Roland A. Fischer
Multifunctional MOFs, Clusters and Composites
We develop functional molecular materials for advancing applications in energy conversion, catalysis, gas storage and separation, chemical sensing, photonics and microelectronics. To illustrate, metal-rich complexes, atomic precise clusters, nanoparticles and nanocomposites can substitute rare noble metals for catalytic transformation of small molecules. In addition, the combinatorial building-block principle of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) yields ample opportunities for the manipulation and design of the chemistry of coordination space in pores and channels accessible to guest molecules. Our aim is to integrate chemical and physical multifunctionality into catalytic, photo- and electro-active and stimuli-responsive MOFs.
Key publications:
Substantial Turnover Frequency Enhancement of MOF Catalysts by Crystallite Downsizing Combined with Surface Anchoring, A. L. Semrau, P. M. Stanley, A. Urstoeger, M. Schuster, M. Cokoja, R. A. Fischer, ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 3203–3211.
Optimizing the Size of Platinum Nanoparticles for Enhanced Mass Activity in the Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction Reaction, B. Garlyyev, K. Kratzl, M. Ruck, J. Michalicka, J. Fichtner, J. M. Macak, T. Kratky, S. Gunther, M. Cokoja, A. S. Bandarenka, A. Gagliardi, R. A. Fischer, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 9596–9600.
The Mackay-Type Cluster [Cu43Al12](Cp*)12: Open-Shell 67-Electron Superatom with Emerging Metal-Like Electronic Structure, J. Wessing, C. Ganesamoorthy, S. Kahlal, R. Marchal, C. Gemel, O. Cador, A. C. H. Da Silva, J. L. F. Da Silva, J. Y. Saillard, R. A. Fischer, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 14630–14634.
Encapsulation of Bimetallic Metal Nanoparticles into Robust Zirconium-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks: Evaluation of the Catalytic Potential for Size-Selective Hydrogenation, C. Rösler, S. Dissegna, V. L. Rechac, M. Kauer, P. H. Guo, S. Turner, K. Ollegott, H. Kobayashi, T. Yamamoto, D. Peeters, Y. M. Wang, S. Matsumura, G. Van Tendeloo, H. Kitagawa, M. Muhler, F. Xamena, R. A. Fischer, Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 3583–3594.
Co@Co3O4 Encapsulated in Carbon Nanotube-Grafted Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Polyhedra as an Advanced Bifunctional Oxygen Electrode, A. Aijaz, J. Masa, C. Rösler, W. Xia, P. Weide, A. J. R. Botz, R. A. Fischer, W. Schuhmann, M. Muhler, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 4087–4091.