Effect of Linker Distribution in the Photocatalytic Activity of Multivariate Mesoporous Crystals
Belén Lerma‐Berlanga, Carolina R. Ganivet, Neyvis Almora‐Barrios, Sergio Tatay, Yong Peng, Josep Albero, Óscar Fabelo, Javier González‐Platas, Hermenegildo Garcı́a, Natalia M. Padial, Carlos Martí‐Gastaldo
Abstract
binary frameworks, which respect the integrity and morphology of the original crystals. Our results suggest that the concentration of TZDC in solution and the reaction time control the distribution of this linker in the sibling crystals for a uniform mixture or the formation of core-shell domains. We also demonstrate how the possibility of generating an asymmetric distribution of both linkers has a negligible effect on the electronic structure and optical band gap of the solids but controls their performance for drastic changes in the photocatalytic activity toward proton or methyl viologen reduction.