Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are formed via self-assembly of metal ions and organic linkers. Due to their superior properties, such as their large surface area, high porosity and structure tunability, MOFs have recently emerged as one type of important porous materials and have attracted intense interest in many fields, such as gas storage and separation, catalysis, and energy storage. Nevertheless, MOFs still have a few weak points, which impede the use of their full potential to a great extent. For example, most of MOFs manifest inferior properties for electrical conduction and have limited chemical stability (in water, especially alkaline conditions), preventing them from exhibiting their best performance in the field of electrochemistry. Fortunately, hybriding MOFs with a variety of functional materials to generate MOF composites can integrate the merits and mitigate the shortcomings of both parent materials.
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Source: Phys.org