Engineering a Meltable MOF to Tune Liquid Transition and Promote Coenzyme Regeneration
Abstract
Abstract Modulating the liquid phase of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) presents new opportunities for functionalizing glassy MOFs, expanding the fundamental science and practical application for this emerging family of materials. Herein, we report the fabrication of a bimetallic glassy MOF via a liquid–liquid transition process. This is achieved by introducing a robust Schiff base–cobalt functional group into Zn‐ZIF‐62, which attracts negatively charged imidazolate ligands, facilitating low‐temperature melting. This ultimately leads to the formation of a bimetallic glassy MOF (Co/Zn‐a g ZIF‐62‐ipy) upon melt‐quenching. The material features an exceptionally high glass‐forming capability, uniformly distributed bimetallic ions, and a markedly enhanced visible light photogeneration efficiency of enzymatically active nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) when compared with Co‐doped ZIF‐62 glass. These findings offer novel insights into modulating the liquid phase of an MOF to develop functional glassy MOF photocatalysts for coenzyme NADH regeneration and other advanced applications.
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Authors (16)
Wengang Huang
Wen‐Long Xue
Anorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische Biologie, Technische Universität Dortmund Otto‐Hahn Straße 6 44 227 Dortmund Germany
Peng Chen
Zhiliang Wang
Nanomaterials Centre, School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
Rijia Lin
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland St Lucia QLD 4072 Australia
Shuke Zhao
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland St Lucia QLD 4072 Australia
Shuwen Yu
Yuelei Chen
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland St Lucia QLD 4072 Australia
Xiangyi Zha
School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland St Lucia QLD 4072 Australia
Dominique Appadoo
Australian Synchrotron
Tian Tian
Vicki Chen
University of Technology Sydney 15 Broadway Ultimo NSW 2007 Australia
Sebastian Henke
Anorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische Biologie, Technische Universität Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Straße 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
Anthony K. Cheetham
Department of Materials, Materials Research Laboratory
Lianzhou Wang
Nanomaterials Centre, School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
Jingwei Hou
The University of Queensland , , , ,