To
improve the electrochemical performances and to understand the
mechanism of lithium storage of polyoxometalate-based metal–organic
frameworks (POMOFs), a generic strategy to construct nanocomposites
based on POMOFs and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) assisted by polypyrrole
(PPy) as an adhesive, and a conductive additive is demonstrated for
the first time in this work. Here, two fascinating vanadium-capped
POMs-encapsulating MOFs, [Cu12(Trz)8Cl][PMo12O42V2] (Trz = 1,2,4 triazole) (POMOF-1, and -2), were explored in detail. Although
POMOF-1 and -2 have different cell parameters
and morphologies caused by the different stacking directions, both
are the same compound. Using PPy as an adhesive, POMOF-2 was successfully anchored on RGO, resulting in a new type of POMOF@PPy/RGO
(PPG-n, n = 1, 2, 3) nanocomposites.
The resulting PPG-3 nanocomposite exhibits excellent
reversible capacity (985 mA h g–1 at 50 mA g–1 after 100 cycles) and outstanding rate capabilities,
which is much better than those of most nanocomposite electrodes based
on POMs. Meanwhile, the lithium storage mechanism of PPG-3 has been discussed by analyzing X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
and powder X-ray diffraction patterns. Moreover, the PPG-3 nanocomposite exhibits the hybrid supercapacitor-battery behavior
confirmed by the analysis results of cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical
impedance spectroscopy. This might open a new avenue for designing
other multifunctional POMOF-based nanocomposites as high-performance
electrode materials for lithium storage.