Hollow structures for energy storage materials

How can hollow materials be used for energy storage and conversion?

Approaches such as thermal treatments, ion exchange reactions, self-template-directed growth, galvanic replacement and chemical etching are extensively used to prepared hollow structures MOFs. 31,54–61 These MOF-derived hollow materials are playing progressive roles in realizing optimal performance in energy storage and conversion.

Why are hollow structures important?

Due to their special structural characteristics, hollow structures grant fascinating physicochemical properties and widespread applications, especially in electrochemical energy storage and conversion.

Are hollow nanostructures energy-related?

Significant efforts have been devoted to the design and synthesis of hollow nanostructures with diverse compositional and geometric characteristics in the past decade. However, the correlation between their structure and energy-related performance has not been reviewed thoroughly in the literature.

What are hollow multi-shelled structures?

Materials with hollow multi-shelled structures (HoMSs) have drawn extensive attention recently due to their advantages benefiting from their unique structures, making them promising candidates for energy conversion and storage applications.

What are hollow nanostructures?

Hollow nanostructures have shown great promise for energy storage, conversion, and production technologies. Significant efforts have been devoted to the design and synthesis of hollow nanostructures with diverse compositional and geometric characteristics in the past decade.

Can MOF-derived hollow materials be used for energy storage?

In this review, we summarize the recent progress in the fabrication of MOF-derived hollow materials and their applications for energy storage, particularly for lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, lithium–Se batteries, lithium–sulfur batteries and supercapacitors.