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Metal-organic layers: Preparation and applications

金属有机层: 制备与应用

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Metal-organic layers (MOLs) have attracted considerable interest in materials science because of their unique characteristics. The past decade has witnessed the rapid development of MOLs in synthesis and applications. Here we present a review of the latest research advances on MOLs. First, we introduce the two preparation approaches for MOLs, namely, the top-down and bottom-up approaches. Then, we discuss the applications of MOLs in gas separation, catalysis, energy catalysis and conversion, and chemical sensors, which emphasize the performance-morphologies/structures relationship of MOLs. At the end of this review, we provide an outlook on the opportunities and challenges of MOLs in the future.

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金属有机层(MOLs)以其独特的特性在材料科学中引起了广泛的关注. 近十年来, MOLs在合成和应用方面发展迅速. 本文综述了MOLs的最新研究进展. 首先, 我们介绍了MOLs的两种制备方法, 即自上而下和自下而上的方法. 然后, 我们讨论了MOLs在气体分离、 催化、 能源催化和转化以及化学传感器等方面的应用, 重点揭示了MOLs的性能-形貌/结构关系. 最后, 我们展望了MOLs在未来发展的机遇和挑战.

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This work was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFA0700104), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22071182, 21861001, 21931007 and 21790052), the 111 Project of China (D17003), and the Science & Technology Development Fund of Tianjin Education Commission for Higher Education (2018KJ129).

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    Huifeng Wang  (王慧锋) & Baoxia Dong  (董宝霞)

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Author contributions Wang H investigated the relevant literature and wrote this manuscript. Zhong D and Lu T carefully reviewed and modified this manuscript. Zhang C and Dong B gave some valuable suggestions on revision. All authors contributed to the general discussion.

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Huifeng Wang received her ME degree in 2020 from Guangxi Normal University. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD degree at Yangzhou University. Her research focuses on the rational design and synthesis of functional complexes for energy storage and conversion.

Dichang Zhong obtained his BS degree in 2003 from Gannan Normal University, MS degree in 2006 from Guangxi Normal University, and PhD degree in 2011 from Sun Yat-Sen University. Then, he joined the faculty at Gannan Normal University. He worked as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan, for two years. In 2020, he moved to Tianjin University of Technology. His interests focus on the design and synthesis of molecular catalytic materials for energy storage and conversion.

Tongbu Lu obtained his BS degree in 1988 and his PhD degree in 1993 from Lanzhou University. After two years of a postdoctoral fellowship at Sun Yat-Sen University, he joined the faculty at the same university and became a professor in 2000. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow in F. Albert Cotton’s group at Texas A&M University in 1998 and 2002. In 2016, he moved to Tianjin University of Technology. His research interests focus on the study of artificial photosynthesis, including the design of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for water splitting and CO2 reduction.

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Wang, H., Zhang, C., Dong, B. et al. Metal-organic layers: Preparation and applications. Sci. China Mater. 66, 839–858 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-022-2316-y

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