Metal–polydopamine frameworks and their transformation to hollow metal/N-doped carbon particles

Y. Liang; J. Wei; Y. X. Hu; X. F. Chen; J. Zhang; X. Y. Zhang; S. P. Jiang; S. W. Tao; H. T. Wang

doi:10.1039/C7NR00978J

Metal–polydopamine frameworks and their transformation to hollow metal/N-doped carbon particles†

Y. Liang,^a J. Wei,‡^a Y. X. Hu,^a X. F. Chen,^a J. Zhang,^b X. Y. Zhang,

^c S. P. Jiang,

^b S. W. Tao

^a and H. T. Wang

*^a

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^a Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Vitoria 3800, Australia
E-mail: huanting.wang@monash.edu

^b Fuels and Energy Technology Institute & Department of Chemical, Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia

^c School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia

Abstract

We present a new strategy for in situ transformation of metal–organic framework (MOF) crystals to hollow metal–organic structures through polycondensation of dopamine. The hollow metal–polydopamine (PDA) particles are formed by a coordination assembly of metal ions (Co and Zn) and PDA, inheriting the morphology of MOF (ZIF-67 and ZIF-8) crystals. The hollow porous metal/N-carbon particles morphosynthetically transformed from hollow metal–PDA particles exhibit excellent oxygen reduction electrocatalytic activity. The strategy presented here is promising for synthesizing hollow metal–organic polymer (metal–carbon) particles with diverse morphologies for energy and environmental applications.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NR00978J
Article type: Paper
Submitted: 09 Feb 2017
Accepted: 22 Mar 2017
First published: 29 Mar 2017
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Nanoscale, 2017,9, 5323-5328

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Y. Liang, J. Wei, Y. X. Hu, X. F. Chen, J. Zhang, X. Y. Zhang, S. P. Jiang, S. W. Tao and H. T. Wang, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 5323 DOI: 10.1039/C7NR00978J

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