Modulating Catalytic Performance of Metal–Organic Framework Composites by Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance

ACS Catalysis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 11502-11514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minmin Wang ◽  
Yanfeng Tang ◽  
Yongdong Jin
Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1420
Author(s):  
Chenyang He ◽  
Liangliang Liu ◽  
Sergiy Korposh ◽  
Ricardo Correia ◽  
Stephen P. Morgan

A tip-based fibreoptic localised surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensor is reported for the sensing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The sensor is developed by coating the tip of a multi-mode optical fibre with gold nanoparticles (size: 40 nm) via a chemisorption process and further functionalisation with the HKUST-1 metal–organic framework (MOF) via a layer-by-layer process. Sensors coated with different cycles of MOFs (40, 80 and 120) corresponding to different crystallisation processes are reported. There is no measurable response to all tested volatile organic compounds (acetone, ethanol and methanol) in the sensor with 40 coating cycles. However, sensors with 80 and 120 coating cycles show a significant redshift of resonance wavelength (up to ~9 nm) to all tested volatile organic compounds as a result of an increase in the local refractive index induced by VOC capture into the HKUST-1 thin film. Sensors gradually saturate as VOC concentration increases (up to 3.41%, 4.30% and 6.18% in acetone, ethanol and methanol measurement, respectively) and show a fully reversible response when the concentration decreases. The sensor with the thickest film exhibits slightly higher sensitivity than the sensor with a thinner film. The sensitivity of the 120-cycle-coated MOF sensor is 13.7 nm/% (R2 = 0.951) with a limit of detection (LoD) of 0.005% in the measurement of acetone, 15.5 nm/% (R2 = 0.996) with an LoD of 0.003% in the measurement of ethanol and 6.7 nm/% (R2 = 0.998) with an LoD of 0.011% in the measurement of methanol. The response and recovery times were calculated as 9.35 and 3.85 min for acetone; 5.35 and 2.12 min for ethanol; and 2.39 and 1.44 min for methanol. The humidity and temperature crosstalk of 120-cycle-coated MOF was measured as 0.5 ± 0.2 nm and 0.5 ± 0.1 nm in the humidity range of 50–75% relative humidity (RH) and temperature range of 20–25 °C, respectively.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (14) ◽  
pp. 6638-6646
Author(s):  
Jinglei Bi ◽  
Pengfei Gao ◽  
Bin Wang ◽  
Xiaojing Yu ◽  
Chuncai Kong ◽  
...  

The plasmon effect on the catalytic performance of metal nanoparticles (NPs) has shown great potential for the design of novel catalytic reactions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wencai Zhou ◽  
Sylvain Grosjean ◽  
Stefan Bräse ◽  
Lars Heinke

AbstractThe energy barrier forcis-to-transisomerization is among the key parameters for photoswitchable molecules such as azobenzene. Recently, we introduced a well-defined model system based on thin films of crystalline, nanoporous metal-organic frameworks, MOFs. The system enables the precise investigation of the thermalcis-to-transrelaxation of virtually isolated azobenzene pendant groups by means of infrared spectroscopy in vacuum. Here, this approach is extended by using localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. This simple and relatively inexpensive setup enables the investigation of the thermalcis-to-transisomerization in different environments, here in argon gas or in liquid butanediol. The energy barrier for thecis-to-trans-relaxation in argon, 1.17±0.20eV, is identical to the barrier in vacuum, while the energy barrier in liquid butanediol is slightly larger, 1.26±0.15eV.


2021 ◽  
pp. 2100653
Author(s):  
Gyeong‐Su Park ◽  
Kyung Suk Min ◽  
Hyuksang Kwon ◽  
Sangwoon Yoon ◽  
Sangwon Park ◽  
...  

Plasmonics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Rakibul Islam ◽  
Fahim Yasir ◽  
Md. Rakib Hossain Antor ◽  
Mahmudul Hassan Turja ◽  
Ashikur Rahman ◽  
...  

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