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Alkylammonium Cation Intercalation into Ti3C2 (MXene): Effects on Properties and Ion-Exchange Capacity Estimation
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Alkylammonium Cation Intercalation into Ti3C2 (MXene): Effects on Properties and Ion-Exchange Capacity Estimation

Michael Ghidiu, Sankalp Kota, Joseph Halim, Alexander W. Sherwood, Nils Nedfors, Johanna Rosen, Vadym N. Mochalin and Michel W. Barsoum
Chemistry of materials, v 29(3), pp 1099-1106
14 Feb 2017

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Chemistry Chemistry, Physical Materials Science Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Physical Sciences Science & Technology Technology
Ti3C2Tx MXene intercalated with Li+ ions was produced and ion-exchanged with a series of trimethylalkylammonium (AA) cations of increasing alkyl chain length. A discontinuous expansion in the MXene layer spacing was observed, attributed to complete packing of the interlayer space at a critical chain length. The latter was used to estimate the number of cations per Ti3C2 formula unit, which was found to be in good agreement with a similar quantification obtained from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The system was also modeled using density functional theory and molecular dynamics, arriving at cation concentrations in the same range. The intercalated AA cations led to tunable increases in resistivity of the normally highly electrically conductive MXene and were investigated as interlayer pillars in electrochemical capacitors.

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