Metal‐Organic Frameworks: Room‐Temperature Electrochemical Conversion of Metal–Organic Frameworks into Porous Amorphous Metal Sulfides with Tailored Composition and Hydrogen Evolution Activity (Adv. Funct. Mater. 18/2018)

Abstract

In article number https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201707244, Idan Hod and co‐workers report a method for electrochemical conversion of metal‐organic frameworks (EC‐MOF) as a general strategy for preparing amorphous metal‐sulfide (a‐MSx) electrocatalysts. The adjustable nature of the EC‐MOF method enables to unveil the MOF‐conversion mechanisms and fine‐tune the catalytic activity of the resulting a‐MSx. Consequently, EC‐MOF provides a powerful platform for designing a wide variety of active electrocatalysts.

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