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Development of Heterogeneous Enantioselective Catalysts using Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks MOFs
Published on: January 17, 2020
MOF-Derived Metal Oxide Composites for Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage
Yan Li1, Yuxia Xu1, Wenping Yang1
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute for Innovative Materials and Energy, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Over the past two decades, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a type of porous material, have aroused great interest as precursors or templates for the derivation of metal oxides and composites for the next generation of electrochemical energy storage applications owing to their high specific surface areas, controllable structures, and adjustable pore sizes. The electrode materials, which affect the performance in practical applications, are pivotal components of batteries and supercapacitors. Metal oxide composites derived from metal-organic frameworks possessing high reversible capacity and superior rate and cycle performance are excellent electrode materials. In this Review, potential applications for MOF-derived metal oxide composites for lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, lithium-oxygen batteries, and supercapacitors are studied and summarized. Finally, the challenges and opportunities for future research on MOF-derived metal oxide composites are proposed on the basis of academic knowledge from the reported literature as well as from experimental experience.
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