jun Guo; Xiaofei Zhang; Wenshi Zhao; Yanan Shi; Zhiyong Tang

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Research Article

Structure regulated catalytic performance of gold nanocluster- MOF nanocomposites

Yanfei Zhu^{¹^,²^,^§}, Xueying Qiu^{¹^,⁴^,^§}, Shenlong Zhao^{¹^,³}, Jun Guo^¹, Xiaofei Zhang^¹, Wenshi Zhao^{¹^,²}, Yanan Shi^{¹^,²}, Zhiyong Tang^{¹^,²}(

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1CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China

2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

3School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

4School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China

^§ Yanfei Zhu and Xueying Qiu contributed equally to this work.

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Abstract

Atomically precise gold (Au) nanoclusters (NCs) as visible light photosensitizers supported on the substrate for photoredox catalysis have attracted considerable attentions. However, efficient control of their photocatalytic activity and long-term stability is still challenging. Herein, we report a coordination-assisted self-assembly strategy in combination with electrostatic interaction to sandwich Au₂₅(Capt)₁₈ (abbreviated as Au₂₅, Capt = captopril) NCs between an inner core and an outer shell made of UiO-66, denoted as UiO-66@Au₂₅@UiO-66. Notably, the sandwich-like nanocomposite displays significantly enhanced catalytic activity along with an excellent stability when used in the selective photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of sulfide to sulfoxide. As comparison, Au₂₅ NCs simply located at the outer surface or insider matrix of UiO-66 (short as Au₂₅/UiO-66 and Au₂₅@UiO-66) show poor stability and low conversion, respectively. This structure regulated difference in the catalytic performances of three nanocomposites is assigned to the varied distribution of active sites (Au NCs) in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). This work offers the opportunity for application of nanoclusters in catalysis, energy conversion and even biology.

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Au nanoclusters metal-organic frameworks photocatalysis singlet oxygen sulfoxidation

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Nano Research

Volume 13 Issue 7,
July 2020

Pages 1928-1932

DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-2715-y

Cite this article:

Zhu Y, Qiu X, Zhao S, et al. Structure regulated catalytic performance of gold nanocluster- MOF nanocomposites. Nano Research, 2020, 13(7): 1928-1932. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2715-y

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Catalyst activity Catalytic oxidation Gold Gold nanoclusters Metals Nanoclusters Nanocomposites Organic frameworks Organometallics Photocatalysis Photocatalytic activity Sulfur compounds

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Received: 28 November 2019

Revised: 11 February 2020

Accepted: 14 February 2020

Published: 09 March 2020