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Thermally Reduced Graphene/MXene Film for Enhanced Li-ion Storage
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Thermally Reduced Graphene/MXene Film for Enhanced Li-ion Storage

Shuaikai Xu, Yohan Dall'Agnese, Junzhi Li, Yury Gogotsi and Wei Han
Chemistry : a European journal, v 24(69), pp 18556-18563
10 Dec 2018
PMID: 30387524
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https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10067516/View

Abstract

Li-ion storage flexible anodes porous film graphene MXene
Two-dimensional transition-metal carbides called MXenes are emerging electrode materials for energy storage due to their metallic electrical conductivity and low ion diffusion barrier. In this work, we combined Ti CT MXene with graphene oxide (GO) followed by a thermal treatment to fabricate flexible rGO/Ti CT film, in which electrochemically active rGO and Ti CT nanosheets impede the stacking of layers and synergistically interact producing ionically and electronically conducting electrodes. The effect of the thermal treatment on the electrochemical performance of Ti CT is evaluated. As anode for Li-ion storage, the thermally treated Ti CT possesses a higher capacity in comparison to as-prepared Ti CT . The freestanding hybrid rGO/Ti CT films exhibit excellent reversible capacity (700 mAh g at 0.1 Ag ), cycling stability and rate performance. Additionally, flexible rGO/Ti C T films are made using the same method and also present improved capacity. Therefore, this study provides a simple, yet effective, approach to combine rGO with different MXenes, which can enhance their electrochemical properties for Li-ion batteries.

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