Energy & Environmental Materials
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2024
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Zhongming Chen,Zhijian Du,La Li,Kai Jiang,Di Chen,Guozhen Shen
Thermally chargeable supercapacitors can collect low-grade heat generated by the human body and convert it into electricity as a power supply unit for wearable electronics. However, the low Seebeck coefficient and heat-to-electricity conversion efficiency hinder further application. In this paper, we designed a high-performance thermally chargeable supercapacitor device composed of ZnMn 2 O 4 @Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene composites (ZMO@Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene) electrode and UIO-66 metal–organic framework doped multichannel polyvinylidene fluoridehexafluoro-propylene ionogel electrolyte, which realized the thermoelectric conversion and electrical energy storage at the same time. This thermally chargeable supercapacitor device exhibited a high Seebeck coefficient of 55.4 mV K −1 , thermal voltage of 243 mV, and outstanding heat-to-electricity conversion efficiency of up to 6.48% at the temperature difference of 4.4 K. In addition, this device showed excellent charge–discharge cycling stability at high-temperature differences (3 K) and low-temperature differences (1 K), respectively. Connecting two thermally chargeable supercapacitor units in series, the generated output voltage of 500 mV further confirmed the stability of devices. When a single device was worn on the arm, a thermal voltage of 208.3 mV was obtained indicating the possibility of application in wearable electronics.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Qiqi Wang,Changjun Mu,Ya'nan Yu,Xia Feng,Yang He,Li Chen
Current patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) suffer from either accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) or inefficient clearance of the middle molecule uremic toxins, threatening their long-term survival rate. In particular, conventional hemodialysis membranes cannot prevent AGEs formation because of continuous oxidative stress from reactive oxygen species (ROS). Herein, a persistent ROS scavenging and efficient uremic toxin clearance of hemodialysis membrane is proposed by the in situ deposition of a gallic acid-Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene (GA-MXene) n multilayers through a self-assembly method, where n denotes the number of deposition layers. These hemodialysis membranes have a highly interconnecting composite laminate with tunable pore size. In the dialysis experiment, the (GA-MXene) 2 membrane with the vertical nano-slits shows the highest middle molecule uremic toxin clearance of 80.0% compared with state-of-the-art hemodialysis membranes, which has been approximately equal to the clearance of small molecule urea. Furthermore, GA conferring efficient ROS scavenging rate over dialysis treatment time allows anti-oxidative activities to inhibit AGEs’ formation. (GA-MXene) n multilayers enhanced the serum total antioxidant capacity and suppressed lipid peroxidation from oxidative damage. Ultimately, the (GA-MXene) n hemodialysis membranes provide excellent anticoagulant properties and cytocompatibility through the heparin-mimicking sulfonated Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene and biological activity of GA. This work facilitates the blood purification application of MXenes and opens up an avenue for developing functional multilayers for high-performance hemodialysis membranes and beyond.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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Mingxue Shi,Liguo Jin,Chaofeng Wang,Congyang Mao,Xiangmei Liu,Zhaoyang Li,Shengli Zhu,Hui Jiang,Zhenduo Cui,Yufeng Zheng,Shuilin Wu
Compared to phototherapy, microwave therapy has emerged as a promising approach for the treatment of deeply tissue-infected osteomyelitis owing to deep penetration ability, precise positioning heating, low damage to normal tissue. However, it is still significant to design materials with efficient microwave thermal conversion. In this paper, capacitor-like structure Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene/CNT is prepared to achieve high microwave thermal conversion efficiencies for safe and efficient microwave therapy through mechanisms associated with polarization and induced electric fields. Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene/CNT have been shown to achieve significant microwave thermal effects at varying thicknesses of tissue barrier and can rapidly increase the temperature in a short period of time, effectively causing 98.80% eradication of Staphylococcus aureus and 99.24% eradication of Escherichia coli within 20 min. Combined with remarkable antimicrobial effect and acceptable biocompatibility, this may provide reference for the safe and effective microwave therapy strategies to treat osteomyelitis.
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ACS Nano
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2024
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Peng Li,Henan Wang,Zhongshi Ju,Zhongzheng Jin,Jiangang Ma,Lin Yang,Xiaoning Zhao,Haiyang Xu,Yichun Liu
Hydrogels are emerging as stretchable electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials because of their tissue-like mechanical properties and water-rich porous cellular structures. However, achieving high-performance hydrogel shields remains a challenge because enhancing conductivity often results in a compromise in deformation adoptability. This work proposes a treatment strategy involving sulfuric acid/titanium carbide MXene, which can simultaneously enhance the conductivity and stretchability of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) double-network hydrogels. Multiple spectroscopic characterizations reveal that sulfuric acid promotes the linear conformation transition of the PEDOT molecular chain, while MXene increases charge delocalization and hydrogen bond cross-linking sites. The hydrogels, synthesized with a combined content of 0.6 wt % of MXene and PEDOT:PSS, exhibit an average X-band EMI SE of 41 dB. This performance is sustained at 94.5%, even following stretching and release at a strain of 200%. Interestingly, the EMI SE is found to linearly increase, reaching a value of 99 dB as the frequency is increased to 26.5 GHz. This increase is attributed to the enhanced water molecular polarization process, as supported by theoretical calculations of the impedance and attenuation constant. This work introduces a post-treatment technique that optimizes double-network hydrogels, providing deep insights into their EMI shielding mechanism and enabling high-performance EMI shielding with an ultralow conductive filler content.
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Advanced Science
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2025
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Haowen Zheng,Liangliang Xu,Qian Yan,Zonglin Liu,He Chen,Huanxin Lian,Yunxiang Chen,Teng Fei,Yiming Hu,Fuhua Xue,Xu Zhao,Cong Zhang,Qingyu Peng,Xiaodong He
Introducing external substances to intercalate MXene (Ti 3 C 2 T x ) or combining MXene with other inert materials to construct bilayer/multilayer structures is the current mainstream solution for improving actuation performance of MXene-based actuators. Possible issues include the degradation in mechanical and electrical properties of MXene, or the decrease in actuation performance or even structural damage of the actuator under frequent actuation. Besides, the structural and actuation performance stability of MXene-based actuators under high humidity environment also remain challenges. These issues limit the potential multifunctional integration and sustainable applications of MXene-based actuators. Here, an additive-free Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene actuator with multistimulus response, large deformation, programmability, and excellent stability under high humidity environment is fabricated. By sequentially assembling MXene nanosheets with significant size differences, additive-free MXene film with gradient structure is obtained. An innovative cyclic low-temperature annealing-rehydration technology is proposed, which achieves precise control of interlayer d -spacing, initial shape, and actuation behavior of the actuator, and significantly improves its structural and actuation performance stability under high humidity environment. This work not only provides a new paradigm for designing high-performance MXene-based actuators, but also deepens the fundamental understanding of interlayer engineering of 2D materials, laying the foundation for the development of next-generation sustainable intelligent materials and devices.
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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
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2021
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Lu Liu,Guobing Ying,Dong Wen,Yuexia Li,Kaicheng Zhang,Huihua Min,Cong Hu,Cheng Sun,Cheng Wang
Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials based on MXenes have gained increasing importance in the field of strength reinforcement. However, the easy oxidation of MXenes has long been deemed unfavorable for reinforcement in high-temperature processing. Herein, high-shear mixing was used in present work for simple and efficient dispersion of MXenes in copper powders. Partial MXene sheets were also in-situ oxidized to TiO 2 particles to form nail board-like structure reinforcement (NSR) during spark plasma sintering (SPS) process at 600 °C, which allowed one to significantly improve the yield strength of copper matrix by up to 70.3%. Experimental characterization and modeling simulations enabled one to identify second phase strengthening as the main reason for increased yield strength of the composites. In particular, the mechanical engagement of NSR played an important role in strengthening. Meanwhile, the hardness of TiO 2 particles on NSR was found to be higher than that of the copper matrix, leading to enhancement in compressive yield strength. Also, the presence of MXene sheets on NSR slightly reduced the resistance of copper matrix composites . In sum, these findings look promising for designing novel MXene reinforced metal matrix composites with improved mechanical properties.
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Nanoscale
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2024
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Jiayi Zhu,Chao Zhao,Binyun Xia,Ning Wang,Xi Chen,Xinyue Jing,Minxuan Chen,Xinrui Xu
Abnormal human immunoglobulin G (IgG) may induce the risk of immune system disorder, infectious diseases, tumors and so on. However, the current detection methods exhibit low sensitivity, which limits their practical application. In this work, an SPR optical fiber sensor (SPR-OFS) with high sensitivity is designed for label-free detection of human IgG. It is fabricated using a heterostructure optical fiber coated with Au film/AuNPs and the Ti3C2Tx MXene biofunctionalized with goat anti-human IgG by polydopamine (PDA). In the experiment, the optimal thickness of the Ti3C2Tx MXene was explored and determined to be about 93 nm by comprehensively considering the refractive index (RI) sensitivity and spectral bandwidth of the SPR sensor. When the largest figure of merit (FOM) is calculated to be 17.8279 RIU−1, its RI sensitivity was ultimately found to be 2804.5 nm per RIU. The SPR-OFS was employed to detect human IgG within the concentration range of 0–30 μg mL−1 and its sensitivity is demonstrated to be 1.7046 nm (μg mL−1)−1. The SPR-OFS was also proved to have excellent linearity, specificity and stability. The proposed sensor offers outstanding performance with simple fabrication, providing a cutting-edge bioanalytical platform with potential applications in clinical diagnosis.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2024
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Fangfang Liu,Shan Ji,Xinyu Liu,Zihao Li,Jimei Song,Hao Li,Hui Wang
Nickel-based transition metal electrocatalysts for water electrolysis are promising alternatives to precious metal based electrocatalysts, due to their high activity, low cost, and relatively high stability, offering broad prospects for application in hydrogen production via water electrolysis. Modifying nickel-based transition metal electrocatalysts with phosphorus elements and Schottky heterojunction interfaces can influence the electronic state of the metal, thus enhance the electrocatalytic performance of the catalyst. In this study, a phosphor modified nickel-based electrocatalyst, i.e. MXene/Ni 2 P/NF electrode material was obtained by assembling Ni 2 P nanosheets on a nickel foam (NF) substrate and then depositing MXene nanosheets onto the surface of Ni 2 P/NF via electrophoretic deposition. Water droplets can wet the interior of the electrode material within 150 ms (below the detection limit), demonstrating excellent hydrophilicity, which facilitates the wettability of the electrolyte and the adsorption/desorption of reaction intermediates. Electrochemical tests revealed that the MXene/Ni 2 P/NF electrode exhibits an overpotential of only 94 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm −2 , with a Tafel slope of 83.7 mV dec −1 , in the hydrogen evolution reaction. The overpotential remains virtually unchanged after a 24-h stability test.
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2025
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Mengru Liu,Taotao Zhe,Limin Zhu,Fan Li,Kaixuan Ma,Chenyu Xuan,Qinlin Feng,Shaohui Ouyang,Li Wang
The contamination of nitrofurantoin (NFT) antibiotics in the food chain poses significant threats to environmental and public health, emphasizing the urgent need for rapid and portable detection. This study presents an electrochemical sensor based on a 2D/2D van der Waals heterojunction of VS 2 and Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene integrated onto a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE). Interfacial engineering of Ti S bonds creates efficient charge transfer pathways and a directional built-in electric field, enhancing charge dynamics and electroreduction efficiency. The VS 2 /Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene-SPCE sensor shows an ultralow detection limit of 4.7 nM, a wide linear range (0.01–400 μM), and high stability with strong resistance to interference. Its practical applicability was validated by successful NFT detection in tap water, lake water, milk, and honey, yielding satisfactory results. This work highlights the catalytic potential of VS 2 / Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene heterojunctions and demonstrates the sensor as a promising tool for environmental monitoring and food safety.
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Surfaces and Interfaces
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2025
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Chen Li,Dongting Ye,Jiangbo Tan
Recombination layer engineering is a key enabler in monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells, where charge extraction and optical management must be simultaneously optimized. In this study, we introduce a composite Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene/indium zinc oxide (IZO) interlayer as a tunable recombination layer to enhance both electrical and optical performance in two-terminal tandem architectures. The interlayers were fabricated by integrating few-layer Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene flakes into an IZO matrix, forming a conductive yet transparent network. Systematic tuning of MXene content revealed that the sample with 10 vol% (MX-10) offered a low resistivity (∼1.69 mΩ·cm), and high optical transmittance. EIS and TRPL analyses demonstrated improved charge recombination dynamics and enhanced carrier extraction. When implemented in monolithic tandems, the MX-10-based device achieved a PCE of 26.67%, outperforming the ITO-based control device (24.40%), with improved J SC and FF. Long-term stability testing over 1000 hours under continuous illumination revealed only 9.5% degradation in MX-10 devices, confirming the material's promise for practical applications. Our findings highlight the synergistic role of MXene and IZO in constructing an efficient, transparent, and stable interfacial layer for next-generation tandem photovoltaics.
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Nano Energy
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2019
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Yina Yang,Zherui Cao,Peng He,Liangjing Shi,Guqiao Ding,Ranran Wang,Jing Sun
Strain sensors featured with high sensitivities and large ranges of linear responses are currently under urgent needs. Herein, we present a spontaneously formed Ti 3 C 2 T x /graphene/PDMS layered structure, which can be divided into two layers when being stretched: a Ti 3 C 2 T x dominated brittle upper layer and a flexible graphene/PDMS composite bottom layer. The balance between the destruction and maintenance of the conductive pathways through the synergetic motion of the upper and bottom layers ensure a high and steady gauge factor of the senor in a wide strain range (e.g., gauge factors of 190.8 and 1148.2 in strain ranges of 0–52.6% and 52.6–74.1%, respectively). The Ti 3 C 2 T x /graphene/PDMS layered structure based strain sensor is also featured with a low detection limit (~0.025%), a high linearity (R 2 > 0.98), a high cycling stability (over 5000 cycles), and an accurate monitoring of full-range human motions. Different breathing patterns in yoga are distinguished to demonstrate the practicability of the sensor.
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Nanoscale
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2026
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Fanjie Shi,Henghan Dai,Ning He,Yang Guo,Yufan Shen,Huifang Wang,Hai Xu,Yuzhen Wang,Gengzhi Sun
Ti3C2TX MXene with good mechanical strength, metallic conductivity and ultrahigh volumetric capacitance is a promising candidate for developing advanced fibers toward the applications of fibrous supercapacitors (FSCs); however, the weak interlayer interaction, random stacking during coagulation and unsuitable channels for ion transport impose crucial difficulties in continuous spinning strong MXene fibers with desirable charge storage ability. Herein, we propose a coaxial spinning strategy accompanying with spontaneous radial densification for the simultaneous achievements of both improved fiber mechanical strength and charge storage capability. The intercalation of sodium alginate (SA) in core (S/M) expands interlayer spacing and produces suitable paths for ion diffusion, while the presence of SA/graphene oxide (S/G) sheath generates radial compression during dehydration because of capillary force, enhances stress transfer within fiber, and avoid short circuit in FSC. The optimized S/M@S/G fiber exhibits a tensile strength of 238 MPa and a volumetric capacitance of 906 F cm−3 at 1 A cm−3. The assembled FSCs provide a capacitance of 153 F cm−3 together with an energy density of 13.6 mWh cm−3. Notably, owing to the improved mechanical properties, FSCs can be weaved into glove and provide power for an electronic watch.
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