Recent advances in Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) derived metal oxides and their composites with carbon for energy storage applications

Supercapacitors are currently receiving a lot of interest due to their possible use as future candidates for energy storage. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), an attractive class of porous materials and precursors of inorganic materials for energy storage technologies, have captured the interest of researchers worldwide due to their excellent surface area, remarkable porous structure, large specific capacitance, and controllable morphology. Systematic information on high-performance supercapacitor materials made from MOF-derived binary and ternary metal oxides as well as their composites synthesized by different methods is provided in this review. The review begins with an overview of MOFs and MOF-derived materials for energy storage applications, followed by the construction of MOF-derived metal oxides and their composites. Then, a summary of the applications of MOF-derived metal oxides and their composites as supercapacitor electrode materials is presented. Finally, conclusions and future perspectives are summarized. The present review will enlighten the path for the design and development of MOF based electrodes for energy storage applications.