Metal–Organic Framework (MOF)-Derived Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) Applications in Fuel Cell Systems: A Review of Current Advancements and Perspectives

Karmegam Dhanabalan (), Muthukumar Perumalsamy, Ganesan Sriram, Nagaraj Murugan, Shalu, Thangarasu Sadhasivam () and Tae Hwan Oh ()
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Karmegam Dhanabalan: School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
Muthukumar Perumalsamy: Nanomaterials & System Laboratory, Major of Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Applied Energy System, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
Ganesan Sriram: School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
Nagaraj Murugan: Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, School of Polymer Science and Engineering & Alan G. MacDiarmid Energy Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
Shalu: Department of Physics, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201310, India
Thangarasu Sadhasivam: School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
Tae Hwan Oh: School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 13, 1-19

Abstract: High-porosity, crystalline, and surface-area-rich metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) may be employed in electrochemical energy applications for active catalysis. MOFs have recently been modified using secondary building blocks, open metal sites with large pore diameters, and functional ligands for electronic conductivity. They have the potential for excellent performance in fuel cell applications, and they have several possibilities to enhance the fundamental characteristics of mass and electron transportation. MOFs may be combined with other materials, such as solitary metal nanoparticles and carbon and nitrogen composites, to increase their catalytic efficacy, especially in oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). As a result, this study focuses on MOF derivatives for ORR applications, including porous carbon MOF, single metal MOF-derived composites, metal oxides, and metal phosphides. An efficient MOF electrocatalyst platform for ORR applications is presented, along with its prospects. These initiatives promote promising MOF electrocatalysts for enhancing fuel cell efficiency and pique curiosity for possible growth in subsequent research.

Keywords: metal–organic framework; electrocatalyst; nanoparticles; oxygen reduction reaction; fuel cell (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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