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Title: Single‐Site, Single‐Metal‐Atom, Heterogeneous Electrocatalyst: Metal–Organic‐Framework Supported Molybdenum Sulfide for Redox Mediator‐Assisted Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

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Abstract Synthesis of single‐site catalysts, whereby the local structure and surrounding chemical environments are identical, has been challenging, particularly in heterogeneous catalysis, as the support often presents spectrum of chemically distinct binding sites. Yet, the above criteria are crucial in attributing the apparent catalytic performance to the structural motif. The presented work augments on our previous work using monometallic molybdenum sulfide tethered within a zirconium‐based metal‐organic framework (MOF), NU‐1000; the monometallic nature enables all presented sites to be catalytically addressable. As the molybdenum sulfide species resided within two distinct pores (micro‐ and mesopores) of the MOF support, we have imparted uniformity in the local chemical environment by reducing the pore heterogeneity down to a single mesopore. Single‐site and single‐atom nature of the candidate catalyst was established via X‐ray diffraction measurements. Redox mediators were implemented, which, under reductive potentials, provide reduced species; they can effectively deliver the necessary reducing equivalences to the catalytic units that can otherwise not be addressed electrochemically due to the low electron mobility within the framework. Our results indicate the micropore‐allocated molybdenum sulfide is approximately four times more active as that in mesopores, whereas its catalytic mechanism is identical, underscoring the importance of controlling chemical environment beyondmore » the active site.« less

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  1. Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Rd. Evanston IL 60208 USA
  2. Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Rd. Evanston IL 60208 USA, College of Mechanics and Materials Hohai University Nanjing 210098 China
  3. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Rd. Evanston IL 60208 USA
  4. Department of Chemistry Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Rd. Evanston IL 60208 USA, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Rd. Evanston IL 60208 USA
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ChemElectroChem
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Journal Name: ChemElectroChem Journal Volume: 7 Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2196-0216
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Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
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Noh, Hyunho, Yang, Ying, Zhang, Xuan, Goetjen, Timothy A., Syed, Zoha H., Lu, Zhiyong, Ahn, Sol, Farha, Omar K., and Hupp, Joseph T. Single‐Site, Single‐Metal‐Atom, Heterogeneous Electrocatalyst: Metal–Organic‐Framework Supported Molybdenum Sulfide for Redox Mediator‐Assisted Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Germany: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1002/celc.201901650.
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Noh, Hyunho, Yang, Ying, Zhang, Xuan, Goetjen, Timothy A., Syed, Zoha H., Lu, Zhiyong, Ahn, Sol, Farha, Omar K., & Hupp, Joseph T. Single‐Site, Single‐Metal‐Atom, Heterogeneous Electrocatalyst: Metal–Organic‐Framework Supported Molybdenum Sulfide for Redox Mediator‐Assisted Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201901650
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Noh, Hyunho, Yang, Ying, Zhang, Xuan, Goetjen, Timothy A., Syed, Zoha H., Lu, Zhiyong, Ahn, Sol, Farha, Omar K., and Hupp, Joseph T. Mon . "Single‐Site, Single‐Metal‐Atom, Heterogeneous Electrocatalyst: Metal–Organic‐Framework Supported Molybdenum Sulfide for Redox Mediator‐Assisted Hydrogen Evolution Reaction". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201901650.
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@article{osti_1598745,
title = {Single‐Site, Single‐Metal‐Atom, Heterogeneous Electrocatalyst: Metal–Organic‐Framework Supported Molybdenum Sulfide for Redox Mediator‐Assisted Hydrogen Evolution Reaction},
author = {Noh, Hyunho and Yang, Ying and Zhang, Xuan and Goetjen, Timothy A. and Syed, Zoha H. and Lu, Zhiyong and Ahn, Sol and Farha, Omar K. and Hupp, Joseph T.},
abstractNote = {Abstract Synthesis of single‐site catalysts, whereby the local structure and surrounding chemical environments are identical, has been challenging, particularly in heterogeneous catalysis, as the support often presents spectrum of chemically distinct binding sites. Yet, the above criteria are crucial in attributing the apparent catalytic performance to the structural motif. The presented work augments on our previous work using monometallic molybdenum sulfide tethered within a zirconium‐based metal‐organic framework (MOF), NU‐1000; the monometallic nature enables all presented sites to be catalytically addressable. As the molybdenum sulfide species resided within two distinct pores (micro‐ and mesopores) of the MOF support, we have imparted uniformity in the local chemical environment by reducing the pore heterogeneity down to a single mesopore. Single‐site and single‐atom nature of the candidate catalyst was established via X‐ray diffraction measurements. Redox mediators were implemented, which, under reductive potentials, provide reduced species; they can effectively deliver the necessary reducing equivalences to the catalytic units that can otherwise not be addressed electrochemically due to the low electron mobility within the framework. Our results indicate the micropore‐allocated molybdenum sulfide is approximately four times more active as that in mesopores, whereas its catalytic mechanism is identical, underscoring the importance of controlling chemical environment beyond the active site.},
doi = {10.1002/celc.201901650},
journal = {ChemElectroChem},
number = 2,
volume = 7,
place = {Germany},
year = {Mon Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Mon Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2020}
}
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