Metal–Organic Frameworks as Photocatalysts for Solar-Driven Overall Water Splitting
Year: 2022
Type: review
Abstract: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been frequently used as photocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) using sacrificial agents with UV-vis or visible light irradiation. The aim of the present review is to summarize the use of MOFs as solar-driven photocatalysts targeting to overcome the current efficiency limitations in overall water splitting (OWS). Initially, the fundamentals of the photocatalytic OWS under solar irradiation are presented. Then, the different strategies that can be implemented on MOFs to adapt them for solar photocatalysis for OWS are discussed in detail. Later, the most active MOFs reported until now for the solar-driven HER and/or oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are critically commented. These studies are taken as precedents for the discussion of the existing studies on the use of MOFs as photocatalysts for the OWS under visible or sunlight irradiation. The requirements to be met to use MOFs at large scale for the solar-driven OWS are also discussed. The last section of this review provides a summary of the current state of the field and comments on future prospects that could bring MOFs closer to commercial application.
Source: Chemical Reviews
Language: English
Field: Energy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $5,000
Awards: G121809054, G1248814987, G139723338, G1422035950, G1487827584, International cooperation for selective conversion of CO2 into METHAnol under SOLar light, G1622782223, G18271642, G1855990336, G2004761401, G2309174360, Metal Organic Frameworks for Hydrogen production by photocatalytic overall water splitting, G2660406951, G279363373, G2815556424, G316151611, G3478444470, G3518538256, G3949784794, G410571670, G430777504, G451917667, International cooperation for selective conversion of CO2 into METHAnol under SOLar light, G5195188938, G5421974903, G5539308778, G5967599077, G8118709007, G897484643, G929308097, G99296377
OpenAlex ID: W4311204965