title: Microwave-antenna induced in situ synthesis of Cu nanowire threaded ZIF-8 with enhanced catalytic activity in H2 production.
abstract: A microwave-antenna strategy was developed for the in situ synthesis of Cu nanowire (CuNW) threaded ZIF-8. The CuNWs acted as microwave-antennas to generate surface "super hot" dots. The high temperature of "super hot" dots induced adsorption and coordination of metal ions and organic ligands, followed by in situ assembly and crystal-growth along the CuNWs. This catalyst exhibited high activity and stability in H2 production via NH3BH3 hydrolysis owing to the synergetic effect. The CuNWs supplied a rapid electron transfer channel while ZIF-8 assembled on the CuNWs offered a large capacity for adsorbing reactants and channels for rapidly transferring H(-)/H(+) ions toward Cu active sites. Other one-dimensional threaded MOFs, including CuNW threaded MOF-5 and UIO-66, or carbon nanotube threaded ZIF-8 and ZIF-67 could also be prepared using the microwave-antenna strategy.
authors.affiliation: Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234, China. hexing-li@shnu.edu.cn.
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authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234, China. hexing-li@shnu.edu.cn and Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. yamashita@mat.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp.
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authors.affiliation: Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234, China. hexing-li@shnu.edu.cn.
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authors.affiliation: Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. yamashita@mat.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp.
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authors.affiliation: Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234, China. hexing-li@shnu.edu.cn.
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authors.affiliation: Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. yamashita@mat.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp.
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authors.affiliation: Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. yamashita@mat.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp and Unit of Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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authors.affiliation: Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. yamashita@mat.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp and Unit of Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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authors.affiliation: Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234, China. hexing-li@shnu.edu.cn.
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authors.affiliation: Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. yamashita@mat.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp and Unit of Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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