Metal-polydopamine frameworks and their transformation to hollow metal/N-doped carbon particles

Y Liang; J Wei; Y X Hu; X F Chen; J Zhang; X Y Zhang; S P Jiang; S W Tao; H T Wang

doi:10.1039/c7nr00978j

Metal-polydopamine frameworks and their transformation to hollow metal/N-doped carbon particles

Nanoscale. 2017 Apr 20;9(16):5323-5328. doi: 10.1039/c7nr00978j.

Authors

Y Liang¹, J Wei¹, Y X Hu¹, X F Chen¹, J Zhang², X Y Zhang³, S P Jiang², S W Tao¹, H T Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Vitoria 3800, Australia. [email protected].
² Fuels and Energy Technology Institute & Department of Chemical, Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia.
³ School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.

PMID: 28398436
DOI: 10.1039/c7nr00978j

Abstract

We present a new strategy for in situ transformation of metal-organic framework (MOF) crystals to hollow metal-organic structures through polycondensation of dopamine. The hollow metal-polydopamine (PDA) particles are formed by a coordination assembly of metal ions (Co and Zn) and PDA, inheriting the morphology of MOF (ZIF-67 and ZIF-8) crystals. The hollow porous metal/N-carbon particles morphosynthetically transformed from hollow metal-PDA particles exhibit excellent oxygen reduction electrocatalytic activity. The strategy presented here is promising for synthesizing hollow metal-organic polymer (metal-carbon) particles with diverse morphologies for energy and environmental applications.