Energy storage and conversion applications of conductive metal-organic frameworks

Establishing catalytic structure-function relationships enables optimization of the catalyst structure for enhanced activity, selectivity, and durability against reaction conditions and prolonged catalysis. One class of catalysts that could benefit from systematic optimization is non-platinum group metal (non-PGM) electrocatalysts for the O₂ reduction reaction (ORR) to water (4e⁻ reduction) and / or hydrogen peroxide (2e⁻ reduction). The electrically conductive metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) M₃(HXTP)₂ (HXTP = 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaimino or hexahydroxytriphenylene (HITP or HHTP, respectively)) feature a crystalline structure that contains homogeneously distributed, square planar transition metal sites reminiscent of those doped into carbonaceous media for ORR catalysis. Ni₃(HITP)2 functions as an active and stable ORR electrocatalyst in alkaline medium.

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Doctoral

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2019

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• Miner, Elise Marie.

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• Mircea Dincă.

• Chemistry.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121783

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