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Room-Temperature Assembled MXene-Based Aerogels for High Mass-Loading Sodium-Ion Storage

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00781-6
Fei Song
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Jian Hu
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Guohao Li
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Jie Wang
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Shuijiao Chen
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Xiuqiang Xie
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Zhenjun Wu
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Nan Zhang
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Nan Zhang

nanzhang@hnu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 37

Abstract

Low-temperature assembly of MXene nanosheets into three-dimensional (3D) robust aerogels addresses the crucial stability concern of the nano-building blocks during the fabrication process, which is of key importance for transforming the fascinating properties at the nanoscale into the macroscopic scale for practical applications. Herein, suitable cross-linking agents (amino-propyltriethoxysilane, Mn2+, Fe2+, Zn2+, and Co2+) as interfacial mediators to engineer the interlayer interactions are reported to realize the graphene oxide (GO)-assisted assembly of Ti3C2Tx MXene aerogel at room temperature. This elaborate aerogel construction not only suppresses the oxidation degradation of Ti3C2Tx but also generates porous aerogels with a high Ti3C2Tx content (87 wt%) and robustness, thereby guaranteeing the functional accessibility of Ti3C2Tx nanosheets and operational reliability as integrated functional materials. In combination with a further sulfur modification, the Ti3C2Tx aerogel electrode shows promising electrochemical performances as the freestanding anode for sodium-ion storage. Even at an ultrahigh loading mass of 12.3 mg cm−2, a pronounced areal capacity of 1.26 mAh cm−2 at a current density of 0.1 A g−1 has been achieved, which is of practical significance. This work conceptually suggests a new way to exert the utmost surface functionalities of MXenes in 3D monolithic form and can be an inspiring scaffold to promote the application of MXenes in different areas.


Highlights:


1 Room temperature graphene oxide-assisted assembly of 3D Ti3C2Tx MXene aerogels have been realized by introducing interfacial mediators (amino-propyltriethoxysilane, Mn2+, Fe2+, Zn2+, and Co2+).
2 The methodology not only suppresses the oxidation degradation of Ti3C2Tx, but also generates porous aerogels with a high Ti3C2Tx content (87 wt%) and robustness.
3 As freestanding electrode of the as-prepared Ti3C2Tx-based aerogel with a practical-level mass loading of 12.3 mg cm-2 still delivers an areal capacity of 1.26 mAh cm-2 at a current density of 0.1 A g-1.

Keywords

MXenes Aerogel Room-temperature assembly Interfacial engineering Sodium-ion storage
Song, Fei, Jian Hu, Guohao Li, Jie Wang, Shuijiao Chen, Xiuqiang Xie, Zhenjun Wu, and Nan Zhang. 2021. “Room-Temperature Assembled MXene-Based Aerogels for High Mass-Loading Sodium-Ion Storage”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (December):37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00781-6.
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