Small Methods
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2023
·Vol. 7
·期 6
·2300302
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Ling Lei,Jiaxi Yin,Kangbing Wu,Nianjun Yang
2D MXenes are widely proved to be potential electrode materials, although the size effect on their electrochemistry is not fully understood. In this work, Ti 3 C 2 T x nanoflakes are prepared through acidic etching of Ti 3 AlC 2 powders, followed by the intercalation treatment with tetrapropylammonium hydroxide. Such a method produces large-scale delaminated and oxygenated nanoflakes. With aid of centrifugation, the nanoflakes with varied lateral sizes and thicknesses are collected, where electrochemical response of charged redox probes and polar phenol molecules is varied. Density functional theory and energy dispersive spectroscopy confirm such electrochemical response is dependent on the size and thickness of used nanoflakes, more exactly the oxygen content on their surface. Taking the nanoflakes obtained using a centrifugal speed of 5000 rpm (MX-TPA 0.2 ) as an example, they feature good dispersibility, a high oxygen content, a small size, and a thin thickness. On these nanoflakes electrochemical response of polar p -substituted phenols is pronounced, stemming from a strong electron-withdrawing interaction of their oxygenated termination with the Ar-OH. A sensitive electrochemical sensor is further constructed for the detection of p -nitrophenol. This work thus provides an approach to synthesize MXenes with different sizes and thicknesses as well as further to reveal size-dependent electrochemistry of MXenes.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2021
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IF 5.097
Meng Wu,Yipeng An,Ru Yang,Zhenhua Tao,Qixun Xia,Qianku Hu,Mian Li,Ke Chen,Zhanying Zhang,Qing Huang,Shu-hong Ma,Aiguo Zhou
In this paper, the performance and fundamental mechanisms on gas sensing of V2CTx and Ti3C2Tx MXenes were investigated. The MXenes nanosheets with the same chemical composition can show positive or negative response to the same gas due to the change of surface chemistry, which, in turn, is affected by the etching solution to make the samples. The residual Li or Na atoms on the surface of MXenes have a weak impact on the gas sensing performance; however, the ratio of Cl/F has a strong impact. V2CTx made in HF showed positive/zero response to the eight gases tested in this paper and had excellent sensing performance to methane. However, V2CTx made in LiF+HCl showed negative/zero response, while that made in NaF+HCl displayed positive response only to formaldehyde. Ti3C2Tx made in NaF+HCl showed a positive response to all detected gases while that made in ZnCl2 had better gas detection ability but showed a negative response to ammonia, triethylamine, and toluene. On the basis of the theoretical simulations, the structure-sensitive sensing behavior of MXenes as gas sensors is mainly ascribed to the structure-dependent electron transmission mechanism upon adsorbed gas molecule. This study is significant to the application of MXene sensors for designing specific gases.
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Nature Communications
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2026
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Liu Minmin,Yang Liting,Chen Guanyu,Wu Zhengchen,Yang Xiaofen,Liang Guisheng,Che Renchao
Terminational chemistry traditionally influences MXenes’ carrier concentration and inter-flake spacing, and thereby electronic properties. Herein, the unusual terminational effect on the periodic atomic displacement, namely ripple, has been demonstrated. The rippling structure strongly depends on the atomic radii of halogen terminations, including -Cl, -Br, and -I. This originates from the atomic response to local strain fluctuation induced by terminations. The atomic ripple in Ti 3 C 2 Br x enhances electric coupling among adjacent atoms and promotes their charge transfer, thereby improving the electrical conductivity. Meanwhile, it significantly strengthens dielectric properties and markedly boosts the electromagnetic wave absorption capability. The maximum reflection loss value reaches −44.33 dB, and the effective absorption bandwidth is up to 3.94 GHz with a matching thickness of 1.40 mm. This work elucidated the effect of MXenes’ microstructure on their dielectric properties on the atomic scale and paved an avenue for the development of MXenes-based devices.
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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
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2017
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Zheng Wei,Zhang Peigen,Tian Wubian,Qin Xia,Zhang Yamei,Sun ZhengMing
To modify the adsorption performance of Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene , we report a facile approach to expand the interlayer spacing of Ti 3 C 2 T x and to tune its surface functional groups by hot alkaline solution treatment. In the treatment, the interlayer spacing of Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene is increased by up to 29% by LiOH, and the surface functional groups are tuned by converting -F to -OH. Among the MXenes, LiOH-Ti 3 C 2 T x and NaOH-Ti 3 C 2 T x can faster adsorb methylene blue (MB) than other MXene adsorbents; NaOH-Ti 3 C 2 T x possesses the highest adsorption capacity (189 mg/g) for MB, which can be ascribed to the cooperation of surface adsorption and intercalation adsorption. The experimental data suggest that the enhanced adsorption toward cationic dyes can be best described by a Langmuir isotherm.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2021
·Vol. 9
·期 32
·17390-17399
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IF 12.732
Tianshi Zhao,Chenguang Liu,Chun Zhao,Wangying Xu,Yina Liu,Ivona Z. Mitrovic,Eng Gee Lim,Li Yang,Ce Zhou Zhao
MXenes are a large class of two-dimensional (2D) materials widely studied recently since they have good water solubility and are able to tune the work function (WF) of materials without changing their electronic characteristics. Based on this, aqueous solution-processed indium-free zinc tin oxide (ZTO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) have been fabricated under an annealing temperature of 300 °C and successfully optimized. This optimization is achieved by fabricating a channel layer into a homojunction structure (MXene doped ZTO/ZTO) to form a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). Through doping the specific concentrations of Ti3C2Tx MXenes into the upper layer ZTO thin films, the TFTs exhibit enhanced field-effect mobilities (μFE) of 10.77 cm2 V−1 s−1 and 13.06 cm2 V−1 s−1 as well as a large on/off current ratio of more than 108. Moreover, compared with the undoped double-layer ZTO TFTs, the homojunction devices show better stability, mainly resulting from the transformation in leading conduction mode. Finally, through applying the homojunction channel on the solution-processed aluminum oxide (AlOx) dielectric layer, the μFE exhibits a further enhanced value of 28.35 cm2 V−1 s−1. This is the first report to apply MXenes to the channel layer of TFTs and to fabricate solution-processed ZTO thin films via an aqueous solvent under 300 °C.
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Nano-Micro Letters
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2024
·Vol. 17
·期 1
·1-16
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IF 31.6
Tang Junhui,Zhu Renyang,Pai Ya-Hsin,Zhao Yan,Xu Chen,Liang Ziqi
Investigation of dispersing solvents on processing Ti 3 C 2 T x thin films revealed that deionized water is superior to realize tight stacking and high orientation of MXene nanosheets.
A simultaneous elevation of Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity of neat Ti 3 C 2 T x films is achieved by increasing the centrifugal speed of MXene aqueous suspensions due to the energy filtering effect.
Further construction of Ti 3 C 2 T x nanocomposites significantly strengthens Seebeck coefficient yet disrupts the stacking of MXene nanosheets.
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RSC Advances
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 26
·21068-21076
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Yaxin Guo,Ya-Nan Wang,Jinsong Peng,Haiyan Song,Chunxia Chen
Arsenic (As) contamination in water remains a serious concern due to its high toxicity and harmful effects on human health and the environment. Herein, we successfully synthesized a novel photocatalyst (BiOBr/Ti3C2) by in situ inserting BiOBr nanoparticles into Ti3C2Tx MXenes for the photocatalytic degradation of organic arsenic roxarsone (3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenylarsonic acid) in wastewater. BiOBr/Ti3C2 exhibited a unique morphology characterized by uniform BiOBr nanoparticles within more dispersed Ti3C2Tx layers. Heterojunctions were formed between Ti3C2Tx and BiOBr, which were conducive to photogenerated charge separation and electron transfer in Ti3C2Tx layers. An optimal BiOBr/Ti3C2 photocatalyst achieved a removal efficiency of 1.27 mg gcat.−1 h−1 for 2 mg L−1 of roxarsone wastewater within 0.5 h and a higher removal rate (about 1.5 times at 3 h) than pure Ti3C2Tx. In addition, BiOBr/Ti3C2 exhibited an apparent quantum yield (AQY) of 29.5% and good reusability for 4 cycles. The enhanced photocatalytic performance was mainly attributed to the intercalation of BiOBr nanoparticles within Ti3C2Tx layers, which increased reaction space and improved the separation and transport of photocarriers. Holes (h+) and ˙OH in the valence band (VB) of BiOBr/Ti3C2 were involved in the main route of roxarsone oxidative mineralization. The present BiOBr/Ti3C2 system provides fundamentals for the sustainable photocatalytic treatment of wastewater containing organic arsenic.
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2021
·Vol. 31
·期 45
·2106000
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IF 18.808
Tianshi Zhao,Chun Zhao,Wangying Xu,Yina Liu,Hao Gao,Ivona Z. Mitrovic,Eng Gee Lim,Li Yang,Ce Zhou Zhao
The highly parallel artificial neural systems based on transistor-like devices have recently attracted widespread attention due to their high-efficiency computing potential and the ability to mimic biological neurobehavior. For the past decades, plenty of breakthroughs related to synaptic transistors have been investigated and reported. In this work, a kind of photoelectronic transistor that successfully mimics the behaviors of biological synapses has been proposed and systematically analyzed. For the individual device, MXenes and the self-assembled titanium dioxide on the nanosheet surface serve as floating gate and tunneling layers, respectively. As the unit electronics of the neural network, the typical synaptic behaviors and the reliable memory stability of the synaptic transistors have been demonstrated through the voltage test. Furthermore, for the first time, the UV-responsive synaptic properties of the MXenes floating gated transistor and its applications, including conditional reflex and supervised learning, have been measured and realized. These photoelectric synapse characteristics illustrate the great potential of the device in bio-imitation vision applications. Finally, through the simulation based on an artificial neural network algorithm, the device successfully realizes the recognition application of handwritten digital images. Thus, this article provides a highly feasible solution for applying artificial synaptic devices to hardware neuromorphic networks.
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RSC Advances
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 49
·34808-34816
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Zishan Hu,Yuanlin Li,Aijun Li,Hai-Hua Wang,Xiao-Feng Wang
Establishing stable and efficient Pt-free counter electrodes (CEs) is an important challenge for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Ti3C2Tx MXene, with its high catalytic activity and conductivity, has gained attention as a CE in DSSCs. The focus of this paper is on the preparation of Ti3C2Tx decorated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) composite electrode materials (CNTs/Ti3C2Tx), and testing their performance as CEs in DSSCs. Through a series of electrochemical tests, a CNTs/Ti3C2Tx CE exhibits good electrocatalytic activity toward iodine-based electrolytes with low charge transfer resistance, which is close to the performance of a Pt CE. The photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) of the CNTs/Ti3C2Tx (1.0 wt%) CE-based DSSCs reaches 5.83%, which is much higher than that of the CNTs CE (3.70%), and approximates that of the Pt CE (6.61%). We attribute the improved performance to the synergistic effect of the excellent conductivity and unique two-dimensional chemical structure of Ti3C2Tx MXene. Moreover, the photostability test of continuous light exposure shows that the CNTs/Ti3C2Tx-1.0 wt% (C/T-1.0 wt%) CE exhibits good stability to the electrolyte. Therefore, CNTs/Ti3C2Tx composites can be used as an efficient Pt-free CE for DSSCs in the future.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2023
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Minying Wu,Jianqiang Yang,Tong Ye,Baoxin Wang,Yi Tang,Xinjiang Ying
Ti3C2Tx MXene is a versatile two-dimensional material that exhibits exceptional properties, such as an abundance of surface functional groups that facilitate modifications. Additionally, Ti3C2Tx MXene possesses remarkable photothermal effects. In this study, ultrathin Ti3C2Tx nanosheets with dimensions (∼200 nm) suitable for biological applications were prepared by ultrasonication of larger pieces of Ti3C2Tx MXene with a cell pulverizer operating at a specific power. The ultrathin nanosheets exhibited a significant photothermal conversion efficiency (47.1%) under an 808 nm infrared laser irradiation. In addition, they showed an excellent mass extinction coefficient of 15.7 L g–1 cm–1. By exploiting the intermolecular force between these ultrathin nanosheets and doxorubicin (DOX), a drug loading efficiency of 72.8% was achieved. Through layer-by-layer surface modification of a sulfhydryl-modified polymethacrylic acid (PMAsh) shell and a transferrin (Tf) layer with targeting function, a multifunctional nanomedicine platform (Ti3C2Tx-DOX-PMAsh-Tf) was constructed. Experiments executed in vitro with cells and in vivo to inhibit tumors manifested that Ti3C2Tx is biocompatible. Furthermore, the results showed that the drug release behavior of Ti3C2Tx-DOX-PMAsh-Tf is responsive to glutathione (GSH) stimulation. The synergistic treatment of photothermal therapy and the anticancer drug DOX effectively achieved the inhibition of human hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
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EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
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2023
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Zhanbin Feng,Guofei Feng,Xinchen Yue,Xing-Hong Zhang
Dielectric elastomers (DEs) with high actuated strains at low electric fields have been a great challenge over the past few decades. In this work, we report the preparation of poly(thioether) grafted Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene DE nanocomposites (MXeneK-FGE-BMI) with high area strain at low driving voltage (17.1 %@11.9 V/μm) by two steps: the pretreated MXene (MXeneK) initiated decarboxylative ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of furfuryl glycidyl ether (FGE) and carbonyl sulfide (COS), followed by the Diels-Alder (DA) crossslinking reaction between furan groups and bismaleimide (BMI). The grafting of poly(thioether) chains onto the MXeneK surfaces enables MXeneK well dispersed in the matrix, leading to the significant decrease of dielectric loss (tan δ, below 0.04@10 3 Hz). Low content of MXeneK (below 1.0 wt%) resulted in high ε’ (∼12.3@10 3 Hz) and low elastic modulus (Y, below 0.5 MPa). Therefore, the resultant DE nanocomposite present a high area strain of 17.1 % at a driving voltage of 11.9 V/μm, superior to the previous reports (0.7 %∼10 %@12 V/μm). This work provides a facile strategy to prepare DE nanocomposites with excellent electromechanical performances at low driving voltage.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2025
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Mengqian Li,Shengyuan Wang,Siwen Yang,Xiaoran He,Jiaxing Yang,Shuhao Zheng,Wen Luo,Haoran An
MXenes are considered ideal electrode materials. However, the cumbersome and poorly efficient preparation of few-layer MXenes, whereas the electrochemical performance of the more easily producible multi-layer MXenes is fundamentally constrained by severe interlayer stacking. In this work, the (002) facet orientation of multi-layer Ti 3 C 2 T x was modified via a solvothermal process, resulting in substantially enhanced electrochemical properties. The texture coefficients of (002) facet (TC (002) ) in multi-layer Ti 3 C 2 T x increases with increasing solvothermal temperature. Moreover, the specific capacitance was calculated to be approximately proportional to TC (002) , and HMX-180 reached a capacity of 310.2 F g −1 at a current density of 1 A g −1 . Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the (002) facets have the minimum adsorption energy for H + and a higher Fermi energy level, indicating that the (002) facets are more likely to be enriched with H + and exhibit higher electrical conductivity. These features promote the rapid transport of H + between the Ti 3 C 2 T x layers. Furthermore, multi-layer Ti 3 C 2 T x prepared via MILD method also undergoes (002) facet orientation and corresponding performance enhancement through this approach. This work provides a universal and scalable approach for fabricating high-performance MXene electrodes, which holds considerable promise for developing next-generation supercapacitors for practical applications in portable electronics and sustainable energy systems. This strategy also offers considerable potential for application in other energy storage systems, including metal-ion batteries, and catalytic devices.
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