Charge-Modulated Triple-Pore Covalent Organic Frameworks with Tunable Metal Centers for Efficient Carbon Dioxide Photoreduction

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Beitragende

  • Hong Xin Xu - , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) (Autor:in)
  • Wen Zhuang Wang - , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) (Autor:in)
  • Xin Zhao - , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) (Autor:in)
  • Chao Liu - , Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)
  • Peng Ju Tian - , Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)
  • Qiao Yan Qi - , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) (Autor:in)
  • Shun Qi Xu - , Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)
  • Yubin Fu - , Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Professur für Molekulare Funktionsmaterialien (cfaed), Southeast University, Nanjing (Autor:in)
  • Xin Zhao - , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) (Autor:in)

Abstract

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are crystalline porous polymers with diverse structures and tunable functions. Building hierarchical porosity in 2D COFs allows integration of complex pores with adjustable metal centers for precise charge modulation—key for enhancing light-driven catalysis, though still challenging. Herein, a bipyridine-based COF (TB-COF) featuring three distinct types of pores is achieved using a desymmetrization strategy based on a modified D2h-symmetric monomer. The high crystallinity and uniform triple pores of TB-COF are unequivocally characterized via high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). Post-synthetic metalation with Co2⁺, Ni2⁺, and Cu2⁺ incorporates active sites into the bipyridine units. Leveraging their well-ordered hierarchical porous structure and active metal sites, these metalated COFs are investigated as photocatalysts for CO2 reduction. Notably, the Co-functionalized COF (Co-TB-COF) exhibits a high CO production rate of 12385 µmol g−1 h−1 with a selectivity of 88.4% over H2. Mechanistic investigations, supported by experimental data and theoretical calculations, confirm that the embedded metal sites are crucial to enhance photoinduced charge separation and lower the activation energy for intermediate *COOH formation, thereby boosting photoreduction efficiency. This study presents a novel strategy for the design of intricate COF architectures and elucidates the previously unexplored functionalities of hierarchically porous COFs.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummere15586
FachzeitschriftAdvanced functional materials
Jahrgang36
Ausgabenummer12
Frühes Online-Datum16 Sept. 2025
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 9 Feb. 2026
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • carbon dioxide photoreduction, covalent organic frameworks, photocatalysis, triple-pore