Metal-organic framework derived hollow polyhedron metal oxide posited graphene oxide for energy storage applications

A composite made from hollow polyhedron copper oxide and graphene oxide was synthesized by sintering a Cu-based metal-organic framework (Cu-MOF) embedded with exfoliated graphene oxide. As a proof-of-concept application, the obtained Cuox-rGO materials were used in a lithium-ion battery and a sodium-ion battery as anode materials. Overall, the Cuox-rGO composite delivers excellent electrochemical properties with stable cycling when compared to pure CuO-rGO and Cu-MOF.