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Vol. 13 (2021)

An Organic Solvent-Assisted Intercalation and Collection (OAIC) for Ti3C2Tx MXene with Controllable Sizes and Improved Yield

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00705-4
Danyao Qu
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, People’s Republic of China
Yingying Jian
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, People’s Republic of China
Lihao Guo
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, People’s Republic of China
Chen Su
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, People’s Republic of China
Ning Tang
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, People’s Republic of China
Xingmao Zhang
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, People’s Republic of China
Wenwen Hu
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, People’s Republic of China
Zheng Wang
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, People’s Republic of China
Zhenhuan Zhao
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, People’s Republic of China
Peng Zhong
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, People’s Republic of China
Peipei Li
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, People’s Republic of China
Tao Du
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, People’s Republic of China
Hossam Haick
Department of Chemical Engineering and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 3200003 Haifa, Israel
Weiwei Wu
School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Weiwei Wu

wwwu@xidian.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 13 (2021), Article Number: 188

Abstract

A good method of synthesizing Ti3C2Tx (MXene) is critical for ensuring its success in practical applications, e.g., electromagnetic interference shielding, electrochemical energy storage, catalysis, sensors, and biomedicine. The main concerns focus on the moderation of the approach, yield, and product quality. Herein, a modified approach, organic solvent-assisted intercalation and collection, was developed to prepare Ti3C2Tx flakes. The new approach simultaneously solves all the concerns, featuring a low requirement for facility (centrifugation speed < 4000 rpm in whole process), gram-level preparation with remarkable yield (46.3%), a good electrical conductivity (8672 S cm−1), an outstanding capacitive performance (352 F g−1), and easy control over the dimension of Ti3C2Tx flakes (0.47–4.60 μm2). This approach not only gives a superb example for the synthesis of other MXene materials in laboratory, but sheds new light for the future mass production of Ti3C2Tx MXene.


Highlights:


1 An organic solvent-assisted intercalation and collection (OAIC) approach for preparing Ti3C2Tx (MXene) was developed.
2 The features of OAIC approach are the low requirement for facility, gram-level preparation with remarkable yield and easy control over the dimension of Ti3C2Tx flakes.
3 The Ti3C2Tx flakes prepared by OAIC approach showed the outstanding capacitive and rate performance.

Keywords

Two-dimensional materials MXenes Controllable sizes High yield
Qu, Danyao, Yingying Jian, Lihao Guo, Chen Su, Ning Tang, Xingmao Zhang, Wenwen Hu, Zheng Wang, Zhenhuan Zhao, Peng Zhong, Peipei Li, Tao Du, Hossam Haick, and Weiwei Wu. 2021. “An Organic Solvent-Assisted Intercalation and Collection (OAIC) for Ti3C2Tx MXene With Controllable Sizes and Improved Yield”. Nano-Micro Letters 13 (September):188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00705-4.
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