Pore loading, metal complexes/nanoparticles

A number of research groups have investigated the uptake of redox active metal complexes as a precursor to the formation of metal nanoparticles inside MOFs. This area has recently been reviewed by Suh and co-workers, hence only representative examples will be discussed. In most examples, pores within the MOF are loaded with a metal complex or salt through CVD or through immersion of the MOF in a solution containing the complex, and subsequent chemical reduction gives the metal nanoparticle embedded in the MOF. The MOFs with embedded nanoparticles may have enhanced H2 storage because of M-H2 interactions to the particles, and they are effective solid-state catalysts. " ... 

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