{"title":"Electron Cloud Density Modulation in Three-Dimensional Porphyrin-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction","authors":"Dayang Cheng, Longyi Ding, Chengtao Gong, Liyan Zhang*, Lili Ma, Yongwu Peng* and Guozan Yuan*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c0013910.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00139https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00139","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), with their tunable structures and defined active sites, hold promise for photocatalytic reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> reduction. Systematic modulation of linker electron cloud density represents a critical strategy for optimizing the catalytic performance of COF-based photocatalysts, yet this approach faces several challenges. In this work, we employed 8-connected porphyrin as a building block to synthesize three distinct three-dimensional (3D) COF materials through the adjustment of the length and functional groups of the biconnected units. The synthesized 3D COFs exhibited varying catalytic activities for photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> conversion. Notably, <b>COF-3-Co</b>, which incorporates the benzimidazole unit (BFBie), demonstrated the best CO production yield and selectivity. Combined experimental and theoretical investigations revealed that the high electron cloud density of the BFBie unit effectively facilitated electron transfer, thereby significantly enhancing the photocatalytic activity. The findings presented herein provide valuable insights into the rational design and synthesis of efficient COF-based photocatalysts for the reduction of CO<sub>2</sub>.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"7 4","pages":"1235–1241 1235–1241"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143785045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reconfiguration of Electrostatic Interactions within an Ultramicroporous Metal–Organic Framework Enables CO2 Separation","authors":"Mingyuan Jiang, Jialang Hu, Yonggang Zhang, Yuhan Chen, Lvming Jin, Yuan Chen, Yuhan Lai, Rajamani Krishna, Peng Hu* and Hongbing Ji*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c0255110.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02551","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02551https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02551","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Developing highly efficient adsorbents for CO<sub>2</sub> separation is significant in solving environmental challenges, but the trade-off between regenerability and selectivity undoubtedly limits their practical applications. Here, an ultramicroporous zinc metal–organic framework (Zn-MOF, termed as <b>1a</b>) with decent CO<sub>2</sub>-affinity pore cavities is synthesized to enhance electrostatic interactions between CO<sub>2</sub> and the pore surface for efficient CO<sub>2</sub> purification from CO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub> binary gas mixtures, in which the reconfiguration of electrostatic interactions within the <b>1a</b> leads to a lower desorption temperature and high regenerability. Single-component gas adsorption isotherms indicate that <b>1a</b> possesses a higher CO<sub>2</sub> capacity of 33.7/62.1 cm<sup>3</sup> g<sup>–1</sup> (0.1/1 bar) at 298 K. Theoretical calculations suggest that the framework is electrostatically compatible with CO<sub>2</sub> and can boost CO<sub>2</sub> separation through multiple electrostatic interactions. Further, highly efficient separations of CO<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> have been achieved and verified by column breakthrough tests.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"7 4","pages":"1242–1249 1242–1249"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143784877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2025-03-04DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c0254510.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02545
Riya Haldar, Noah Jacob, Gadudhula Ganesh, Kaustuv Chatterjee, Indrajeet Mandal, Anustup Chakraborty, Keya Haldar, Prabir Pal, Goutam Kishore Gupta, N. M. Anoop Krishnan, Manohar Chirumamilla, Mallikarjuna Rao Motapothula*, Eswaraiah Varrla* and Amarnath R. Allu*,
{"title":"Immobilized Gold Nanoparticles on a Glass-Based Scaffold for Direct Solar-Driven H2 from Water Vapor","authors":"Riya Haldar, Noah Jacob, Gadudhula Ganesh, Kaustuv Chatterjee, Indrajeet Mandal, Anustup Chakraborty, Keya Haldar, Prabir Pal, Goutam Kishore Gupta, N. M. Anoop Krishnan, Manohar Chirumamilla, Mallikarjuna Rao Motapothula*, Eswaraiah Varrla* and Amarnath R. Allu*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c0254510.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02545https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02545","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Solar-driven green hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) production through photocatalytic water splitting is a promising solution to combat climate change. A key challenge lies in developing photocatalyst materials capable of efficiently splitting water vapor under practical conditions. In this study, we present a photocatalytic system based on gold nanoparticles immobilized on a glass-based porous scaffold through reactive metal support interactions. This structure exhibits a high solar-to-hydrogen (STH) conversion efficiency of 2.2% under simulated solar light. Long-term cycling tests demonstrate stable H<sub>2</sub> evolution, with observed declines in efficiency caused by surface hydroxyl and carboxyl group formation, although it is effectively restored through plasma treatment. These findings provide valuable insights into the design of robust and efficient photocatalytic materials, advancing the potential path for scalable commercial applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"7 4","pages":"1228–1234 1228–1234"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143784878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simultaneously Modulating Solvation and Water Structure for High-Performance Antifreezing n-Type Liquid Thermocells","authors":"Qiangqiang Huang, Yuchi Chen, Congliang Huang, Ronggui Yang* and Xin Qian*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c0219310.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02193https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02193","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Emerging ionic thermoelectric (i-TE) modules consisting of <i>p</i>–<i>n</i> liquid thermocell arrays provide compact and cost-effective ways to achieve low-grade heat harvesting. Despite exciting progress in <i>p</i>-type thermocells, high-performance <i>n</i>-type thermocells remain underdeveloped. Here we present an <i>n</i>-type liquid thermocell with a cosolvent antifreezing electrolyte showing enhanced thermopower, record-high efficiency and power density, and the capability to harness both low-grade heat and subfreezing coldness. Acetonitrile is used as the cosolvent molecule with water that can selectively pair with the reduced metal ion only and simultaneously disrupts the water structure. By tailoring these molecular interactions, we achieved a record-high Carnot-relative efficiency of 1.9% among reported <i>n</i>-type thermocells, and a power density of 5.5 W/m<sup>2</sup> at the hot/cold temperatures of 69.8 °C and −19.5 °C, respectively. Our work marks an important advancement in i-TE technology in terms of both molecular insights and the preparation of high-performance <i>n</i>-type liquid thermocells for low-grade heat harvesting.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"7 4","pages":"1219–1227 1219–1227"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143785042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2025-03-03DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c0006810.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00068
Do-Hyeon Kim, Sung-Hwan Noh, Yoon-Cheol Ha, Do Geun Lee, Joong Tark Han*, Jeong-Hee Choi* and Cheol-Min Park*,
{"title":"Efficient Fabrication of High-Capacity Silicon Composite Anodes for All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries","authors":"Do-Hyeon Kim, Sung-Hwan Noh, Yoon-Cheol Ha, Do Geun Lee, Joong Tark Han*, Jeong-Hee Choi* and Cheol-Min Park*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c0006810.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00068https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00068","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Silicon is a promising anode material for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries (ASSLIBs), due to its high capacity; however, it suffers from considerable volume expansion (>300%) during cycling, resulting in poor capacity retention, low areal capacities, and low rate capabilities. To address these issues, we propose a μSi/SWCNT/LPSCl composite that effectively coats micrometer-sized Si (μSi) particles with Li<sub>6</sub>PS<sub>5</sub>Cl and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). This composite improved electrical and ionic conductivities, suppressed interface decomposition between μSi and the Li<sub>6</sub>PS<sub>5</sub>Cl solid electrolyte during cycling, and mitigated volume expansion to prevent cracks and contact loss. The μSi/SWCNT/LPSCl anode shows a high initial capacity (2974 mAh g<sup>–1</sup> at a 0.1 C rate) and stable retention for 400 cycles. Furthermore, a full cell with this anode and a LiNi<sub>0.8</sub>Co<sub>0.1</sub>Mn<sub>0.1</sub>O<sub>2</sub> cathode exhibited excellent reversibility and stable cycling performance. We anticipate this study will provide a solution for high-performance Si-based anodes in ASSLIBs.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"7 4","pages":"1211–1218 1211–1218"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143785038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rapid Synthesis of Ultramicroporous Potassium-Pyrenetetracarboxylate Framework with Confined-Space-Charge-Driving CO2 Capture","authors":"Li-Qiu Yang, Jia Yu, Jun-Ting Lv, Chen-Chen Xing, Ying Wang, Wen-Yu Yuan and Quan-Guo Zhai*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c0250410.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02504https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02504","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Upgrading and optimizing carbon capture technology and materials may significantly enhance the development of industry. Herein, a specific confined-space-charge-driving CO<sub>2</sub> capture strategy is pioneered in a MOF adsorbent, SNNU-117, an anionic potassium-pyrenetetracarboxylate complex obtained via a simple, mild, rapid, and scalable salting-out method. As expected, the regularly shaped ultramicropores (about 3.6 Å) comparable to those of CO<sub>2</sub> molecules effectively restrict gas molecule reorientation, while the multiple active protons on the pore surface provide a positive electrostatic potential for polarized oxygen in CO<sub>2</sub> molecules. Such synergy between pore size and electrostatic potential clearly promotes the CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption and separation performance. Under 298 K, 1 bar, SNNU-117 exhibits high affinity for CO<sub>2</sub> with exceptional IAST selectivity of CO<sub>2</sub>/C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub> (2744), CO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> (6.3 × 10<sup>4</sup>), and CO<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub> (5.6 × 10<sup>6</sup>) surpassing nearly all MOF adsorbents. Density functional theory (DFT) calculation, Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulation, and dynamic breakthrough experiments further support the specific confined-space-charge-driving CO<sub>2</sub> capture ability of SNNU-117.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"7 4","pages":"1203–1210 1203–1210"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143784945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2025-02-25DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c0142910.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01429
Ravindra Kumar Nitharwal, Anubhab Sahoo, Vivek Kumar, M. S. Ramachandra Rao, Tejendra Dixit* and Sivarama Krishnan*,
{"title":"Spectroscopic Visualization of Polarons and Intervalence Charge Transfer in MoO3–x Nanostructures Via Defect Engineering","authors":"Ravindra Kumar Nitharwal, Anubhab Sahoo, Vivek Kumar, M. S. Ramachandra Rao, Tejendra Dixit* and Sivarama Krishnan*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c0142910.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01429","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01429https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01429","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The emergence of quasiparticles in interacting matter is a fundamental aspect of contemporary physics, driving the pursuit of novel particles or phenomena that could shed light on mechanisms and improve photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic efficiency of MoO<sub>3</sub>. This work extensively studied structural, vibrational, and optical properties and lattice distortions by oxygen defects in MoO<sub>3–x</sub> nanostructures. An additional Raman mode (∼1003 cm<sup><b>-</b>1</sup>) that appeared in α-MoO<sub>3</sub> nanobelts due to oxygen vacancies is also related to the morphology and crystallite size. Coupling between lattice distortions and charge carriers emerged as a polaron band (∼561 nm) in <i>h</i>-MoO<sub>3</sub> nanorods, red-shifted owing to Coulomb interactions during lattice relaxation. Color center formation substantiated redshift, and the crystal field effect explained visible region photoluminescence where intervalence charge transfer (IVCT) exhibited a large Stokes shift. Time-resolved photoluminescence investigations of IVCT and near-band-edge emissions provide a platform to develop future optoelectronic devices with much faster speed and response time.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"7 4","pages":"1195–1202 1195–1202"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143784942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2025-02-25DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c0257810.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02578
Emily Milan, Gregory J. Rees, Aaron Phillips, Cristian Cano, Yi Wei, Hua Guo, Steve Feller and Mauro Pasta*,
{"title":"Lithium Antiperovskite-Derived Glass Solid Electrolytes","authors":"Emily Milan, Gregory J. Rees, Aaron Phillips, Cristian Cano, Yi Wei, Hua Guo, Steve Feller and Mauro Pasta*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c0257810.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02578https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02578","url":null,"abstract":"<p >In this paper, we report the synthesis of Li<sub>2</sub>OHX (X = Br, Cl)-based glasses. These glasses were found to be challenging to synthesize, requiring extreme cooling rates achievable only by a twin-roll quench process. As has been speculated for antiperovskite-derived glasses, indications of improved lithium-ion dynamics are observed. Notably, spin–lattice relaxation nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals a higher hopping frequency and significantly lower activation energy for Li<sub>2</sub>OHBr glasses (0.29 eV) compared to the crystalline Li<sub>2</sub>OHBr (0.39 eV). This may be attributable to the increased free volume in the glass samples (ρ<sub>glass</sub>/ρ<sub>cryst</sub> = 0.83) and a reduced ionic interaction of lithium ions with the glass structure. Despite these promising findings, the glasses were found to be unstable under pressure and crystallized in attempts to produce bulk samples for impedance measurements.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"7 4","pages":"1187–1194 1187–1194"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02578","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143784941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2025-02-25DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c0226410.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02264
Di Jin, Xinyang Li, Shicong Ding and Guochun Yang*,
{"title":"sp2-sp3 Hybridized Carbons from Curved Carbon Precursors of Fullerenes and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes","authors":"Di Jin, Xinyang Li, Shicong Ding and Guochun Yang*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c0226410.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02264https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02264","url":null,"abstract":"<p ><i>sp</i><sup>2</sup>-<i>sp</i><sup>3</sup> hybridized carbons have garnered attention for their diverse configurations and tunable properties. However, the atomic-level transformation mechanism, particularly the precursor configurations and the six-membered (6-M) ring ratio, remains not fully understood. This study investigated the phase transformations of fullerenes (C<sub>20</sub>, C<sub>60</sub>, C<sub>70</sub>) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) into <i>sp</i><sup>2</sup>-<i>sp</i><sup>3</sup> hybridized carbon using molecular dynamics simulations. Fullerenes transform into amorphous carbon, while SWCNTs evolve into graphite-diamond hybrids with a semicoherent interface. Temperature controls product type, and pressure modulates <i>sp</i><sup>3</sup>/<i>sp</i><sup>2</sup> ratio. A higher 6-M rings ratio in fullerene precursors increases the structural order manifested by graphite and diamond-like characteristics. A “pinning effect” caused by edge dislocations in SWCNTs facilitates the semicoherent interface formation by increasing the interlayer spacing and altering the stacking order of graphite. The proposed <i>sp</i><sup>2</sup>-<i>sp</i><sup>3</sup> hybridized carbons demonstrate tunable mechanical properties. This study advances our understanding of the atomic-level mechanism underlying <i>sp</i><sup>2</sup>-<i>sp</i><sup>3</sup> hybridized carbon transformations and their potential applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"7 4","pages":"1179–1186 1179–1186"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143784940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}