Highly oriented MOF thin film-based electrocatalytic device for the reduction of CO2 to CO exhibiting high faradaic efficiency. Issue 40 (7th September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ye, Lu; Liu, Jinxuan; Gao, Yan; Gong, Chenghuan; Addicoat, Matthew; Heine, Thomas; Wöll, Christof; Sun, Licheng
• Is Part Of: Journal of materials chemistry. Volume 4:Issue 40(2016)
• Page Start: 15320
• Page End: 15326
• Publication Date: 2016-09-07
• Subjects: Materials -- Research -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Analytic -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Research -- Periodicals; 543.0284
• DOI: 10.1039/c6ta04801c
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-7488

Abstract

Abstract : A monolithic, highly electrochemically efficient Re-based metal–organic framework (MOF) thin film has been deposited onto a conductive FTO electrode by liquid-phase epitaxy. Abstract : A monolithic, highly electrochemically efficient Re-based metal–organic framework (MOF) thin film has been deposited onto a conductive FTO electrode by liquid-phase epitaxy. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis reveals the presence of a highly oriented film grown exclusively along the [001] direction. This epitaxially-grown SURMOF exhibits an extremely high faradaic efficiency of 93 ± 5% when operated as an electrocatalyst for the reduction of CO2 to CO. In addition, the obtained current densities of the high-quality monolithic coatings exceed 2 mA cm −2, a value at least one order of magnitude larger than that reported for previous electrocatalytically active MOF thin films.