Recent reports on nano-composite materials derived from molybdenum based and molybdenum enriched MOFs for electrochemical use in the field of energy

Depleting sources of fossil fuels combined with skyrocketing demands of energy to fuel the modern civilization has left us scrambling for sustainable energy sources. Devices for efficiently converting renewable energy sources or storing the produced green energy will drive the research for green energy solutions in future. Electrocatalytic water splitting which comprises of two half-cell reactions the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is promising for generation of hydrogen which is a green energy source. Materials which act as electrodes for the electrocatalysis are being investigated right now. Similarly materials which may form the electrodes for the storage devices like batteries and supercapacitors are also in high demand. Molybdenum carbides and oxides have emerged as alternatives to traditionally used noble metal based materials for these purposes. They improve the commercial viability of the process. It has been observed that porous nature of the materials which provides electrocatalytic reaction sites, allows seamless material transport across them and has high conductivity, improves the efficiency of these materials. Now a days nanohybrid materials derived from molybdenum bearing/enriched MOFs which fits these requirements are being used as electrode materials quite frequently with satisfactory results.