Recent Advances in the High Performance MXenes Nanocomposites

doi:10.15541/jim20230306

Abstract

Abstract:

Two-dimensional transition metal carbon/nitride MXenes show promising applications in various fields due to their remarkable electrical and mechanical properties. Recently, the research of high performance MXenes nanocomposites (including one-dimensional fibers, two-dimensional films and three-dimensional blocks) has made remarkable progress. However, the mechanical properties are still far lower than the intrinsic mechanical properties of MXenes nanosheets, mainly due to the key scientific problems of voids, misalignment of MXenes nanosheets and weak interfaces. In order to solve the above problems, the intrinsic mechanical properties of MXenes nanosheets are firstly discussed in this work, then the development of high performance MXenes nanocomposites are summarized, and the latest research progress of high performance MXenes nanocomposites is discussed in detail, including how to eliminate void, improve the orientation of MXene nanosheets and enhance the interface interaction. Meanwhile, the applications of high performance MXenes nanocomposites in the fields of electric heating, thermal camouflage, electromagnetic shielding, sensing and energy storage are introduced. Finally, the challenges and future development directions of high performance MXenes nanocomposites are proposed.

Key words: MXene, nanocomposite, mechanical property, function application, perspective

CLC Number:

TB33

LI Lei, CHENG Qunfeng. Recent Advances in the High Performance MXenes Nanocomposites[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(2): 153-161.

Figures/Tables 5

Fig. 1 Structural diagram and mechanical properties of MXenes (a) Structure of MAX phases and their corresponding MXenes[6]; (b) Strain-stress curves of MXenes during tensile loading[8]; (c) Scheme of nanoindentation of a suspended Ti3C2Tx membrane with an AFM tip[9]; (d) Experimental indentation curves for monolayer and bilayer Ti3C2Tx membranes during loading[9]

Fig. 2 Paper analysis of high performance MXenes nanocomposites (a) Number of papers focused on MXene nanocomposites; (b) Proportion of MXene nanocomposites papers on mechanical properties (source: Web of Science, up to 2022-12-31)

Fig. 3 Development of high performance MXenes nanocomposites

Fig. 4 Recent advances in high performance MXenes nanocomposites (a) Fabrication of MGP-T fiber via continuous wet spinning and thermal drawing; (b) SEM cross-sections, (c) WAXS/SAXS patterns and (d) stress-strain curves of MGP-T fiber[27]; (e) Structural models of MXene and sequentially bridged MXene films; (f) Stress-strain curves of MXene and sequentially bridged MXene films[26]; (g) Schematic illustration of the assembly process through bidirectional freeze-casting to prepare conductive nacre; SEM images of (h) natural nacre and (i) conductive nacre; (j) Flexural stress as a function of flexural strain for the conductive, artificial, and natural nacre[16]

Fig. 5 Functional applications of high strength MXenes nanocomposites (a) Photograph of several meters long MGP-T fibers; (b) Temperature-time curves of MGP-T fibers when applied DC voltage of 2-8 V; (c) Photographs of MGP-T fibers with different letter shapes when applied various DC voltage of 2-8 V[23]; (d) Photograph of sequentially densified MXene; (e) Mid-IR emissivity spectra and (f) IR photographs on a hot plate with a constant temperature of 100 ℃for LM and SDM films before and after storage for 10 d in humid air with 100% relative humidity[24]; (g) EMI SET of artificial and conductive nacre; (h) SET, SEA, and SER at 8.2 GHz of artificial nacre and conductive nacre; (i) Schematic illustration of the proposed EMI shielding mechanism of conductive nacre[14]

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