Journal article
Electrical and Elastic Properties of Individual Single‐Layer Nb4C3Tx MXene Flakes
Advanced electronic materials, v 6(4), pn/a
Apr 2020
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Abstract
2D carbides and nitrides (MXenes) are widely recognized for their exceptional promise for numerous applications. However, physical property measurements of their individual monolayers remain very limited despite their importance for revealing the intrinsic physical properties of MXenes. The first mechanical and electrical measurements of individual single‐layer flakes of Nb4C3Tx MXene, which are prepared via an improved synthetic method are reported. Characterization of field‐effect transistor devices based on individual single‐layer Nb4C3Tx flakes shows an electrical conductivity of 1024 ± 165 S cm−1, which is two orders of magnitude higher than the previously reported values for bulk Nb4C3Tx assemblies, and an electron mobility of 0.41 ± 0.27 cm2 V−1 s−1. Atomic force microscopy nanoindentation measurements of monolayer Nb4C3Tx membranes yield an effective Young's modulus of 386 ± 13 GPa, assuming a membrane thickness of 1.26 nm. This is the highest value reported for nanoindentation measurements of solution‐processable 2D materials, revealing the potential of Nb4C3Tx as a primary component for various mechanical applications. Finally, the agreement between the mechanical properties of 2D Nb4C3Tx MXene and cubic NbC suggests that the extensive experimental data on bulk carbides could be useful for identifying new MXenes with improved functional characteristics.
The first electrical and mechanical measurements of individual monolayer flakes of Nb4C3Tx MXene are reported. They show an electrical conductivity of 1024 ± 165 S cm−1, which is much higher than the previously reported values for bulk Nb4C3Tx assemblies. Due to its high effective Young's modulus (386 ± 13 GPa), Nb4C3Tx is a promising material for various mechanical applications.
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- Title
- Electrical and Elastic Properties of Individual Single‐Layer Nb4C3Tx MXene Flakes
- Creators
- Alexey Lipatov - of Nebraska‐LincolnMohamed Alhabeb - Drexel UniversityHaidong Lu - University of Nebraska‐LincolnShuangshuang Zhao - Jilin UniversityMichael J Loes - of Nebraska‐LincolnNataliia S Vorobeva - of Nebraska‐LincolnYohan Dall'Agnese - Jilin UniversityYu Gao - Jilin UniversityAlexei Gruverman - University of Nebraska‐LincolnYury Gogotsi - Drexel UniversityAlexander Sinitskii - University of Nebraska‐Lincoln
- Publication Details
- Advanced electronic materials, v 6(4), pn/a
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- Nebraska Research Initiative Libyan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Nebraska Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (DMR‐1420645) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS‐1542182) Nebraska Public Power District NSF (ECCS‐1542182) Division of Materials Research U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (DE‐SC0018618) Savannah River Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy (DE‐SC0018618) Libyan North America Scholarship Program
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000515992000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85080046801
- Other Identifier
- 991014969755204721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
- Physics, Applied