Applications of MOFs: Recent advances in photocatalytic hydrogen production from water

Abstract

Owing to the structural controllability, pore modification and unique semiconductor property of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), the investigation on MOFs as efficient photocatalysts for hydrogen production from water splitting under UV, visible or even NIR light irradiation have made great progress. In this review, we systematically summarized the recent advances of MOFs-based photocatalysts for hydrogen production from water, and divided them into three categories: MOFs, MOFs composites and MOFs-derived photocatalysts. The high hydrogen production efficiency and possible hydrogen production mechanism of MOFs-based photocatalysts were analyzed in detail. A brief perspective was given to achieve high effective and stable MOFs-based materials for photolysis of water, providing suggestions to explore new and efficient MOFs-based photocatalysts.