Journal article
Ten Years of Progress in the Synthesis and Development of MXenes
Advanced materials (Weinheim), v 33(39), 2103393
01 Oct 2021
PMID: 34396592
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Abstract
Since their discovery in 2011, the number of 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) has steadily increased. Currently more than 40 MXene compositions exist. The ultimate number is far greater and in time they may develop into the largest family of 2D materials known. MXenes' unique properties, such as their metal-like electrical conductivity reaching approximate to 20 000 S cm(-1), render them quite useful in a large number of applications, including energy storage, optoelectronic, biomedical, communications, and environmental. The number of MXene papers and patents published has been growing quickly. The first MXene generation is synthesized using selective etching of metal layers from the MAX phases, layered transition metal carbides and carbonitrides using hydrofluoric acid. Since then, multiple synthesis approaches have been developed, including selective etching in a mixture of fluoride salts and various acids, non-aqueous etchants, halogens, and molten salts, allowing for the synthesis of new MXenes with better control over their surface chemistries. Herein, a brief historical overview of the first 10 years of MXene research and a perspective on their synthesis and future development are provided. The fact that their production is readily scalable in aqueous environments, with high yields bodes well for their commercialization.
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- Title
- Ten Years of Progress in the Synthesis and Development of MXenes
- Creators
- Michael Naguib - Tulane UniversityMichel W. Barsoum - Drexel UniversityYury Gogotsi - Drexel University, Materials Science and Engineering
- Publication Details
- Advanced materials (Weinheim), v 33(39), 2103393
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) Program DE-AC02-05CH11231; 6951370 / Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Vehicle Technologies of the U.S. Department of Energy; United States Department of Energy (DOE) DMR-1740795 / National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF) U.S. Department of Energy; United States Department of Energy (DOE) Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport (FIRST) Center, an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) - (U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences); United States Department of Energy (DOE)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000685973200001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85112809982
- Other Identifier
- 991019168813404721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
- Chemistry, Physical
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
- Physics, Applied
- Physics, Condensed Matter