Atomic Layer Deposition of Pt Nanoparticles within the Cages of MIL-101: A Mild and Recyclable Hydrogenation Catalyst.

Karen Leus,Gustaaf Van Tendeloo,Norini Tahir,Jolien Dendooven,Ranjith Ramachandran,Maria Meledina,Pascal Van Der Voort,Jan Goeman,Stuart Turner,Johan Van Der Eycken,Christophe Detavernier

doi:10.3390/nano6030045

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Journal: Nanomaterials	Publication Date: Mar 9, 2016
Citations: 81	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Ghent University, University of Antwerp

Abstract

We present the in situ synthesis of Pt nanoparticles within MIL-101-Cr (MIL = Materials Institute Lavoisier) by means of atomic layer deposition (ALD). The obtained Pt@MIL-101 materials were characterized by means of N2 adsorption and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) measurements, showing that the structure of the metal organic framework was well preserved during the ALD deposition. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis confirmed the deposition of highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles with sizes determined by the MIL-101-Cr pore sizes and with an increased Pt loading for an increasing number of ALD cycles. The Pt@MIL-101 material was examined as catalyst in the hydrogenation of different linear and cyclic olefins at room temperature, showing full conversion for each substrate. Moreover, even under solvent free conditions, full conversion of the substrate was observed. A high concentration test has been performed showing that the Pt@MIL-101 is stable for a long reaction time without loss of activity, crystallinity and with very low Pt leaching.

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Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are a class of porous crystalline materials consisting of discrete inorganic and organic secondary building units
The Pt loading of each Pt@MIL-101-Cr material was determined by means of X-ray fluorescence (XRF)
An increasing number of atomic layer deposition (ALD) cycles resulted in a higher Pt loading

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Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are a class of porous crystalline materials consisting of discrete inorganic and organic secondary building units. Due to their exceptionally high porosity, pore volume, large surface area and chemical tunability and flexibility, they have already been examined in a wide range of areas such as gas storage and separations, sensing, drug delivery, ion exchange and as heterogeneous catalysts [1,2,3]. The size, shape and orientation of the NPs can be controlled by adjusting the pore size. Mainly Pd [8], Au [9], Ru [10], Cu [11], Pt [12], Ni [13] and Ag [14] NPs have been incorporated into MOFs through incipient wetness impregnation, colloidal deposition, solid grinding and chemical vapor deposition

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