Abstract

Hydrogen production from Earth-abundant catalysts remains an important but difficult challenge. Here we report the growth of Hf12-porphyrin metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for electrocatalytic proton reduction. Covalent attachment of MOF nanoplates to conductive CNTs improves electron transfer from the electrode to Co-porphyrin active sites, which leads to effective proton reduction via protonation of a CoI-H intermediate. The Hf12-CoDBP/CNT assembly afforded a turnover number of 32 000 in 30 min with a turnover frequency of 17.7 S-1, placing it among the most active Co-based molecular electrocatalysts.

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