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Overview of the synthesis of MXenes and other ultrathin 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides
Current opinion in solid state & materials science, v 23(3), pp 149-163
01 Jun 2019
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Abstract
In 2011, a new family of two dimensional (2D) carbides, carbonitrides and nitrides - labeled MXenes - was discovered. Since then the number of papers on these materials has increased exponentially for several reasons amongst them: their hydrophilic nature, excellent electronic conductivities and ease of synthesizing large quantities in water. This unique combination of properties and ease of processing has positioned them as enabling materials for a large, and quite varied, host of applications from energy storage to electromagnetic shielding, transparent conductive electrodes, electrocatalysis, to name a few. Since the initial synthesis of Ti3C2 in hydrofluoric acid, many more compositions were discovered, and different synthesis pathways were explored. Most of the work done so far has been conducted on top-down synthesis where a layered parent compound is etched and then exfoliated. Three bottom-up synthesis methods, chemical vapor deposition, a template method and plasma enhanced pulsed laser deposition have been reported. The latter methods enable the synthesis of not only high-quality ultrathin 2D transition metal carbide and nitride films, but also those that could not be synthesized by selective etching. This article reviews and summarizes the most important breakthroughs in the synthesis of MXenes and high-quality ultrathin 2D transition metal carbide and nitride films.
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- Title
- Overview of the synthesis of MXenes and other ultrathin 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides
- Creators
- Louisiane Verger - Drexel UniversityChuan Xu - Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang 110016 PR ChinaVarun Natu - Drexel UniversityHui-Ming Cheng - University of Science and Technology of ChinaWencai Ren - University of Science and Technology of ChinaMichel W. Barsoum - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Current opinion in solid state & materials science, v 23(3), pp 149-163
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- 51325205; 51290273; 51521091 / National Science Foundation of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) KGZD-EW-T06 / Chinese Academy of Sciences 621-2014-4890 / Swedish Research Council; European Commission SYNL-T.S. K Research Fellowship XDB30000000 / Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chinese Academy of Sciences Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000483415300004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85062420588
- Other Identifier
- 991019168425904721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
- Physics, Applied
- Physics, Condensed Matter