Metal-Organic Framework for High-Performance Cathodes in Batteries
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A5: Hydrogen Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2021) | Viewed by 614
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Interests: rechargeable batteries; electrochemistry; inorganic chemistry; supramolecular chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) have been recently applied to large-scale applications such as electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems (ESSs). As the demand for improving the performance and safety of EVs and ESSs increases, the need for the development of LIBs with high capacity, high power, and long cycle life is further increasing. The current LIBs with graphite anodes and transition metal oxide (TMO) cathodes in organic liquid electrolytes are, unfortunately, not sufficient for the required performance. In addition, as the demand for EVs and ESS is expected to increase rapidly over the coming decades, many investigations are being actively conducted to replace the current expensive LIBs with advanced secondary batteries such as sodium, magnesium, aluminum, and potassium batteries. However, the development of high-performance cathode materials suitable for these next-generation rechargeable batteries is very limited. From this point of view, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with large open porous channel structures can be seen as attractive candidates for cathode material because their chemical properties and functionality can be easily control through their combination with organic linkers and transition metal nodes. This Special Issue wishes to investigate various MOFs, MOF composites, and MOF-derived materials applied to LIBs or advanced rechargeable batteries such as lithium–sulfur, lithium–oxygen, sodium ion, and aqueous batteries. Ultimately, we would like to provide readers with useful information on the opportunities and challenges of MOFs to apply to battery electrode, and, thus, we ask for your interest and participation as material scientists and chemists working on MOFs.
Dr. Kwan Woo Nam
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal–organic framework (MOF)
- batteries
- cathodes
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