Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (4): 504-510.doi: 10.1007/s40242-020-0190-3

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Two-dimensional Metal-Organic Frameworks as Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

LEI Jia, ZENG Mengqi, FU Lei   

  1. College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
  • Received:2020-06-16 Revised:2020-07-13 Online:2020-08-01 Published:2020-07-30
  • Contact: ZENG Mengqi, FU Lei E-mail:leifu@whu.edu.cn;zengmq_lan@whu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21673161, 21905210).

Abstract: Oxygen evolution reaction(OER) plays an important role in many electrochemical systems. However, its sluggish kinetics severely limits the development of next-generation energy technologies. Recently, two-dimensional(2D) metal-organic frameworks(MOFs) have attracted much attention as a class of promising electrocatalysts. Their diverse components and tunable structures provide a new platform to design and explore ideal electrocatalysts. The ultrathin characteristics including high specific surface area, abundant exposed metal sites and fast electronic transfer further promote the electrocatalytic performance of 2D MOFs. Therefore, many attempts have been made in synthesizing 2D MOF-based electrocatalysts in recent years. This review focuses on the strategies to fabricate 2D MOFs with high electrocatalytic performances for OER. The discussion on challenge and development of their electrocatalytic application is also presented.

Key words: Two-dimensional, Metal-organic framework, Oxygen evolution reaction (OER), Electrocatalysis