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Adv Mater. 2021 Nov 23;e2107554. doi: 10.1002/adma.202107554. Epub 2021 Nov 23.

Recent Advances in Oxidation Stable Chemistry of Two-Dimensional MXenes.

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

Fangcheng Cao, Ye Zhang, Hongqing Wang, Karim Khan, Ayesha Khan Tareen, Wenjing Qian, Han Zhang, Hans Ågren

Affiliations

  1. Lab of Optoelectronic Technology for Low Dimensional Nanomaterials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China.
  2. Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Phosphorene and Optoelectronics, College of Phyiscs and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
  3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China.
  4. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, Uppsala, SE-751 20, Sweden.

PMID: 34816509 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107554

Abstract

As an emerging star of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides, named MXenes, present a large potential in various research areas owing to the intrinsic multilayer structure and intriguing physico-chemical properties. However, the fabrication and application of functional MXene-based devices still remain challenging as they are prone to oxidative degradation under ambient environment. Within this review, we systematically introduce the preparation methods of MXenes focusing on the recent investigations on their thermal structure-stability relationships in inert, oxidizing and aqueous environments. Moreover, the key factors that affect the oxidation of MXenes, such as atmosphere, temperature, composition, microstructure and aqueous environment, are reviewed. Based on different scenarios, strategies for avoiding or delaying the oxidation of MXenes are proposed to encourage the utilization of MXenes in complicated environments, especially at high temperature. Furthermore, the chemistry of MXene-derived oxides is analyzed, which can offer perspectives on the further design and fabrication of novel 2D composites with the unique structures of MXenes being preserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Keywords: MXene; application; oxidation; stability; two-dimensional

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