Facile synthesis of C_(3)N_(4)-supported metal catalysts for efficient CO_(2) photoreduction

Facile synthesis of photocatalysts with highly dispersed metal centers is a high-priority target yet still a significant challenge.In this work,a series of Co-C_(3)N_(4) photocatalysts with different Co contents atomically dispersed on g-CaN4 have been prepared via one-step thermal treatment of cobalt-based metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)and urea in the air.Thanks to the highly dispersed and rich exposed Co sites,as well as good charge separation efficiency and abundant mesopores,the optimal 25-Co-C_(3)N_(4),in the absence of noble metal catalysts/sensitizers,exhibits excellent performance for photocatalytic C0_(2) reduction to CO under visible.light irradiation,with a high CO evolution rate of 394.4μmol·g^(-1)·h^(-1),over 80 times higher than that of pure g-C_(3)N_(4)(4.9μmol·g^(-1)·h^(-1)).In:addition,by this facile synthesis strategy,the atomically dispersed Fe and Mn anchoring on g-C_(3)N_(4)(Fe-C_(3)N_(4) and Mn-C_(3)N_(4))have been also obtained,indicating the reliability and universality of this strategy in synthesizing photocatalysts with highly dispersed metal centers.This work paves a new way to develop cost-effective photocatalysts for photocatalytic C0_(2) reduction.

Magnetic, dielectric and luminescence synergetic switchable effects in molecular material [Et_(3)NCH_(2)Cl]_(2)[MnBr_(4)]

The application of multifunctional materials in various fields such as electronics and signal processors has attracted massive attention. Herein, a new organic-inorganic hybrid material [Et_(3)NCH_(2)Cl]_(2)[MnBr_(4)](1) is reported, which contains two organic amines cations and one [MnBr_(4)] tetrahedral ion. Compound 1 has a dielectric anomaly signal at 338 K, which proves its thermodynamic phase transition. The single crystal measurements at 200 K and 380 K show that the phase transition of compound 1 is caused by the thermal vibration of organic amine cations in the lattice. Moreover, compound 1 shows yellow-green luminescence under UV light irradiation. The magnetism measurements indicate that compound 1 shows switchable magnetic properties. This organic–inorganic material is a multifunctional material with dielectric, optical, and magnetic synergetic switchable effects, which expands a new direction for designing multifunctional materials.

Synthesis and crystal structure of novel samarium coordination polymer derived from sulfonic acid ligand

The self-assembly of HL(L=[5-(ethoxycarbonyl)-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one-6-yl]methanesulfonate) with Sm(ClO4)3·6H2O yielded a 2D coordination polymer {[SmL3(H2O)2]·4H2O}n(1).Its crystallographic data indicated that it belonged to a triclinic system,space group P-1,a=1.42233(8),b=1.47155(8),c=1.53868(9) nm,α=8.62710(10),β=6.35250(10),γ=71.5790(10)°,V=2.7241(3) nm3,Z=2,R1=0.0693,wR2=0.1054.X-ray analysis revealed that the local coordination environment around Sm(III) was a slightly distorted dodecahedron in which Sm center was eight-coordinate geometry with eight oxygen atoms from three sulfonic groups,three carbonyl groups and two aqua ligands.Each L-acted as a bidentate spacer to link two Sm centers,resulted in the formation of a 2D hexagonally grid network.The discrete 2D planes in 1 were assembled into a 3D supramolecular network via strong hydrogen bonds among noncoordinated aqua O atoms,coordinated aqua O atoms,and noncoordinated O atoms of sulfonic groups and carbonyl groups.Furthermore,this metal-organic polymer exhibited strong photoluminescence maximized at 379 nm upon 274 nm excitation in the solid state at room temperature.