Issue 89, 2015

Structural characterization, optical properties and photocatalytic activity of MOF-5 and its hydrolysis products: implications on their excitation mechanism

Abstract

The existing concerns on the limited stability of Zn4O-based MOFs upon exposure to humidity or aqueous environments, as well as on the excitation mechanisms, are discussed on the basis of Raman, FTIR, DR-UV and XRD measurements. This paper demonstrates that MOF-5 dispersed in water produces a relatively stable new phase, MOF-5W, which slowly degrades to MOF-5H, a mixture of MOF-5W and zinc terephthalate dihydrate (ZTDH). The structure and optical properties of MOF-5W and MOF-5H and their optical and photocatalytic properties reveal the main role played by the organic moiety in determining the final properties of these structures, supporting the idea of a ligand to ligand charge transfer (LLCT) excitation mechanism rather than the usually assumed ligand to metal charge transfer (LMCT).

Graphical abstract: Structural characterization, optical properties and photocatalytic activity of MOF-5 and its hydrolysis products: implications on their excitation mechanism

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Jun 2015
Accepted
21 Aug 2015
First published
21 Aug 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 73112-73118

Author version available

Structural characterization, optical properties and photocatalytic activity of MOF-5 and its hydrolysis products: implications on their excitation mechanism

N. A. Rodríguez, R. Parra and M. A. Grela, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 73112 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA11182J

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