Two-dimensional metal-organic framework alloy photocatalysts

US11753731B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY · US

Inventors

• Bin Mu · Tempe, US
• Sefaattin Tongay · Tempe, US
• Bohan Shan · Chandler, US
• Yuxia Shen · Mesa, US
• Joseph Winarta · Scottsdale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 11, 2020
• Grant date: Sep 12, 2023
• Expiry date: Aug 27, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E60/36
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A two-dimensional metal-organic framework (2D MOF) includes a first transition metal M1 and a second transition metal M2. The first transition metal and the second transition metal are different and are coupled by a linker group L to yield a two-dimensional metal-organic framework alloy having a formula M1xM21-xL, where 0<x<1. Each transition metal is dispersed uniformly throughout the 2D MOF. The 2D MOF is synthesized by combining a first transition metal precursor, a second transition metal precursor, and a linker; agitating the solution; and heating the solution to yield a crystalline two-dimensional metal-organic framework alloy.