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Rare earth element-modified MOF materials: synthesis and photocatalytic applications in environmental remediation

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Metal–organic framework-like materials (MOFs) have been developed in the fields of photocatalysis for their excellent optical properties and physicochemical properties, including environmental remediation, CO2 photoreduction, water splitting, and so on. With their important roles in various fields, rare earth elements have received growing interests from scientists. Modifying MOFs with rare earth elements for modification allows broadening the absorption spectrum, while the active electrons on their empty 4f orbitals can act as traps to capture photoexcited carriers to inhibit the recombination of electron–hole pairs, thus promoting photocatalytic activity. Therefore, rare earth elements modified MOFs provide an attractive way to achieve their high value utilization. In this mini-review, the synthesis of rare earth element-modified MOFs photocatalysts and corresponding applications in the removal of antibiotics, CO2 reduction, and hydrogen production are constructively summarized and discussed. Finally, the latest advancements and current difficulties of these materials as well as the application prospects are also provided.

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金属有机框架材料（MOFs）因其优异的光学性能和物理化学特性，在光催化领域得到了发展，包括环境修复、光还原CO2、光解水等。稀土元素在各个领域发挥着重要作用，因此受到越来越多科学家的关注。用稀土元素对 MOFs 进行改性，可以拓宽其吸收光谱，同时其空 4f 轨道上的活性电子可以作为捕获光激发载流子的陷阱，抑制电子-空穴对的重组，从而促进光催化活性。因此，稀土元素修饰的 MOFs 为实现其高价值利用提供了一种极具吸引力的方法。在这篇综述中，对稀土元素修饰的 MOFs 光催化剂的合成及其在去除抗生素、还原 CO2和光解水制氢方面的应用进行了建设性的总结和讨论。最后，介绍了这些材料的最新进展、目前存在的困难以及应用前景。

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This work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Nos. 2021YFB3500600, 2021YFB3500605 and 2022YFB3504100), the Key R&D Program of Jiangsu Province (No. BE2022142), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22208170), the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia (No. 2021BS02016), Jiangsu International Cooperation Project (No. BZ2021018), the Nanjing Science and Technology Top Experts Gathering Plan, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20220365), the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), and the Open Foundation of State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Management and Pollution Control (No. SEMPC2023004).

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Le, SK., Jin, QJ., Han, JA. et al. Rare earth element-modified MOF materials: synthesis and photocatalytic applications in environmental remediation. Rare Met. 43, 1390–1406 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-023-02584-7

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