Role of Metal-Organic Framework Topology on Thermodynamics of Polyoxometalate Encapsulation

Kira M. Fahy, Fanrui Sha, Susanne Reischauer, Seryeong Lee, Tzu Yi Tai, Omar K. Farha*

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Abstract

Polyoxometalates (POMs) are discrete anionic clusters whose rich redox properties, strong Bro̷nsted acidity, and high availability of active sites make them potent catalysts for oxidation reactions. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as tunable, porous platforms to immobilize POMs, thus increasing their solution stability and catalytic activity. While POM@MOF composite materials have been widely used for a variety of applications, little is known about the thermodynamics of the encapsulation process. Here, we utilize an up-and-coming technique in the field of heterogeneous materials, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), to obtain full thermodynamic profiles (ΔH, ΔS, ΔG, and Ka) of POM binding. Six different 8-connected hexanuclear Zr-MOFs were investigated to determine the impact of MOF topology (csq, scu, and the) on POM encapsulation thermodynamics.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)30296-30305
Number of pages10
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume16
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 12 2024

Funding

O.K.F. gratefully acknowledges support from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (HDTRA1-19-1-0007) and the Catalyst Design for Decarbonization Center, an Energy Frontier Research Center, which is funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences (BES) DE-SC0023383. This work made use of the IMSERC X-RAY facility at Northwestern University, which has received support from the Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental (SHyNE) Resource (NSF ECCS-2025633), and Northwestern University. This work also made use of the EPIC facility of Northwestern University\u2019s NU Center, which has received support from the SHyNE Resource (NSF ECCS-2025633), the IIN, and Northwestern\u2019s MRSEC program (NSF DMR-1720139). F.S. gratefully acknowledges support from the Ryan Fellowship and the International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University. K.M.F. is supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP) under Grant No. DGE-1842165. The authors thank Dr. Florencia Son and Dr. Timothy Goetjen for their contributions in helping synthesize materials and collect preliminary data.

Keywords

  • isothermal titration calorimetry
  • metal−organic framework
  • polyoxometalate

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science

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