MXene: fundamentals to applications in electrochemical energy storage
Abstract A new, sizable family of 2D transition metal carbonitrides, carbides, and nitrides known as MXenes has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. This is because MXenes exhibit a variety of intriguing physical, chemical, mechanical, and electrochemical characteristics that are closely li...
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| author | Daniel Nframah Ampong Emmanuel Agyekum Frank Ofori Agyemang Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa Anthony Andrews Anuj Kumar Ram K. Gupta |
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| description | Abstract A new, sizable family of 2D transition metal carbonitrides, carbides, and nitrides known as MXenes has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. This is because MXenes exhibit a variety of intriguing physical, chemical, mechanical, and electrochemical characteristics that are closely linked to the wide variety of their surface terminations and elemental compositions. Particularly, MXenes are readily converted into composites with materials including oxides, polymers, and CNTs, which makes it possible to modify their characteristics for a variety of uses. MXenes and MXene-based composites have demonstrated tremendous promise in environmental applications due to their excellent reducibility, conductivity, and biocompatibility, in addition to their well-known rise to prominence as electrode materials in the energy storage sector. The remarkable characteristics of 2D MXene, including high conductivity, high specific surface area, and enhanced hydrophilicity, account for the increasing prominence of its use in storage devices. In this review, we highlight the most recent developments in the use of MXenes and MXene-based composites for electrochemical energy storage while summarizing their synthesis and characteristics. Key attention is paid to applications in supercapacitors, batteries, and their flexible components. Future research challenges and perspectives are also described. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ea4291420a044ebb0818843886e59332023-09-02T10:04:53ZengSpringerOpenNanoscale Research Letters1556-276X2023-02-0118114410.1186/s11671-023-03786-9MXene: fundamentals to applications in electrochemical energy storageDaniel Nframah Ampong0Emmanuel Agyekum1Frank Ofori Agyemang2Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa3Anthony Andrews4Anuj Kumar5Ram K. Gupta6Department of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Material Science and Engineering, Hohai UniversityDepartment of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyNano-Technology Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, GLA UniversityNational Institute for Materials Advancement, Pittsburg State UniversityAbstract A new, sizable family of 2D transition metal carbonitrides, carbides, and nitrides known as MXenes has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. This is because MXenes exhibit a variety of intriguing physical, chemical, mechanical, and electrochemical characteristics that are closely linked to the wide variety of their surface terminations and elemental compositions. Particularly, MXenes are readily converted into composites with materials including oxides, polymers, and CNTs, which makes it possible to modify their characteristics for a variety of uses. MXenes and MXene-based composites have demonstrated tremendous promise in environmental applications due to their excellent reducibility, conductivity, and biocompatibility, in addition to their well-known rise to prominence as electrode materials in the energy storage sector. The remarkable characteristics of 2D MXene, including high conductivity, high specific surface area, and enhanced hydrophilicity, account for the increasing prominence of its use in storage devices. In this review, we highlight the most recent developments in the use of MXenes and MXene-based composites for electrochemical energy storage while summarizing their synthesis and characteristics. Key attention is paid to applications in supercapacitors, batteries, and their flexible components. Future research challenges and perspectives are also described.https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-023-03786-9MXeneMAX phasesIntercalationSurface terminationsElectrochemical energy storage |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Nframah Ampong Emmanuel Agyekum Frank Ofori Agyemang Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa Anthony Andrews Anuj Kumar Ram K. Gupta MXene: fundamentals to applications in electrochemical energy storage Nanoscale Research Letters MXene MAX phases Intercalation Surface terminations Electrochemical energy storage |
| title | MXene: fundamentals to applications in electrochemical energy storage |
| title_full | MXene: fundamentals to applications in electrochemical energy storage |
| title_fullStr | MXene: fundamentals to applications in electrochemical energy storage |
| title_full_unstemmed | MXene: fundamentals to applications in electrochemical energy storage |
| title_short | MXene: fundamentals to applications in electrochemical energy storage |
| title_sort | mxene fundamentals to applications in electrochemical energy storage |
| topic | MXene MAX phases Intercalation Surface terminations Electrochemical energy storage |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-023-03786-9 |
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