Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research

About: Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Gravitational wave & LIGO. The organization has 584 authors who have published 731 publications receiving 40599 citations. The organization is also known as: IISERs.

Study of Heterogeneous Catalysis by Iron-Squarate based 3D Metal Organic Framework for the Transformation of Tetrazines to Oxadiazole derivatives

Abstract: We present here a simple, milder, and environmentally benign heterogeneous catalytic method for the transformation of tetrazines to oxadiazole derivatives at room temperature (25 °C) using our earlier synthesized iron-squarate based 3D metal organic framework, [Fe3(OH)3(C4O4)(C4O4)0.5]n (FeSq-MOF).

Hydrophobic metal-organic frameworks: Potential toward emerging applications

Abstract: Metal-organic frameworks, popularly known as MOFs, have come of age—thanks to custom-built design principles enabling them to serve a myriad of task-specific applications. In an era where >6000 new MOFs are annually published, driven by academic research, a new generation of MOFs that can find use in niche markets is on the rise. One of the foremost challenges that plague the translation of MOFs into materials suited for commercialization is their water-influenced degradation, largely accountable to hydrolytic instability and the ubiquity of water. Hydrophobic MOFs offer one of the most promising solutions which can enable these porous materials to leverage their functionalization guided properties even under extreme humid conditions, a criterion that application-ready materials should necessarily serve. In this contribution, our discussion focuses on the state-of-the-art hydrophobic MOFs and MOF-derived composites. Outlining a brief overview of the structure-property correlation aspects in each of these promising hydrophobic MOFs with little or no influence exhibited to water and/or humidity, a future outlook is put forward to enable potentially better design strategies leading to futuristic MOFs tolerant to water/moisture. Concise premise of this review allows us to limit our discussion to the design principles in action behind the most hydrophobic MOFs/derived composites reported thus far and to discuss their prime applications viz., oil/water separation inclusive of self-cleaning, hydrocarbon separation, and tackling marine oil spillage. When synergized, such improved porous material design approaches lean toward a greener environment of tomorrow.

Hydrophobic Shielding of Outer Surface: Enhancing the Chemical Stability of Metal-Organic Polyhedra

Abstract: Metal-organic polyhedra (MOP) are a promising class of crystalline porous materials with multifarious potential applications. Although MOPs and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have similar potential in terms of their intrinsic porosities and physicochemical properties, the exploitation of carboxylate MOPs is still rudimentary because of the lack of systematic development addressing their chemical stability. Herein we describe the fabrication of chemically robust carboxylate MOPs via outer-surface functionalization as an a priori methodology, to stabilize those MOPs system where metal-ligand bond is not so strong. Fine-tuning of hydrophobic shielding is key to attaining chemical inertness with retention of the framework integrity over a wide range of pH values, in strong acidic conditions, and in oxidizing and reducing media. These results are further corroborated by molecular modelling studies. Owing to the unprecedented transition from instability to a chemically ultra-stable regime using a rapid ambient-temperature gram-scale synthesis (within seconds), a prototype strategy towards chemically stable MOPs is reported.

Chemically Chargeable Photo Battery

Abstract: Here we show a surrogate strategy for power production, wherein light is used to actuate a discharge chemistry in the cathode of an aqueous rechargeable battery (ARB). The proposed photo battery consists of a titanium nitride photoanode, promising cathode material iron(III) hexacyanoferrate(II) as the battery active species and Na2S2O8 as the chemical charging agent. The photo battery delivered negligible capacity in the dark and the capacity shot up to 77.8 mAh/g when artificially shined light, confirming that the battery chemistry is light driven. In the ambient light, the device retained 72% of its artificial light discharge capacity with a stable cycling for more than 100 cycles. Further, an unprecedented means for charging the battery rapidly is presented using Na2S2O8 and it revitalized the battery in 30 s without any external bias. This methodology of expending a photoanode extends to a battery that is free from dissolution of active materials, irreversible structural changes, spontaneous deinserti...

Electrochemically Exfoliated β-Co(OH)2 Nanostructures for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis

Abstract: Exploring highly efficient and low-cost electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is very important for the development of renewable energy conversion and storage systems. Layered me...