Modulator-free approach towards missing-cluster defect formation in Zr-based UiO-66

Patchanee Chammingkwan; Goji Yildun Shangkum; Le Thi Tuyet Mai; Priyank Mohan; Ashutosh Thakur; Toru Wada; Toshiaki Taniike

doi:10.1039/d0ra04812g

Modulator-free approach towards missing-cluster defect formation in Zr-based UiO-66

RSC Adv. 2020 Jul 28;10(47):28180-28185. doi: 10.1039/d0ra04812g. eCollection 2020 Jul 27.

Authors

Patchanee Chammingkwan¹, Goji Yildun Shangkum^{1

2}, Le Thi Tuyet Mai¹, Priyank Mohan¹, Ashutosh Thakur¹, Toru Wada¹, Toshiaki Taniike¹

Affiliations

¹ Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 1-1 Asahidai Nomi Ishikawa 923-1292 Japan taniike@jaist.ac.jp.
² Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Jos P.M.B 2084 Jos Plateau State Nigeria.

Abstract

By rigorous control of water, missing-cluster defects in Zr-based UiO-66 were generated to a remarkable extent without the need of acidic modulators. The presence of missing-cluster defects created hierarchical pore structures, which had a profound effect on the catalytic performance.