Recent Progress and Prospects of Ternary Layered Carbides/Nitrides MAX Phases and Their Derived Two-dimensional Nanolaminates MXenes

doi:10.15541/jim20190560

Abstract

Abstract:

In recent years, ternary layered carbide/nitride MAX phases and their derived two-dimensional nanolaminates MXenes have attracted extensive attention. The crystal structure of MAX phase is composed of M_n+₁X_n unit interleaved with layers of A element. MAX phases combine good properties of metal and ceramic, which makes them promising candidates for high temperature structural materials, friction and wear devices, nuclear structural materials, etc. When etching the A-layer atoms of the MAX phase, the two-dimensional nanolaminates with the composition of M_n+₁X_nT_x (T_x is surface termination), i.e. MXene, is obtained. MXenes have wide range of composition, and tunable physical and chemical properties, which endow them great potential in the applications of energy storage devices, electromagnetic shielding materials, and electronic devices, etc. In this paper, the research progress of MAX phase and MXene was introduced in terms of composition and structure, synthesis methods, and properties and application. Furthermore, the research prospects of this large family of materials were discussed.

Key words: MAX phase, MXene, layered materials, review

CLC Number:

TQ174

LI Mian, HUANG Qing. Recent Progress and Prospects of Ternary Layered Carbides/Nitrides MAX Phases and Their Derived Two-dimensional Nanolaminates MXenes[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2020, 35(1): 1-7.

Figures/Tables 4

Fig. 1 Element distribution of the MAX phases known to date. The M-site elements (orange color) have been extended to lanthanides, A-site elements (blue color) have been extended to subgroup element with unsaturated d-orbitals, and boron has been added into X-site elements (green color)

Fig. 2 HR-STEM images showing the atomic positions of MAX phase (a), i-MAX phase (b), and o-MAX phase (c)[8,16-17]

Fig. 3 A schematic diagram showing the process of producing MXene by using ZnCl2 to etch MAX phase (a), scanning electron microscopy(SEM) image showing the microstructure of Ti3C2Cl2 MXene (b), and HR-STEM image showing the atomic positions of Ti3C2Cl2 MXene (c)[8]

Fig. 4 HR-STEM image showing the atomic positions of Ti3(AlxCu1-x)C2 (a), a schematic diagram showing the H2O2 detecting mechanism of Ti3(AlxCu1-x)C2 (b), and comparison of the H2O2 detecting ability between Ti3(AlxCu1-x)C2 and Ti3AlC2 (c)[9]

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