Designing MOF Nanoarchitectures for Electrochemical Water Splitting

Electrochemical water splitting has attracted significant attention as a key pathway for the development of renewable energy systems. Fabricating efficient electrocatalysts these processes is intensely desired to reduce their overpotentials and facilitate practical applications. Recently, metal–organic framework (MOF) nanoarchitectures featuring ultrahigh surface areas, tunable nanostructures, excellent porosities have emerged promising materials highly active catalysts electrochemical splitting. Herein, most pivotal advances in recent research on engineering MOF are presented. First, design catalytic centers MOF-based/derived summarized compared from aspects chemical composition optimization structural functionalization at atomic molecular levels. Subsequently, fast-growing breakthroughs activities, identification sites, fundamental mechanisms thoroughly discussed. Finally, comprehensive commentary current primary challenges future perspectives its commercialization hydrogen production provided. Hereby, new insights into synthetic principles electrocatalysis designing utilization offered, thus further promoting prosperity wide range