Research Progress in Metal-Organic Framework Based Nanomaterials Applied in Battery Cathodes
Maria Mechili,
Christos Vaitsis,
Nikolaos Argirusis,
Pavlos K. Pandis,
Georgia Sourkouni,
Antonis A. Zorpas,
Christos Argirusis
Affiliations
Maria Mechili
Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., Zografou, 15780 Athens, Greece
Christos Vaitsis
Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., Zografou, 15780 Athens, Greece
Nikolaos Argirusis
mat4nrg GmbH, Burgstätter Str. 42, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
Pavlos K. Pandis
Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., Zografou, 15780 Athens, Greece
Georgia Sourkouni
TU Clausthal, Clausthaler Zentrum für Materialtechnologie, Leibnizstr. 9, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
Antonis A. Zorpas
Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Engineering Sustainability, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Open University of Cyprus, 33 Giannou Kranidioti Ave., Latsia, Nicosia 2220, Cyprus
Christos Argirusis
Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., Zografou, 15780 Athens, Greece
Metal-Organic Frameworks have attracted profound attention the latest years for use in environmental applications. They can offer a broad variety of functions due to their tunable porosity, high surface area and metal activity centers. Not more than ten years ago, they have been applied experimentally for the first time in energy storage devices, such as batteries. Specifically, MOFs have been investigated thoroughly as potential materials hosting the oxidizing agent in the cathode electrode of several battery systems such as Lithium Batteries, Metal-Ion Batteries and Metal-Air Batteries. The aim of this review is to provide researchers with a summary of the electrochemical properties and performance of MOFs recently implemented in battery cathodes in order to provide fertile ground for further exploration of performance-oriented materials. In the following sections, the basic working principles of each battery system are briefly defined, and special emphasis is dedicated to MOF-based or MOF-derived nanomaterials, especially nanocomposites, which have been tested as potential battery cathodes.
