Metal-organic framework templated synthesis of Fe2O3/TiO2 nanocomposite for hydrogen production

Kathryn E deKrafft; Cheng Wang; Wenbin Lin

doi:10.1002/adma.201200330

Metal-organic framework templated synthesis of Fe2O3/TiO2 nanocomposite for hydrogen production

Adv Mater. 2012 Apr 17;24(15):2014-8. doi: 10.1002/adma.201200330. Epub 2012 Mar 19.

Authors

Kathryn E deKrafft¹, Cheng Wang, Wenbin Lin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.

PMID: 22431011
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201200330

Abstract

A new metal-organic framework (MOF)-templated method has been developed for the synthesis of a metal oxide nanocomposite with interesting photophysical properties. Fe-containing nanoscale MOFs are coated with amorphous titania, then calcined to produce crystalline Fe(2)O(3)/TiO(2) composite nanoparticles. This material enables photocatalytic hydrogen production from water using visible light, which cannot be achieved by either Fe(2)O(3) or TiO(2) alone or a mixture of the two.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Ferric Compounds / chemistry*
Hydrogen / chemistry*
Nanostructures / chemistry*
Nanotechnology / economics
Nanotechnology / methods*
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
Titanium / chemistry*

Substances

Ferric Compounds
Organometallic Compounds
titanium dioxide
ferric oxide
Hydrogen
Titanium