1. Impact of exposed crystal facets on oxygen reduction reaction activity in zeolitic imidazole frameworks.
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Pimu, Sorawich, Yodsin, Nuttapon, Maneewan, Sirawee, Kanthachan, Jaruwan, Namuangruk, Supawadee, and Kongpatpanich, Kanokwan
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OXYGEN reduction ,CRYSTALS ,CRYSTAL morphology ,METAL-organic frameworks ,IMIDAZOLES - Abstract
ZIF-67 is a representative type of metal–organic framework (MOF) developed for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) owing to its robust structure in alkaline electrolytes and the presence of the redox-active Co
2+ species in the structure. In this work, the improvement of the ORR electrolytic performance of ZIF-67 in its pure phase by optimization of its crystal morphology and crystal facets has been presented. ZIF-67 nanocubes exhibit higher ORR activity than their bulk crystals. The enriched (100) facet in the nanocube crystals provides a higher number of exposed Co2+ sites resulting in improved ORR performances. Moreover, DFT study suggests a distinguished mechanism in the (100) facet highlighting the importance of crystal facets in electrochemical performances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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