Shotaro Yoshimaru, Masaaki Sadakiyo, Aleksandar Staykov, Kenichi Kato and Miho Yamauchi
Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 6720-6723
DOI:
10.1039/C7CC02829F,
Communication
We employed metal–organic framework (MOF) supports to modulate the electronic states of loaded Pt nanoparticles (NPs) in their composite catalysts (Pt/MOFs). Pt NPs were homogenously deposited on four MOFs characterized with different electronic states (Zn-MOF-74, Mg-MOF-74, HKUST-1, and UiO-66-NH2). Theoretical and experimental studies demonstrated that a charge-transfer interaction between Pt NPs and MOFs is a critical factor for controlling the catalytic activity of Pt NPs supported on MOFs.