Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials
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2024
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Jingwei Yuan,Wanyin Xu,Yirong Wang,Shao Wang,Ronghui Hao,Yubing Dong,Qianqian Li,Yufeng Zhao
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), characterized with highly ordered porous structures and relatively high surface area, exhibit significant application potential in the field of electrochemistry catalysis. In this study, we successfully prepared UiO-66(Ce) particles with uniform nanocube morphology and the size distribution ranging from 90 to 156 nm. Both morphology and size can be precisely tuned by directly adjusting detailed synthesis parameters, including solvent concentration and reaction time. Moreover, the crystal growth mechanism of UiO-66(Ce) was comprehensively investigated through the microstructure characterization. Such uniform particles demonstrated a desirable electrocatalytic performance with hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) overpotential of 118.6 mV (at 10 mA cm −2 ) in alkaline electrolyte (1 M KOH). This study not only introduces a novel approach for the morphological manipulation of UiO-66(Ce), but also presents new material candidates for the advancement of high-performance electrochemical energy conversion systems.
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RARE METALS
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2024
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Liu Cheng,Shi Ying-Zhang,Chen Qi,Ye Bing-Hua,Bi Jin-Hong,Yu Jimmy C.,Wu Ling
Defect engineering in metal organic frameworks (MOFs) has captured significant attention in the field of photocatalysis. A series of UiO-66(Ce) (UiO = University of Oslo) MOFs with different contents of missing-linker defects have been developed for the photocatalytic selective oxidation of benzylamine (BA) and thioanisole (TA) under visible light. The introduction of missing-linker defects promotes the formation of unsaturated Ce sites with a high Ce 3+ content. It also generates a high concentration of oxygen vacancies. In situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) results revealed that BA and TA molecules were activated on coordinatively unsaturated Ce sites via the H–N···Ce and the C–S···Ce interactions, respectively. Simulated in situ electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) data indicate that O 2 activation and reduction occur at coordinatively unsaturated Ce 3+ sites to form ·O 2 – . This is accelerated by the Ce 3+ /Ce 4+ redox cycle associated with the photogenerated electrons. The corresponding photogenerated holes are involved in the deprotonation of the activated BA and TA. The most active sample exhibits 98.4% and 95.5% conversion rates for BA and TA oxidation. Mechanisms for the molecular activation are proposed at the molecular level. Graphical abstract
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JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
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2024
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Cheng Liu,Huiling Chen,Qi Chen,Jinhong Bi,Jimmy C. Yu,Ling Wu
A series of Al 3+ -doped UiO-66(Ce) MOFs (U(Ce x Al 1−x )) was developed to reveal the roles of metal doping on active site formation and substrate activation in photocatalytic selective transformation of amines to imines. Al 3+ doping induced crystal structure distortion to form coordinately unsaturated metal (Al, Ce) sites as Lewis acid sites to chemisorb and activate benzylamine (BA). In situ FTIR revealed that the Al site with stronger acid strength facilitated BA activation. The activation degree of N–H bonds in BA was evaluated by changes of calculated force constant. The intermediate products were confirmed through time-dependent in situ FTIR. The Al 3+ -doped sample U(Ce 0.90 Al 0.10 ), the optimal catalyst, showed a significantly increased BA conversion (97.6 %) than that (47.5 %) of undoped sample, which was attributed to enough active sites and the optimal charge mobility. Finally, the present study proposes a synergistic photocatalytic mechanism associated with molecular activation to demonstrate selective oxidation pathways at the molecular level.
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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
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2025
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Rongrong Yu,Jingjing Wang,Xinyu Zhi,Danyi Yang,Yongqi Zhao,Guifeng Chen,Chengchun Tang,Yi Fang
With growing concerns about antibiotic contamination in water environments, developing efficient photocatalysts for tetracycline (TC) degradation has become imperative. In this study, a novel nanoflower-like BiOI/UiO-66(Ce/Fe) S-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst was developed for efficient TC degradation under visible light. Experimental evaluations revealed that the optimized 0.05-Bi/U(Ce/Fe) sample achieved 99.5 % TC degradation efficiency, maintaining 88.8 % of its initial activity after four consecutive cycles. The superior photocatalytic activity arises from three synergistic mechanisms: Fe 3+ doping modulates the band structure to broaden visible-light absorption, while the synergistic effect of Ce 4+ /Ce 3+ and Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ redox pairs optimizes charge transport. The internal electric field at the BiOI/UiO-66(Ce/Fe) heterojunction enhances charge separation while maximizing the redox capacity of the photocatalyst. Radical capture experiments and LC-MS analysis confirmed ·O 2 − and ·OH as the dominant reactive radicals, with proposed possible degradation pathways. Thus, a new synergistic strategy for designing efficient photocatalysts is proposed in this work.
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CHEMPHYSCHEM
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2025
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Kan Hu,Dingchen Wang
The construction of efficient Z-scheme heterojunctions is considered as a promising approach to improve the transfer and separation of photogenerated carries in the field of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water splitting. Herein, a novel CdS/UiO-66(Ce) with Z-scheme heterostructure is successfully fabricated from metal sulfide CdS and cerium-based UiO-66 metal–organic framework via a hydrothermal method. The Z-scheme CdS/UiO-66(Ce) heterojunctions can provide abundant active centers, broaden the response range to visible-light region, accelerate the transfer of interfacial charges, and suppress the recombination rate of photogenerated electron–hole pairs. As a result, CdS/UiO-66(Ce) (ω(CdS) = 30%) exhibits a hydrogen production rate of 1.975 mmol g −1 h −1 , which is 19.1 times higher than that of UiO-66(Ce). Overall, this article may provide a new pathway for the rational design of efficient Z-scheme heterojunctions with photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Graphical The Z-scheme heterojunction is a pivotal design strategy in photocatalysis for balancing efficient charge separation and strong redox capability. In this article, a Z-scheme CdS/UiO-66(Ce) heterojunction is constructed by combining cerium-based metal–organic framework UiO-66(Ce) with CdS and achieved efficient photocatalytic water splitting for 1.975 mmol g −1 h −1 hydrogen evolution under visible light, which is 19.1 times higher than UiO-66(Ce).
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2025
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Xun Liu,Yufei Shu,Mengxia Wang,Weiwen Chen,Aling Wan,Zhongying Wang
Efficient and selective removal of fluoride from water remains a critical challenge in environmental remediation. In this work, we report a thermally modulated strategy to enhance the electrosorption performance of cerium-based metal–organic frameworks (UiO-66(Ce)) for fluoride removal. Rather than complete carbonization, controlled partial carbonization at 400 °C was found to be optimal, inducing the in situ formation of well-dispersed CeO2 nanoparticles and the development of interconnected mesoporous channels. The evolution of the pore structure with different thermal treatment temperatures was comprehensively characterized by N2 adsorption–desorption analysis and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). This approach effectively balances electrical conductivity and active site availability, leveraging a nanoconfinement effect that restricts CeO2 aggregation, preserves active sites, and facilitates efficient ion transport. The optimized UiO-66(Ce)-400 °C material exhibits a high electrosorption capacity of 73.7 mg·g–1, rapid kinetics, and strong fluoride selectivity in the presence of competing anions. Finite element simulations and electrochemical analyses confirm that the synergy between enhanced mesoporosity, conductivity, and active site accessibility drives superior performance. Furthermore, the electrode demonstrates excellent regeneration and stability over five cycles. This study presents a versatile and scalable approach for engineering MOF-derived materials, offering valuable insights into the design of next-generation electrosorption systems for water treatment.
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Surfaces and Interfaces
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2025
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Fen Yang,Shuai Zhao,Biaobiao Ge,Jie Huang,Qianmin Dong,Qiang Chen,Shangzhong Jin,Pei Liang
We demonstrate a method for the detection of Ziram in water by using the adsorption properties of UiO-66(Ce) metal-organic framework (MOF) combined with the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate of precious metal nanoparticles. The traditional UiO-66 is based on Zr as the metal center. After replacing the Zr metal center with Ce, the synthesized UiO-66(Ce) has short aging, high efficiency, low energy consumption, and energy saving. Furthermore, by adding P123, UiO-66 is modified to have a structure similar to the durian shell spine, which can provide more composite sites for metal nanoparticles. Thus, more SERS hot spots are generated. The combination of AuNPs with UiO-66(Ce) has been confirmed by XRD, XPS, and other characterization and analysis techniques. The Raman probe molecule R6G was used as an evaluation tool to evaluate the performance of this SERS substrate. The results showed that the relative standard deviation (RSD) of the substrate was as low as 8.96 % at a concentration of 10 –6 M of the R6G solution, and the substrate demonstrated high stability. Finally, the substrate was applied for the detection of ziram in lake water, achieving a detection concentration of 10 –8 M, an enhancement factor of 2.57 × 10 5 , and a detection limit as low as 5.21 × 10 –9 M, demonstrating excellent sensitivity and enabling efficient trace pollutant detection in complex water environments.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
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2025
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Rushuo Li,Tao Ban,Danfeng Zhao,Fajie Hu,Jing Lin,Xiubing Huang,Zhiping Tao,Ge Wang
Defect engineering improves the catalytic performance of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) loaded metal nanoparticles (MNPs@MOFs), but there is still a challenge in defining the structure-activity relationships. Herein, the content of linker-missing defects in UiO-66(Ce) was systematically regulated via formic acid as the modulators, and defective UiO-66(Ce) loaded Ni nanoparticles (NPs) were constructed for dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) hydrogenation. The fine regulation of defect engineering and reduction conditions affected the structure properties of UiO-66(Ce) and the electronic metal-support interaction between MOFs and Ni NPs, thereby optimizing the microenvironment and electronic state of Ni NPs. The optimized U(Ce)-40eq with suitable defects, small size and structure stability effectively promoted the production of highly dispersed abundant electron-deficient Ni 0 active sites, enhancing the adsorption and activation of H 2 and C=C bonds, especially accelerating the rate-determining step. Therefore, U(Ce)-40eq loaded 5 wt% Ni NPs achieved DCPD saturated hydrogenation to tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene (70 °C, 2 MPa, 90 min), superior to most high-loading Ni-based catalysts. This work reveals the synergistic mechanism of MOFs defect engineering and electronic structure of Ni NPs, providing effective guidance for the precise preparation of highly efficient and stable MNPs@MOFs heterogeneous catalysts.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2025
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Yanqing Ran,Rui Dai,Xiaoshuo Zhang,Faqiong Zhao,Baizhao Zeng
Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) is a transmembrane glycoprotein and its detection is important for diagnosis and therapeutic prognostic assessment of many cancers. Herein, a highly sensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensor was developed for its detection. In the ECL sensor, dimercaptosuccinic acid-capped core/shell structured CdTe/CdS quantum dot (QD) was loaded on metal-organic framework material UiO-66(Ce) as electrochemical luminophore; Ti 3 C 2 /Ag composite was introduced for immobilizing EpCAM aptamer. Due to the well immobilization of QD and catalysis of UiO-66(Ce), the obtained luminophore CdTe/CdS QDs@UiO-66(Ce) displayed a strong and stable ECL signal. Furthermore, the Ti 3 C 2 /Ag could act as a co-reactant accelerator to boost the ECL signal. Thus, the resulted sensor had quite strong initial ECL signal for signal-off detection. Further experiment showed that it exhibited good linear response to EpCAM over the concentration range of 1 pg mL −1 − 10 ng mL −1 in pH 7.4 Tris buffer, with a detection limit low to 0.66 pg mL −1 . Additionally, the ECL sensor also presented high selectivity and satisfying reproducibility; its practicability was demonstrated by the successful determination of EpCAM in serum samples.
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Molecular Catalysis
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2026
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Pengfei Zhu,Longshuai Sun,Maoying Wang,Guanyu Feng,Youyou Ma,Chuanyi Wang,Prasert Reubroycharoen
Photocatalytic CO 2 reduction has been widely recognized as an exceptionally promising technique for converting carbon dioxide into high-value-added chemicals. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising photocatalysts for visible-light-driven CO 2 reduction owing to their unique structural advantages, but the achieved efficiency is still not satisfying. Herein, we successfully constructed CdS/UiO-66(Ce) Z-Scheme heterojunction photocatalysts by in situ growth of CdS nanoparticles on an octahedral UiO-66(Ce) substrate. The morphology, physicochemical properties, and photoelectric characteristics of the prepared samples were systematically characterized in detail. Photocatalytic activity results indicated that the prepared heterostructure could efficiently reduce CO 2 to CO, and its activity was significantly superior to that of pristine UiO-66 (Ce) and CdS. Under illumination of visible light, the optimal as-prepared sample achieved a CO yield of 134.3 μmol g −1 h −1 , which was 168.6 and 2.62 times higher than that of pure UiO-66(Ce) and CdS, respectively. The reinforced photocatalytic CO 2 reduction to CO activity can be ascribed to the obviously improved visible-light harvesting and effectively facilitated the separation and migration of photogenerated charge carriers via a Z-scheme charge transfer. This study may well present a novel design strategy of highly efficient MOFs-based Z-scheme photocatalytic systems for photocatalytic CO 2 reduction.
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2026
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Yifan Chen,Runqing LV,Zhenmao Chen,Sifan Wang,Xuan Zheng,Xiaohui Dai,Feng Gao,Qingxiang Wang
A hemin (Hm)-engineered cerium-based metal–organic framework (MOF), UiO-66(Ce)@Hm, was prepared and used as a nanozyme for electrochemical sensing of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and dissolved hydrogen (H2) in beverages. UiO-66(Ce)@Hm showed enhanced electrocatalytic activity toward H2O2 because of the synergistic catalytic effects of Hm and UiO-66(Ce). The resulting sensor enabled H2O2 detection from 0.5 to 250 μM with a detection limit of 0.32 μM, and was successfully applied to milk analysis. In addition, dissolved H2 in hydrogen-rich water (HRW) promoted the catalytic conversion of o-phenylenediamine/H2O2 to electroactive 2,3-diaminophenazine, allowing H2 determination from 45 to 900 μM with a detection limit of 26.2 μM. These results demonstrate the potential of UiO-66(Ce)@Hm for food safety monitoring and quality assessment of HRW beverages.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2025
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Huimin Zhang,Yu Liu,Qi Li,Xinlu Zhao,Mingze Sun,Jiaxin Hou,Chuanyu Guo,Chaobo Huang,Xiaoli Cheng,Lihua Huo,Minghui Yang,Yingming Xu
High-performance humidity sensors have significant potential applications in areas such as smart homes and digital healthcare, but the limited humidity sensing performance of materials hinders their practical application. One major challenge in enhancing the sensing performance of humidity-sensitive materials is the effective regulation of oxygen vacancy content within their crystal structures. In this study, we propose a dual regulation strategy of “ligand induced-pyrolysis synergy” to control the oxygen vacancy content effectively. Specifically, Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) materials containing oxygen vacancies were synthesized using a monocarboxylic acid conditioning method. We further increased the oxygen vacancy content in the MOF derivatives by adjusting the heat treatment temperature. The prepared U6C-20-400 sensor demonstrated excellent performance across a wide humidity range of 3–97% relative humidity (RH), with a rapid response/recovery time of just 0.5 s and 1.2 s. Furthermore, it effectively monitored food as it transitioned from raw to cooked and even burnt during cooking. This study offers valuable insights for developing high quality humidity sensors tailored for next-generation smart home applications.
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