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Vol. 13 (2021)

Recent Progress in Emerging Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbides

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00710-7
Tianchen Qin
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Zegao Wang
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Yuqing Wang
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
Flemming Besenbacher
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
Michal Otyepka
Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 77146 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Mingdong Dong
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark

Corresponding Author: Mingdong Dong

dong@inano.au.dk

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 13 (2021), Article Number: 183

Abstract

As a new member in two-dimensional materials family, transition metal carbides (TMCs) have many excellent properties, such as chemical stability, in-plane anisotropy, high conductivity and flexibility, and remarkable energy conversation efficiency, which predispose them for promising applications as transparent electrode, flexible electronics, broadband photodetectors and battery electrodes. However, up to now, their device applications are in the early stage, especially because their controllable synthesis is still a great challenge. This review systematically summarized the state-of-the-art research in this rapidly developing field with particular focus on structure, property, synthesis and applicability of TMCs. Finally, the current challenges and future perspectives are outlined for the application of 2D TMCs.


Highlights:


1 The phase diagram of transition metal carbides (TMCs) is discussed.
2 The physical and chemical property of TMCs is systematically summarized.
3 The potential application and controllable synthesis of TMCs is discussed.
4 A summary is provided to afford the principle to further investigation.

Keywords

Two-dimensional transition metal carbides Phase diagram Superconductivity Energy conversation and storage Large-scale synthesis
Qin, Tianchen, Zegao Wang, Yuqing Wang, Flemming Besenbacher, Michal Otyepka, and Mingdong Dong. 2021. “Recent Progress in Emerging Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbides”. Nano-Micro Letters 13 (August):183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00710-7.
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