ZIF-8 immobilized nickel nanoparticles: highly effective catalysts for hydrogen generation from hydrolysis of ammonia borane

Highly dispersed Ni nanoparticles have been successfully immobilized by the zeolitic metal–organic framework ZIF-8 via sequential deposition–reduction methods, which show high catalytic activity and long durability for hydrogen generation from hydrolysis of aqueous ammonia borane (NH3BH3) at room temperature.