Facet-dependent catalytic activity of ZIF-8 nanocubes and rhombic dodecahedra based on tracing substrate diffusion in pores by SERS: a case study for surface catalysis of MOFs

We employed ZIF-8 rhombic dodecahedra and nanocubes as catalysts to obtain insights into the surface catalysis of MOFs based on facet-dependent catalytic activity for Knoevenagel condensation. The location of catalytic reactions was identified by using spiky Au@ZIF-8 single-core structures as surface-enhanced Raman scattering active substrates for aldehyde detection.