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2023
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Wen Xiao,Huan Yu,Chenghao Xu,Zhongyi Pu,Xiangyu Cheng,Fang Yu,Chao Liu,Qinfang Zhang,Zhigang Zou
Developing high-efficiency photocatalysts for tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) degradation is of great significance to ecosystems and human beings. In this work, a two-step process of exfoliation and re-stacking was performed to prepare re-stacked HTiNbO 5 nanosheets (R-HTNS) and then coupled with Ti 3 C 2 MXene to construct Ti 3 C 2 MXene/R-HTNS (MX/RTS) with a 2D/2D Schottky heterojunction. These 2D/2D heterostructures between Ti 3 C 2 MXene and R-HTNS can produce an internal electric field and provide maximum interface area for efficient charge transfer across the intimate interface. The photocatalytic performance of samples was evaluated by TCH degradation under simulated sunlight. The MX/RTS composites, with an optimal sample of 3-MX/RTS, show enhanced photocatalytic activity for TCH degradation compared with R-HTNS. The characterization results reveal that the introduction of Ti 3 C 2 MXene can significantly increase specific surface area for providing more reactive sites and broaden the light absorption region. Besides, the incident light energy is absorbed by the Ti 3 C 2 MXene component in MX/RTS composites to generate photothermal energy (heat), which facilitates the charge carrier separation and surface reaction kinetics. Thus, the enhanced TCH photodegradation activity for MX/RTS composites is due to the introduction of Ti 3 C 2 MXene, which possesses the synergistic effect of the increased specific surface area, improved light-harvesting capacity, 2D/2D Schottky heterojunction, and photothermal energy effect. Additionally, the TCH photodegradation behavior is deliberated with a detailed discussion on various coexisting ions. During TCH photodegradation, the active radical species are determined for 3-MX/RTS. According to the characterization results, the possible TCH photodegradation pathway and mechanism over 3-MX/RTS are explored. This work may offer a novel insight for constructing MXene-based heterostructured photocatalysts with high efficiency.
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Nano Energy
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2021
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Pengfei Yan,Liang Ji,Xiaopeng Liu,Qinghua Guan,Junling Guo,Yonglong Shen,Haijun Zhang,Weifeng Wei,Xinwei Cui,Qun Xu
2D heterostructures offer a great opportunity in seeking high-performing energy storage materials ; however, performance ceiling exists, limited by their van-der-Waals (vdW) interactions. Here, we explore a novel 2D, amorphous MoO 3−x (aMoO 3−x ) on Ti 3 C 2 -MXene, non-vdW heterostructure via a facile synthesis route. Density functional theory computations suggest that the non-vdW heterostructure can strongly stabilize aMoO 3−x while maintaining electrical conductivity at a high level. Facile 2D Li-ion diffusion can then be achieved in the restacked 2D non-vdW heterostructures due to the weakened interactions between two defective MoO 3−x layers, leading to a capacitor-like interlayer diffusion reaching a large capacity of 426 C g −1 on the surface of the amorphous layer and a diffusion-controlled intralayer diffusion of 546 C g −1 within the amorphous layer. These characteristics optimize Li-ion storage kinetics while achieving full capacities of amorphous materials with high stability. This work might offer a feasible platform of 2D non-vdW heterostructures for boosting and understanding Li-ion storage performance.
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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2020
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Haoran Song,Yuwei Wang,Zheng Ling,Daoyuan Zu,Zhuo Li,Yongming Shen,Changping Li
In-situ construction of heterojunction photocatalyst on two-dimensional (2D) Ti 3 C 2 MXene substrate has been proved to be a feasible method to enhance the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. However, the limited interlayer spacing of 2D Ti 3 C 2 hinders the in-situ growth of TiO 2 photocatalyst. Herein, the intercalation strategy was developed in deep eutectic solvents (DESs) method to achieve interlayer expansion of Ti 3 C 2 and improve Ti 3 C 2 -derived photocatalyst performance. Because of the intercalation of choline cations, the DESs method synthesized Ti 3 C 2 (Ti 3 C 2 -DES) had the larger c -lattice parameter than that of traditional HF method synthesized Ti 3 C 2 (Ti 3 C 2 -HF). The interlayer space of Ti 3 C 2 -DES could be intercalated with more water molecule for oxidization of the Ti atoms, which remarkably promoted the in-situ growth of TiO 2 crystals. The formed heterojunction between (001) and (101) facets enhanced carriers separation. The Ti 3 C 2 substrate with excellent conductivity further promoted carriers transfer. As a result, Ti 3 C 2 /TiO 2 photocatalyst exhibited superior perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) removal performance (almost 100% removal efficiency and 49% defluorination efficiency within 16 h) compared with the traditional Ti 3 C 2 -HF/TiO 2 (22% removal efficiency and 12% defluorination efficiency within 16 h). This study provides a feasible strategy for enhancing photocatalytic degradation of PFOA by Ti 3 C 2 MXene-derived heterojunction photocatalyst.
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BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY
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2021
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Mengmeng Zhang,Lisha Mei,Li Zhang,Xiao Wang,Xiaochen Liao,Xiuwen Qiao,Chenglin Hong
Electrochemical immunoassays are commonly used to detect biomarkers and Ti 3 C 2 MXene anchored CuAu-LDH two-dimensional hydroxide heterojunctions for dual-mode electrochemical immunosensors were fabricated in this work. Layered double hydroxides have a large surface area, high chemical stability, tunable metal composition and interchangeable anions, however, the insulating nature of LDH further limits its catalytic performance. For this reason, Ti 3 C 2 Mxenes were introduced to improve this problem. 2D layers of Ti 3 C 2 Mxenes with large specific surface area and excellent conductivity have been well proven and widely used. And the surface of Ti 3 C 2 Mxenes (due to the presence of abundant surface functional groups), will facilitate the anchoring of metal ions and the nucleation of LDH. In addition, its excellent electrical conductivity will facilitate the electron transfer between Cu 2+ and Cu + . The immunosensor not only showed a heavy square wave voltammetry (SWV) signal. It also exhibited high electrocatalytic activity for H 2 O 2 redox reactions and improves the sensitivity of the Ampere Current (i-t) detection. The CEA immunosensor developed in this study showed a wide linear response (0.0001–80 ng/mL) and the lowest detection limits (SWV: 33.6 fg/mL and i-t: 45.4 fg/mL S/N = 3). The results confirmed the excellent analytical capability of the immunosensor.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2019
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Jiyou Shen,Jun Shen,Wenjing Zhang,Xiaohui Yu,Hua Tang,Mingyi Zhang,Zulfiqar,Qinqin Liu
Ti 3 C 2 -MXene, which exhibits excellent electronic conductivity and optical properties , has been identified as a promising noble-metal-free co-catalyst for the development of efficient photocatalysts for environmental remediation. Herein, CeO 2 /Ti 3 C 2 -MXene hybrids were prepared by the in-situ growth of cube-like CeO 2 using ultrathin Ti 3 C 2 -MXene nanosheets as a two-dimensional platform via a simple hydrothermal route. Upon exposure to solar light, the CeO 2 /Ti 3 C 2 -MXene hybrid with the optimal ratio of Ti 3 C 2 -MXene exhibited enhanced performance in photocatalytic tetracycline degradation and CO 2 reduction, with activities 6.3 and 1.5 times greater than those of pristine CeO 2 , respectively. The improved activity of CeO 2 /Ti 3 C 2 -MXene was attributed to the Schottky junction induced by the built-in electric field between CeO 2 and Ti 3 C 2 -MXene, which drives the photogenerated electrons from CeO 2 to Ti 3 C 2 -MXene and expedites the segregation of the electrons and holes. This work may shed light on the careful design of novel Schottky junctions utilizing noble-metal free Ti 3 C 2 -MXene as co-catalysts for building efficient photocatalytic systems enacted in pollutant degradation and energy conversion.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2025
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Lan Ding,Jing Xu,Zeyu Zhang,Kezhen Qi,Ge Jin
Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) via water splitting is a prospective technology for achieving the sustainable production of hydrogen. So, ruthenium-based electrocatalysts have been extensively studied. However, metallic ruthenium tends to agglomerate due to the high cohesive energy, resulting in decreased HER performance in practical usage. Introducing sufficient support for dispersing and immobilizing ruthenium-based species is a viable way to enhance the utilization efficiency. MXene-based materials with unique surface termination groups, superior chemical stability, high specific surface area and favorable electrical conductivity have received significant attention as low-cost carriers for the development of active catalysts in HER. Herein, nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) atom-doped titanium carbide (Ti 3 C 2 ) quantum dots (QDs) were successfully synthesized as efficient carriers for anchoring ultra-small ruthenium nanoparticles (NPs) toward electrocatalytic HER. Electrochemical tests reveal that the resultant N,S-Ti 3 C 2 QDs/Ru displays superior HER performance with low overpotentials of 28, 25 and 56 mV at 10 mA cm −2 current density in 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 , 1 M KOH and 1 M PBS solutions, respectively. Such a low overpotential is comparable to most previously reported non-metallic catalysts, Ru-based electrocatalysts and commercial Pt/C. In addition, N,S-Ti 3 C 2 QDs/Ru displays extraordinarily long-term stability over a relatively wide pH range and is indeed a kind of pH-universal catalyst for hydrogen evolution. Furthermore, density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrate that the interactions between metal Ru and N,S-Ti 3 C 2 MXene QDs effectively regulate the electronic structure of the active site Ru, lowering the energy barrier of the electrocatalytic HER intermediate, thus dramatically enhancing the activity for N,S-Ti 3 C 2 QDs/Ru. This work proposes a novel approach to functionalize MXene quantum dots for use as low-cost electrocatalysts with promising practical applications in renewable energy conversion.
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ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS
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2024
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Shuai Qi,Sai Gong,Chang Liu,Shenzhen Li,Bo Li,Shiwei Xie,Xiao Zhang
Intrinsic self-healing waterborne polyurethane (WPU) is an environmentally friendly, economically viable, and practical novel intelligent material. However, the key to achieving practical applications lies in the remote activation of repair in self-healing materials and the excellent mechanical properties of the matrix. In this study, we introduce quadruple hydrogen bonding in the polyurethane backbone. We have incorporated a novel two-dimensional sheet-like material, MXene, to achieve visible light remote-driven self-healing of material hydrogen bonds while enhancing the material’s mechanical properties. By utilizing the MXene supernatant, this approach not only resolves the issues of poor stability and easy sedimentation of MXene nanosheets in water-based polymers but also helps to prevent resource wastage. Our research results demonstrate that the composite film exhibits a tensile strength of 6.55 MPa and a fracture elongation of 604%. Additionally, quadruple hydrogen bonds in the WPU chains enable rapid self-healing of microcracks under visible light irradiation at 300 mW/cm2, with complete disappearance within 80 min.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2024
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IF 4.9
Yan Li,Han Zhang,Guo Qu,Lingying Xie,Sisi Tang,Hang Lei,Yuxia Zhong,Yue-Fei Zhang
A novel chitosan-based composite hydrogel (CS/PEI-MXene) made of polyethyleneimine and Ti 3 C 2 MXene as modifiers and acrolein as crosslinker has been synthesized simply and conveniently, which could be applied in the removal of residual antibiotic pharmaceuticals (chlortetracycline (CTC), ibuprofen (IBU), etc.) from aqueous environments. The CS/PEI-MXene was used as an adsorbent for chlortetracycline and ibuprofen. The removal rates of CTC and IBU could be achieved to 91.1 % and 99.25 %, respectively. In addition, the reusability of CS/PEI-MXene for CTC and IBU appeared good capacity, and the removal rate was maintained at approximately 70 % after five cycles. FT-IR, XPS, and zeta potential were used to show that the hydrogel was successfully synthesized, and its physicochemical characteristics were studied. Systematically examined were conducted on the effects of pH (3−10), contact time (0–120 min), and temperature (30–40 °C) on the adsorption efficiency of CS/PEI-MXene. The adsorption mechanism of CS/PEI-MXene on CTC and IBU mainly included electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding. Overall, the development of MXene based hydrogel adsorbent will provide a practical approach to the treatment of wastewater containing antibiotic pharmaceuticals and have great potential for practical applications.
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RSC Advances
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2025
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Fang Li,Shuyue Xiong,Yijun Tan,Mingming Luo,Zijian Wu
Antibiotics play an excellent role in preventing and treating animal diseases, but their improper use poses a potential threat to public health. Designing a sensing platform to detect trace amounts of antibiotic residues in actual samples is a significant challenge. To achieve this objective, a self-assembly aptasensor based on a two-round signal amplification strategy for kanamycin (KANA) trace detection was demonstrated by employing carbon dot (CD) decorated Ti3C2 MXene as electrode modification material and the complex of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) and methylene blue (MB) as probes, where dsDNA was composed of complementary DNA (cDNA) and aptamers. The CDs can effectively suppress the self-stacking of Ti3C2 MXene to promote electron transfer and provide plenty of exposed active sites for the aptamer to capture KANA precisely. The MB inserted into dsDNA would be liberated upon interaction with KANA due to a competitive process that occurs among cDNA and KANA, reducing electrical signal. Under the optimal conditions, the constructed aptasensor exhibited a good linear relationship between the output signal and the logarithm of KANA concentration in the range of 1 fM–1 mM, and the limit of detection is 0.892 fM. The satisfactory selectivity, stability, and reproducibility suggested that the prepared aptasensor can be a universal platform to detect other antibiotic residues by anchoring corresponding aptamers. Furthermore, it has been successfully applied to determine KANA in milk samples (recovery rates ranged from 101.01% to 107.21%, and the RSD was below 5%), demonstrating potential application prospects in the food-safety analysis field.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2022
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IF 6.371
Xiaoxin Lv,Zixiao Deng,Menglian Wang,Jiujun Deng
Transition-metal carbides, carbonitrides , and nitrides (MXene) as an emerging two-dimensional semiconductor has open an ideal pathway for fabricating various TiO 2 -based functional materials . In this work, we demonstrate a simple and one-step heat treatment for the fabrication of Ti 3 C 2 MXene-derived carbon-doped TiO 2 /Fe 2 O 3 composite for superior lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). As an anode, the as-fabricated composite delivers an excellent lithium-ion storage of 538 mA h/g at a current density of 0.1 A/g and superior rate performance of 152.6 mA h/g at a higher current density of 5 A/g, which is 6 times higher than that of C-doped TiO 2 electrode. In addition, a remarkable cyclic stability with 88.46 % capacity retention is also obtained for the composite anode at a current density of 1 A/g after 1000 cycles. Based on various characterizations, the greatly enhanced electrochemical performance can be attributed to the synergistic effects of carbon doping, layered structures of TiO 2 , and the anchoring of Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles , which effectively promote the charge transport kinetics. This study will broaden the Ti 3 C 2 MXene application in LIBs and meanwhile provide an alternative method for synthesizing more efficient anode materials .
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2025
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Yuxuan Zhang,Junzhe Zhang,Hongming Zhao,Danfeng Zhang,Mei Wang,Peng Li,Liyong Wang,Yan-Bing He,Huiqi Wang
Quantum dots have been extensively utilized in diverse components of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their distinctive electronic structures, extremely high specific surface area, and remarkable interfacial regulation ability. In this work, a facile liquid-phase exfoliation method was employed to break down bulk boron into quantum-sized dots using a probe high-power ultrasonic crusher. The obtained boron quantum dots (BQDs) were confined within highly dispersed Ti 3 C 2 MXene, thereby forming BQDs/Ti 3 C 2 stacked composite anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Based on the quantum confinement effect, BQDs exhibit superior electrochemical activity compared to bulk boron, providing abundant active sites for ion insertion and extraction. The well-dispersed BQDs in the Ti 3 C 2 MXene form a continuous network, facilitating efficient charge and ion diffusion and transport throughout the entire structure. Electron deficiency induced by BQDs occurs in the interlayers of Ti 3 C 2 MXene, thus the local electronic defect is introduced into the originally perfect periodic atomic arrangement and electronic potential field. This would cause ripples in the entire electronic system, leading to a redistribution of electrons. This not only enhances the charge transfer kinetics but also modulates the lithium-ion diffusion pathways through local electric field intensification. The as-prepared BQDs/Ti 3 C 2 stacked composite thus delivers an extremely high initial discharge capacity of 2514.5 mAh g −1 at 0.05 A g −1 , a large reversible capacity of 835.3 mAh g −1 at 0.1 A g −1 , and outstanding long-term cycle stability, with 958.0 mAh g −1 retained after 300 cycles. Notably, it also demonstrates exceptional long-term cycling performance at 2.0 A g −1 , with the capacity increasing from 459.5 mAh g −1 after 163 cycles to 1251.7 mAh g −1 after 759 cycles. The exploration of BQDs embedded in Ti 3 C 2 MXene is anticipated to inspire in-depth investigations into advanced BQD-powered MXene anode materials for LIBs.
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ACS Nano
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2021
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Wen Zhu,Li Ren,Chong Lu,Hao Xu,Fengzhan Sun,Zhewen Ma,Jianxin Zou
MXenes are considered as potential support materials for nanoconfinement of MgH2/Mg to improve the hydrogen storage properties. However, it has never been realized so far due to the stacking and oxidation problems caused by unexpected surface terminations (−OH, −O, etc.) on MXenes. In this study, hexadecyl trimethylammonium bromide was used to build a 3D Ti3C2Tx architecture of folded nanosheets to reduce the stacking risk of flakes, and a bottom-up self-assembly strategy was successfully applied to synthesize ultradispersed MgH2 nanoparticles anchored on the surface of the annealed 3D Ti3C2Tx (Ti-MX). The composite with a 60 wt % loading of MgH2 NPs, 60MgH2@Ti-MX, starts to decompose at 140 °C and is capable of releasing 3.0 wt % H2 at 150 °C within 2.5 h. In addition, a reversible capacity up to 4.0 wt % H2 was still maintained after 60 cycles at 200 °C without obvious loss in kinetics. In situ high-resolution TEM observations of the decomposition process together with other analyses revealed that the nanosize effect caused by the nanoconfinement and the multiphasic interfaces between MgH2(Mg) and Ti-MX, especially the in situ formed catalytic TiH2, were main reasons accounting for the superior hydrogen sorption performances.
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