Using a deposition-reduction method, Mg/MOF nanocomposites were prepared as composites of Mg and metal-organic framework materials (MOFs = ZIF-8, ZIF-67 and MOF-74). The addition of MOFs can enhance the hydrogen storage properties of Mg. For example, within 5000 s, 0.6 wt%, 1.2 wt%, 2.7 wt%, 3.7 wt% of hydrogen were released from Mg, Mg/MOF-74, Mg/ZIF-8, Mg/ZIF-67, respectively. Activation energy values of 198.9 kJ mol(-1) H-2, 161.7 kJ mol(-1) H-2, 192.1 kJ mol(-1) H-2 were determined for the Mg/ZIF-8, Mg/ZIF-67, Mg/MOF-74 hydrides, which are 6 kJ mol(-1 )H(2), 43.2 kJ mol(-1) H-2, and 12.8 kJ mol(-1) H-2 lower than that of Mg hydride, respectively. Moreover, the cyclic stability characterizing Mg hydride was significantly improved when adding ZIF-67. The hydrogen storage capacity of the Mg/ZIF-67 nanocomposite remained unchanged, even after 100 cycles of hydrogenation/dehydrogenation. This excellent cyclic stability may have resulted from the core-shell structure of the Mg/ZIF-67 nanocomposite. (C) 2019 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.