Electrodeposition of WO3 nanoparticles into surface mounted metal-organic framework HKUST-1 thin films

Nanotechnology. 2017 Mar 17;28(11):115605. doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa5cf5.

Abstract

We describe a novel procedure to fabricate WO3@surface-mounted metal-organic framework (SURMOF) hybrid materials by electrodeposition of WO3 nanoparticles into HKUST-1, also termed Cu3(BTC)2 SURMOFs. These materials have been characterized using x-ray diffraction, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as well as linear sweep voltammetry. The WO3 semiconductor/SURMOF heterostructures were further tested as hybrid electrodes in their performance for hydrogen evolution reaction from water.