Sun Nana, Shah Syed Shoaib Ahmad, Lin Zhongyuan, Zheng Yan-Zhen, Jiao Long, Jiang Hai-Long
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China.
Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P. R. China.
Chem Rev. 2025 Mar 12;125(5):2703-2792. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00664. Epub 2025 Feb 18.
The electrocatalytic technique, as an efficient energy storage and conversion technology, has attracted significant attention to address energy exhaustion and environmental pollution. Usually, the activity and selectivity of electrocatalytic reactions are largely dominated by the dynamic process occurring on electrocatalysts. Therefore, high-performance electrocatalysts, which can dominate the pathway and energy barrier of reactions, are of great significance for the advancement of the electrocatalytic technique. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), as emerging crystalline porous materials, present structural and component advantages including well-defined structure, high surface area, large porosity, diverse components, and easy tailorability, demonstrating fantastic potential for the precise fabrication of electrocatalysts. In this Review, the emerging strategies in the precise fabrication of electrocatalysts based on MOF-related materials are specifically introduced from the aspects of catalytic site design and microenvironment modulation around catalytic sites. Furthermore, representative progress achieved in various electrocatalytic applications employing MOF-based electrocatalysts is systematically summarized, with special emphasis on the structural design of MOFs for catalytic performance optimization. Finally, the remaining challenges and future perspectives of MOF-based electrocatalysts are further highlighted.
电催化技术作为一种高效的能量存储和转换技术，在解决能源枯竭和环境污染问题方面已引起了广泛关注。通常，电催化反应的活性和选择性在很大程度上由发生在电催化剂上的动力学过程所主导。因此，能够主导反应途径和能量势垒的高性能电催化剂对于电催化技术的发展具有重要意义。金属有机框架材料（MOFs）作为新兴的晶体多孔材料，具有结构和组成上的优势，包括结构明确、比表面积高、孔隙率大、成分多样以及易于定制，在电催化剂的精确制备方面展现出巨大潜力。在本综述中，从催化位点设计和催化位点周围微环境调控两个方面，特别介绍了基于MOF相关材料的电催化剂精确制备中的新兴策略。此外，系统总结了采用基于MOF的电催化剂在各种电催化应用中取得的代表性进展，特别强调了用于优化催化性能的MOFs结构设计。最后，进一步突出了基于MOF的电催化剂面临的剩余挑战和未来前景。
