无机材料学报, 2023, 38(8): 845-884 DOI: 10.15541/jim20230123

特邀综述

三元层状材料结构调控及性能研究进展

丁浩明,1,2,3, 李勉1,3, 李友兵1,3, 陈科1,3, 肖昱琨1,3, 周洁4, 陶泉争4, 尹航5, 柏跃磊5, 张毕堃6, 孙志梅6, 王俊杰7, 张一鸣1,3, 黄振莺8, 张培根9, 孙正明9, 韩美康10, 赵双11, 王晨旭11, 黄庆,1,3

1.中国科学院 宁波材料技术与工程研究所, 先进能源材料工程实验室, 宁波 315201

2.中国科学院大学, 北京 101408

3.宁波杭州湾新材料研究院, 宁波 315336

4.林雪平大学 物理、化学和生物学系, 瑞典 林雪平 SE-58183

5.哈尔滨工业大学 特种环境复合材料技术国防科技重点实验室/复合材料与结构研究所, 哈尔滨 150001

6.北京航空航天大学 材料科学与工程学院, 北京 100191

7.西北工业大学 材料学院, 西安 710072

8.北京交通大学 机械与电子控制工程学院, 北京 100044

9.东南大学 材料科学与工程学院, 南京 211189

10.复旦大学 光电研究院和上海市智能光电与感知前沿科学研究基地, 上海 200433

11.北京大学 核物理与核技术国家重点实验室, 北京 100871

Progress in Structural Tailoring and Properties of Ternary Layered Ceramics

DING Haoming,1,2,3, LI Mian1,3, LI Youbing1,3, CHEN Ke1,3, XIAO Yukun1,3, ZHOU Jie4, TAO Quanzheng4, Johanna Rosen4, YIN Hang5, BAI Yuelei5, ZHANG Bikun6, SUN Zhimei6, WANG Junjie7, ZHANG Yiming1,3, HUANG Zhenying8, ZHANG Peigen9, SUN Zhengming9, HAN Meikang10, ZHAO Shuang11, WANG Chenxu11, HUANG Qing,1,3

1. Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China

2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China

3. Qianwan Institute of CHiTECH, Ningbo 315336, China

4. Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, Linköping SE-58183, Sweden

5. National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments and Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

6. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China

7. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, Xi’an 710072, China

8. School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China

9. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China

10. Institute of Optoelectronics and Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

11. State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China

通讯作者: 黄 庆, 研究员. E-mail:huangqing@nimte.ac.cn

收稿日期: 2023-03-9   修回日期: 2023-04-19   网络出版日期: 2023-05-04

基金资助: 浙江省重点研发计划(2022C01236)
国家自然科学基金(12275009)
国家自然科学基金(51972080)
国家自然科学基金(52171033)
国家自然科学基金(52272307)
国家自然科学基金(21671195)
国家自然科学基金(52172254)
国家自然科学基金(U2004212)
国家自然科学基金(52202325)
上海市浦江人才计划(22PJ1400800)
浙江省领军型创新创业团队(2019R01003)
浙江省万人杰出项目(2022R51007)

Corresponding authors: HUANG Qing, professor. E-mail:huangqing@nimte.ac.cn

Received: 2023-03-9   Revised: 2023-04-19   Online: 2023-05-04

Fund supported: Key R&D Projects of Zhejiang Province(2022C01236)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(12275009)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(51972080)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52171033)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52272307)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(21671195)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52172254)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(U2004212)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52202325)
Shanghai Pujiang Program(22PJ1400800)
Leading Innovative and Entrepreneur Team Introduction Program of Zhejiang(2019R01003)
Ten-Thousand Talents Plan of Zhejiang Province(2022R51007)

摘要

MAX/MAB相是一类非范德华三元层状材料, 具有丰富的元素组成和晶体结构, 兼具陶瓷和金属的物理性质, 在高温、强腐蚀、辐照等极端环境中极具应用潜力。近年来, 由MAX/MAB相衍生的二维(2D)材料(MXene和MBene)在材料物理与材料化学领域引起了广泛兴趣, 已经成为继石墨烯和过渡金属硫族化合物之后最受关注的二维范德华材料。MAX/MAB相材料结构调控不仅对这类非范德华层状材料本征性能产生重要影响, 而且对其衍生的二维范德华材料结构功能特性研究也具有重要价值。本文归纳和总结了MAX/MAB相层状材料在结构调控、理论计算和应用基础研究等方向的最新科研进展, 并展望了该类层状材料未来发展方向。

关键词: MAX相; MAB相; 二维过渡金属碳氮化物; 结构调控; 理论计算; 综述

Abstract

MAX/MAB phases are a series of non-van der Waals ternary layered ceramic materials with a hexagonal structure, rich in elemental composition and crystal structure, and embody physical properties of both ceramics and metals. They exhibit great potential for applications in extreme environments such as high temperature, strong corrosion, and irradiation. In recent years, two-dimensional (2D) materials derived from the MAX/MAB phase (MXene and MBene) have attracted enormous interest in the fields of materials physics and materials chemistry and become a new 2D van der Waals material after graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides. Therefore, structural modulation of MAX/MAB phase materials is essential for understanding the intrinsic properties of this broad class of layered ceramics and for investigating the functional properties of their derived structures. In this paper, we summarize new developments in MAX/MAB phases in recent years in terms of structural modulation, theoretical calculation, and fundamental application research and provide an outlook on the key challenges and prospects for the future development of these layered materials.

Keywords: MAX phase; MAB phase; MXene; structural modulation; theoretical calculation; review

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丁浩明, 李勉, 李友兵, 陈科, 肖昱琨, 周洁, 陶泉争, 尹航, 柏跃磊, 张毕堃, 孙志梅, 王俊杰, 张一鸣, 黄振莺, 张培根, 孙正明, 韩美康, 赵双, 王晨旭, 黄庆. 三元层状材料结构调控及性能研究进展. 无机材料学报, 2023, 38(8): 845-884 DOI:10.15541/jim20230123

DING Haoming, LI Mian, LI Youbing, CHEN Ke, XIAO Yukun, ZHOU Jie, TAO Quanzheng, Johanna Rosen, YIN Hang, BAI Yuelei, ZHANG Bikun, SUN Zhimei, WANG Junjie, ZHANG Yiming, HUANG Zhenying, ZHANG Peigen, SUN Zhengming, HAN Meikang, ZHAO Shuang, WANG Chenxu, HUANG Qing. Progress in Structural Tailoring and Properties of Ternary Layered Ceramics. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2023, 38(8): 845-884 DOI:10.15541/jim20230123

MAX相是一类具有六方结构(空间群为P63/mmc)的三元层状碳/氮化物, 分子式可写为Mn+1AXn, 其中M一般为前过渡族金属元素, A通常为主族元素, X为碳或/和氮, n=1, 2, 3或4[1-2]。MAX相原子结构可视为由共价键为主的[M6X]八面体结构和金属键为主的[M6A]三棱柱结构沿着c轴方向交替堆叠而成, 这种独特的混合键型层状结构赋予该类材料耐高温、高强度、抗氧化的陶瓷特征和导电、导热、易加工、耐冲击等金属特性, 在高温承载结构、电力传输机构、核燃料包壳等应用方面受到了广泛的关注[3-4]。此外, 与MAX相晶体结构相近的三元层状硼化物, 即MAB相, 也引起了研究者的兴趣[5-6]。尽管MAB相化合物在20世纪60年代就已经被发现, 但是并没有得到足够重视[7-8]。直到2013年Fe2AlB2磁热效应被报道[9]和2015年 Cr2AlB2、MoAlB和Fe2AlB2等单晶三元层状硼化物被命名为MAB相[10], 后续研究才逐渐活跃起来。

目前, 实验上已经合成出90余种三元MAX相和60余种MAB相, 包括块体材料、粉体材料、薄膜材料和单晶材料[6,11]。此外, 通过M、A、X/B位的元素固溶可进一步扩展MAX相和MAB相的家族成员[11-15]。研究表明, 在MAX相的M位选择性固溶两种金属元素, 可以得到一系列面内原子结构有序的MAX/MAB相结构(i-MAX/i-MAB)和面外原子结构有序的MAX/MAB相结构(o-MAX/o-MAB)[11,16]。另外, M位的多组元固溶还可以制备M位双元、中熵、高熵的MAX相, 研究表明M位高构型熵对形成多主元MAX相的纯相有重要作用[17-18]。此外, 多种磁性元素的A位固溶可合成高熵磁性MAX相, 通过调控A位元素种类和比例进一步调控了MAX相的磁性[19]。在X位元素调控方面, 近期研究表明, B与Se合金化可获得一系列硫属元素占据A位的MAX相, 即Zr2Se(B1-xSex)[20]。以上研究表明, MAX相和MAB相表现出极大的结构和元素包容性, 而相关研究还刚刚起步。

在合成方法上, 研究人员一般采用无机合成方法制备MAX相材料, 如粉末冶金法、溶胶凝胶法和先驱体转化法等。由于合成过程中中间化合物热力学形成能的竞争优势, MAX相的A位元素长期局限于主族元素, 如Al, Ga, Sn, Ge等[4]。由前述可知, MAX相中M位与X位原子之间为强M−X共价键, 而M位与A位原子之间主要为较弱的M−A金属键[21]。因此, 可以利用较弱的M−A层间力来调控拓扑结构。2017年, Eklund等[22]通过Ti3SiC2薄膜和Au薄膜之间的高温固态扩散反应, Au和Ir原子成功置换了Si原子, 得到Ti3AuC2薄膜材料。Au原子使MAX相薄膜材料表现出优异的高温欧姆接触特性, 进一步体现MAX相A位元素的包容性和A位原子层对MAX相物理化学性质的影响。2019年, 黄庆等[23]通过熔盐环境中Ti3AlC2和ZnO的反应实现了Zn置换Al元素, 得到了Ti3ZnC2和Al2O3的混合相。此后, 该团队进一步提出了一种基于路易斯酸熔盐的MAX相A位置换方法, 成功合成了一系列A位为Zn、Cu、Fe等副族元素的MAX相[24-27]。由于A位元素的本征特性, 这些MAX相表现出独特的磁学和催化性质。这种“自上而下”的拓扑结构转变方法能够有效地避免传统制备方法生成的竞争产物, 从而得到全新元素组成的MAX相材料。此外, 选择性构筑A位单原子层有望使MAX相材料从结构材料转变为功能材料。

2011年, Gogotsi等[28]通过氢氟酸溶液(HF)刻蚀掉Ti3AlC2中A位Al原子, 首次报道了一种新型二维过渡金属碳化合物。该类二维材料从MAX相衍生而来, 因此被称为MXene, 其化学式为Mn+1XnTx, 其中T代表表面端基, 如−O、−F、−OH。MXene材料具有独特的二维结构、丰富的结构组成、可调谐的表面特性、优良的导电性和良好的机械性能, 这使其在催化、储能、电磁屏蔽等领域展现出广阔的应用前景[29]。黄庆等[24]提出的基于路易斯酸熔盐的刻蚀方法, 可制备一系列端基为−Cl、−Br、−I的卤素端基MXene[30-31]。该刻蚀方法有效避免了使用高毒性和高危险性HF, 同时也为MXene的表面端基和性能调控提供了新的思路。

MAX相和MAB相材料是一类大家族材料, 结构和组分都极为丰富且具有较强的可调控性, 在新材料挖掘和性能探索方面拥有极大的空间, 但也给实验研究带来很大的盲目性和高研发强度。得益于现代计算机技术发展, 大量的理论计算工作预测并分析了材料的结构和性质, 为指导新材料合成和性能调控提供了有力的理论基础, 同时也提高了实验研究的效率。当前, 第一性原理在材料研究领域已经成为一种强有力的理论计算方法, 能够精准高效地实现材料的结构预测和性能分析。自从1998年Medvedeva等[32]首次使用第一性原理计算方法分析MAX相的电子结构, 该方法逐渐被用来预测和分析MAX相的结构和性质[33-35]。在第一性原理基础上, 科研人员又结合大数据、机器学习和结构映射等方法进一步对MAX/MAB相的结构预测和性能分析进行深入探究[36-39]。理论计算可以有效避免实验的盲目性并加深理解材料的物理化学性质, 对进一步发现和理解新型MAX相和MAB相的结构和性质具有重要意义。

近十年来, MAX/MAB相三元层状材料的结构调控取得了一系列重要进展, 如图1所示。本综述将重点讨论该类层状材料的创制方法和理论模拟, 并就几个值得关注的应用研究方向进行详细分析。而对于MAX相和MAB相的晶体结构、物理性质和刻蚀等研究进展已经有很多优秀的综述, 本文将不再赘述。

图1

图1   三元层状材料的发现时间轴(非完全统计)

Fig. 1   Non-exhaustive chronicle of ternary layered materials

In 1960, Ti2SC was synthesized[40]; From 1960 to 1966, a large number of ternary layered carbides/nitrides (H-phases) with an M2AX formula (211 type) were synthesized[41-42]; From 1967 to 1968, Ti3SiC2 (312 type) and a set of 312 and 211 types H-phases were produced[41,43-44]; In 1969, a typical ternary layered boride Fe2AlB2 was synthesized[7]; In 1994, Ti3AlC2 was discovered[45]; In 1996, the high purity Ti3SiC2 was produced and exhibited excellent properties, thus triggering the research upsurge to these materials[46]; In 2000, Barsoum[1] renamed H-phases as Mn+1AXn phases, short for MAX phases; In 2011, the first MXene Ti3C2Tx was discovered[28]; In 2013, the discovery of magnetocaloric effect of Fe2AlB2 raised research upsurge on ternary layered borides[9]. Also, Lu2SnC was synthesized and found to be superconducting[47]; In 2014, an o-MAX (Cr2/3Ti1/3)3AlC2 was synthesized[48]; In 2015, ternary layered borides were named as MAB phases. In addition, the first Zr-based MAX phase was discovered[10,49]; In 2017, an i-MAX (Mo2/3Sc1/3)2AlC and two noble-metal MAX phases Ti3AuC2 and Ti3IrC2 were synthesized[22,50]; In 2019, a series of MAX phases containing Cu and Zn, and a hexagonal MAB phase Ti2InB2, as well as Nb2SBxC1-x (x=0-1) were synthesized[24-26,51,52]; In 2020, two i-MAB phases (Mo2/3Sc1/3)2AlB2 and (Mo2/3Y1/3)2AlB2, as well as a variety of MAX phases containing Fe, Co, Ni, and Mn were synthesized[16,19]; In 2021, MAX phases having Se atoms at the A-site were produced[53]; In 2022, o-MAX phase Ti4MoSiB2, the first MBene, and Zr2Se(B1-xSex) were synthesized[20,54-55]; In 2023, a chemical scissor-mediated structural editing strategy was proposed, which extremely expands the diversity of MAX phases and MXene[56]


1 MAX/MAB相及其二维衍生材料的合成策略

1.1 MAX相的拓扑结构转变

与其他陶瓷材料类似, MAX相的传统合成方法主要为粉末冶金法。典型的工艺是将MAX相对应的原始材料粉末球磨混合后加压成型, 然后通过热压烧结(HP)、热等静压烧结(HIP)、放电等离子烧结(SPS)等手段加热至高温烧结成目标MAX相陶瓷块体。粉末冶金法是典型的热平衡合成工艺, 即要求目标MAX相是热力学最稳定相。这种“自下而上”的MAX相合成路线需要克服MX亚层孪晶形成的高热力学势垒, 因此合成温度往往在1200 ℃以上。可以看出, 制约更多元素进入MAX相材料的原因是合成过程中存在着大量的热力学竞争相, 从而使常规合成路径无法最终得到目标MAX相材料。因此, 近年来科研工作者一直在探索合适的化学合成方法去挖掘更多结构和组成新颖的MAX相材料, 其中拓扑结构转变是一个重要的合成手段。

2017年, Eklund等[22]发现在Ti3SiC2薄膜表面沉积一层Au薄膜后, 通过高温热处理能够使Au与Si形成Au-Si固溶相, 从而使Au原子进入MAX相的A位原子层内(图2(a))。该Au-Si固溶相在低温下会分相为富Si相和富Au相, 富Au区域即形成了全新的MAX相材料Ti3AuC2(图2(b))。通过该置换反应合成出来的Ti3AuC2与SiC表现出良好的高温欧姆接触特性, 且稳定性远高于Ti3SiC2, 这表明A位原子调控对MAX相物性挖掘的巨大潜力。此外, Yang等[58]以Ti3AlC2和SnO2为原料, 利用MAX相中的Al与SnO2的置换反应生成Sn和Al2O3, 成功将Ti3AlC2转变为Ti3SnC2相。上述A位元素置换反应在MAX相原有拓扑结构的基础上进行, 不涉及M−X化学键的形成与破坏, 因此能够有效地避免热平衡状态下竞争相的形成, 为探索新型MAX相提供了可能。

图2

图2   MAX相的元素及结构调控

Fig. 2   Atomic and structural regulation of MAX phases

(a) Schematic illustration of Ti3SiC2 film covered by Au film on the SiC substrate[22]; (b) STEM image of Ti3SiC2 and its corresponding atomic model[22]; (c) Schematic illustration of preparing novel MAX phases and MXene based on a Lewis-acidic-molten-salt route[24]; (d) STEM image of Ti3ZnC2 and its corresponding atomic model[24]; (e) STEM image of Ti3C2Cl2 and its corresponding atomic model[24]; (f) Schematic illustration of the conversion from non-van der Waals solids to 2D transition-metal chalcogenides[57]


2019年, 黄庆等[24]发现通过“同晶置换”策略可以获得常规粉末冶金法不能合成的新型MAX相材料(图2(c))。该反应利用MAX相Mn+1Xn亚层和A层原子与路易斯酸不同的反应能力, 在高温熔盐条件下将A位原子转化为阳离子并生成挥发性产物, 同时路易斯酸中的阳离子被还原成金属原子并进入A位晶格位, 从而得到晶体结构保持不变且组分可调的MAX相材料。该团队利用MAX相前驱体与ZnCl2的置换反应, 合成了一系列Zn原子占据A位的MAX相材料(Ti3ZnC2、Ti2ZnC、V2ZnC、Cr2ZnC等), 如图2(d, e)所示。通过选取MAX相前驱体构型和调控熔盐组分, 该团队合成了Cu原子部分/全部占据A位的MAX相材料Ti3(AlxCu1−x)C2、Ti2(Al0.1Cu0.9)N和Nb2CuC, 并进一步发现Ti3(AlxCu1−x)C2中Cu原子能够形成单原子催化活性位点, 使其表现出类纳米酶的过氧化氢检测能力[25-26]。利用该方法, 该团队进一步合成了Fe原子占据A层的MAX相Ta2FeC、Ti2FeN和Nb2FeC, 并且这几种铁基MAX相均呈现铁磁性质[27]。其中, Nb2FeC的饱和磁化强度可达到19.69 A·m2·kg-1, 远高于早期发现的A位为部分磁性元素的MAX相(0.08 A·m2·kg-1)[19]。Ta2FeC和Nb2FeC的居里温度分别高达291和282 K, 表现出近室温铁磁性质。该团队通过第一性原理计算发现, 上述MAX相的磁性主要来源于构建的二维铁原子层的层内相互交换作用。考虑到MAX相天然的纳米层状结构、高各向异性输运特性和成分可调性, 置换策略为二维铁磁单原子层的构筑及其在电子和自旋电子领域的应用提供了很好的途径。近期, Li等[59]通过A位置换策略合成了一系列A位含有Co和Ni的MAX相材料。随后通过酸刻蚀处理, 制备出一系列颗粒内部为MAX相, 边缘区域为MXene的核壳结构MAX@MXene, 该结构表现出优异的电催化活性和稳定性。

值得一提的是, 上述研究结果证明可以通过不同的拓扑结构转变来制备一系列非传统MAX相, 这主要是因为传统粉末冶金法制备过程中倾向于生成热力学更稳定的碳化物等竞争相。因此, 如果要获得目标MAX相, 则需要通过控制实验过程降低相应反应的自由能, 从而生成目标相。近期, Lu等[60]使用TiH2作为原料, 在无压且较温和温度条件下直接合成了高纯度的Ti2AC(A=Zn、Al、Ga和In), 其中Ti2ZnC是首次通过粉末冶金方法合成。在该反应中, H可以作为相结构稳定剂存在于MAX相的晶体间隙中, 降低H注入MAX相的形成能。密度泛函理论(DFT)计算结果表明, H可以进入MAX相中Ti和Al构成的四面体中心, 且可以夺取近邻Ti和Al原子的电子形成H-阴离子, 从而稳定MAX相结构。该研究结果揭示了晶格间隙中注入H对MAX相材料的合成有极大的促进作用, 这在合成Zr3AlC2和Zr2AlC中也得到了充分验证[49,61]

2020年, 杨树斌等[57]提出了一种基于拓扑转化的二维材料合成方法, 该方法与置换反应合成MAX相具有一定的相似性, 即通过转化MAX相等非范德华固体得到具有超稳定和超高单层率的单原子层二维过渡金属硫族化物, 如图2(f)所示。该策略也是利用MAX相的化学键结合特点, 将MAX相与含硫族元素的气体(如硫、硫化氢、硒等)在高温下反应, 使与M位结合较弱的A位元素和含硫族元素的气体反应生成高蒸气压的气态产物逸出, M位元素则与硫族元素反应形成相应的二维过渡金属硫族化物(TMCs)。通过改变反应条件, 可以调控目标TMCs的单层产率和2H/1T相的结构转化。杨树斌等[57]利用该工艺合成得到了多种二元TMCs(如Ti5S8、TiSe2、NbS2)以及异质元素掺杂的TMCs(如Y掺杂WS2、Nb掺杂TiSe2、Y, P共掺杂WS2)。这种拓扑转化方法为高效制备单层二维材料提供了一种可行的思路, 在能源存储和转化、电子器件等领域具有广阔的应用前景。

1.2 二维MXene的制备方法

MXene材料是二维材料家族的新成员, 2011年由Naguib等[28]使用氢氟酸(HF)溶液选择性刻蚀Ti3AlC2中的Al原子得到的一类新型二维结构(图3(a))。在A位Al原子的刻蚀过程中, 氟离子会与Al原子反应, 使Al原子被抽出。Al原子被刻蚀后在A位原子层中形成原子扩散通道, 溶液中的阴离子扩散进入层间并与最外层的高活性M位Ti原子反应, 从而生成含有表面端基−F、−OH和−O的MXene结构Ti3C2Tx(T代表表面端基), 如图3(b)所示。制备的二维片层结构与石墨烯(Graphene)结构相似, 因此被命名为MXene。在后续研究中, 该团队通过相同的刻蚀方法相继得到Ti2CTx, Ta4C3Tx, (V0.5Cr0.5)3C2Tx, TiNbCTx, Ti3CNTx, Nb2CTx, V2CTx, Nb4C3Tx, Mo2CTx, Mo2Ti2C3Tx, Cr2TiC2Tx, (Nb0.8,Ti0.2)4C3Tx等二维过渡金属碳化物[62]

图3

图3   不同的MXene的制备方法

Fig. 3   Different methods for the synthesis of MXene

(a) Schematic illustration of preparing MXene using HF solution as etchant[28]; (b) SEM image of Ti3C2Tx prepared by HF solution, showing the typical accordion-like morpholorgy of MXene particle[28]; (c) STEM image of Ti3C2Cl2 prepared by Lewis-acidic-molten-salt route, and its corresponding atomic model[24]; (d) Schematic illustration of preparing Ti3C2Tx MXene via a reaction between Ti3SiC2 and CuCl2; (e) Redox potential/Gibbs free energy between Lewis acid cations and A-site atoms in molten salts[30]; (f) Schematic illustration of the electrochemistry etching strategy for the preparation of MXene in molten salt[72]


目前, 制备MXenes主要通过含氟离子溶剂选择性刻蚀MAX相的Al原子层, 如氟氢酸盐(NH4HF2)[63]、氟氢氨水溶液(NH4F)[64]、氟化锂和盐酸的混合物(LiF+HCl)[65]以及高温熔融氟盐(LiF+NaF+KF)[66]等。然而, 使用含氟溶液刻蚀MAX制备MXene的方法危险系数高, 对环境危害较大, 且−F端基会影响刻蚀产物的电化学性能, 因而发展少氟或者无氟环境的MXene制备方法是该领域未来的重要研究方向。2018年, Li等[67]开发了一种碱溶液刻蚀方法, 使用高浓度NaOH作为刻蚀剂, 实现了无氟制备MXene。随后, 科研人员相继开发了四丁基氢氧化铵(TBAOH)[68], 四甲基氢氧化铵(TMAOH)[69]等有机分子的插层方法, 极大地促进了MXene单片的制备。当前MXene合成面临的挑战如下: 1)寻找绿色、安全、无氟合成路径, 规模化制备MXenes; 2)探索A位为非常规Al元素MAX相对应的MXenes, 扩大MAX相前驱体范围(目前已报道90余种三元MAX相, 只有少数几种被用来合成MXene, 其中最常用的为Ti3AlC2)。

黄庆等[24]发现Ti3AlC2和Ti2AlC等MAX相在路易斯酸熔盐中发生“同晶置换”的同时, 通过调控熔盐比例, A位为Zn的MAX相在路易斯酸熔盐中可进一步实现结构转化, 即位于MAX相A层的Zn原子再次被熔盐中的Zn2+所氧化, 从而实现A层原子刻蚀, 与此同时熔盐中Cl离子进一步与Mn+1Xn亚层配位结合, 最终形成全−Cl端基的二维材料Mn+1XnCl2(Ti3C2Cl2和Ti2CCl2)(图3(c))。此外, 通过调控熔盐中的阴离子种类可分别得到端基为Br和I的(Ti3C2Br2和Ti3BrC2I2)二维MXene材料, 电化学测试表明Ti3C2Br2和Ti3C2I2表现出显著的充放电平台, 这说明卤素端基能够参与电化学反应过程中的氧化还原反应[31]。此后, 他们进一步将该刻蚀策略拓展到多种路易斯酸氯化物熔盐(ZnCl2、FeCl2、CuCl2、AgCl等)和更广的前驱体MAX相家族成员(如A元素为Al、Zn、Si、Ga等), 通过构建高温熔盐环境下阳离子与A元素的氧化还原电位/置换反应吉布斯自由能映射图谱, 提出了一种路易斯酸熔盐刻蚀MAX相合成MXene的通用策略, 如图3(d, e)所示[30]。研究表明Ti3AlC2, Ti3AlCN, Nb2AlC, Ta2AlC, Ti3ZnC2和Ti2GaC等MAX相均可以与合适的氯化物熔融盐(CdCl2、FeCl2、CoCl2、AgCl、CuCl2、NiCl2等)反应, 得到相应的(Ti3C2Tx、Ti3CNTx、Nb2CTx、Ta2CTx、Ti3C2Tx、Ti3C2Tx等)MXenes。路易斯酸熔盐刻蚀方法合成MXene材料区别于溶液刻蚀主流方法(如HF酸刻蚀), 极大提高了实验过程的安全性并且降低了废液处置的难度和成本, 为MXene材料的规模化生产提供了新途径, 有望进一步推动MXene材料在能源存储等领域的研究进展。在上述研究基础上, 2021年, 林紫锋等[70]提出了一种空气气氛下一锅法快速制备二维MXene材料的新思路。该方法利用低熔点无机盐在高温形成液相熔融盐, 使反应物与空气隔离, 从而保护反应产物在空气气氛下不被氧化。该方法在空气中实现了从单质粉到MAX相、再到MAX相刻蚀产物MXene的“一锅”合成。整个过程耗时约8 h, 极大缩短了MXene材料的制备时间, 为大规模制备MXene材料提供了一种新思路。该方法制备的MXene材料在有机电解液中表现出优异的高倍率电化学储锂性能[71]。此外, 王建强等[72]开发了一种熔盐辅助的电化学刻蚀方法, 成功制备出端基为−Cl的Ti3C2Cl2 MXene。该方法可对MXene表面端基进行原位修饰, 将−Cl端基置换为成−O或/和−S端基。所制备的端基为−O的Ti3C2Tx MXene可作为优异的超级电容器电极材料, 如图3(f)所示。

1.3 MAX相的“化学剪刀”结构编辑

插层层状材料一般是指在范德华层状材料的范德华间隙插入客体物质得到的一类层状材料。客体插层物质与插层主体的相互作用会改变材料的电子结构进而影响材料的物理化学性质, 从而调控材料性能[73]。然而, 非范德华层状材料的插层是目前面临的一个巨大挑战。MAX相材料是一类具有六方结构的非范德华层状材料, 因其独特的元素组成和结构特点, 通过化学方法可以刻蚀A位原子, 从而得到MXene材料[28]。而以往MAX相的刻蚀方法主要使用氢氟酸溶液作为刻蚀剂, 但其容易在实验过程中危害实验人员和环境。如前所述, MAX相通过路易斯酸熔盐中“同晶置换”方法调控结构和组分, 其A位元素刻蚀能够衍生一系列卤素端基的MXenes材料[30-31]。然而, 路易斯酸熔盐在反应过程中必须满足双重要求, 既要为刻蚀反应提供路易斯酸阳离子, 还要为随后的插层反应或阴离子配位反应提供插层原子或者阴离子配体。因此, 该方法的有效性严重依赖于反应中使用的路易斯酸熔盐的物理化学性质, 意味着一些氧化还原电位较低、沸点较低、高温不稳定的路易斯酸熔盐不适用于该方法。在上述实验基础上, Talapin等[74]首先通过熔盐法刻蚀MAX相得到表面端基为−Cl和−Br的MXene材料, 然后再取代表面端基,合成了一系列端基为−O、−NH、−S、−Cl、−Se、−Br和−Te表面官能团的MXenes, 以及无表面官能团的MXenes, 并发现通过调控MXene的表面基团可使其具有超导特性(Nb2CTe)。在上述实验基础上, 黄庆等[56]提出了一种“化学剪刀”辅助的过渡金属碳化物(MAX相、MXene)结构编辑策略, 该方法能够有效避免先前实验方法的局限性, 实现非范德华层状MAX相材料的A位插层和二维(2D)MXene材料的表面端基调控, 并且实现了2D MXene到3D MAX相的逆结构转变(图4(a))。该方法包含四条反应路线: 路线一, 路易斯酸阳离子作为“化学剪刀”刻蚀MAX相A位原子, 从而在MAX相A位制造原子空位或间隙; 路线二, 预熔的金属原子扩散到原子空位或间隙, 完成拓扑结构转变; 路线三, 还原性较强的金属原子作为“化学剪刀”敲除MXene的表面端基原子, 再次打开范德华间隙; 路线四, 熔盐环境中的阴离子通过与M位原子竞争配位形成表面端基。通过以上四条路线的优化组合就能调控不同MAX相和MXene的成分及端基, 最终得到一系列A位元素含有传统元素(Al、Ga、In和Sn)和非传统元素(Bi、Sb、Fe、Co、Ni、Cu、Zn、Pt、Au、Pd、Ag、Cd和Rh)的MAX相材料。引入非传统A位元素, 如磁性元素和贵金属等, 有望将MAX材料的研究从高温结构领域拓展到功能应用领域(如磁性、光电、催化、超导等), 在物理、化学和生物诸多学科取得新的应用突破。此外, 通过该方法还得到了一系列端基为−Cl、−Br、−I、−S、−Se、−Te、−P和−Sb的MXene材料, 极大地扩展了MXene材料的结构及成分的多样性, 有望进一步促进MXene在催化、储能、电磁屏蔽等领域的应用(图4(b))。交替使用路易斯酸熔盐型“化学剪刀”和金属型“化学剪刀”进行结构调控, 可以在熔融盐中减薄MAX相和MXene片层, 同时也合成了一系列金属插层二维过渡金属碳化物, 进一步丰富了二维材料家族。该研究提出的“化学剪刀”辅助的MAX相及MXenes的结构编辑方法, 为非范德华和范德华层状材料的结构和组成调控提供了一个强有力的通用方法。

图4

图4   “化学剪刀”辅助的MAX相和MXene的结构编辑

Fig. 4   Structural editing of MAX phases and MXene aided by chemical scissors

(a) Schematic illustration of chemical intercalation strategy aided by chemical scissors[56]; (b) Periodic table showing elements involved in the formation of MAX phases and MXenes. Light blue: M elements; Brown: A elements; Black: X elements; Green: ligand (T) elements; Circled: elements studied in the present work[56]


1.4 MAX/MAB相化学新结构

1.4.1 硫属MAX相

传统MAX相中A位元素通常由IIIA或IVA族元素组成, 多为Al、Ga、Sn等金属元素[11]。这些A位金属原子与MAX相中的M位前过渡族金属原子(Ti、Zr、Hf、V、Nb、Ta、Cr、Mo等)的外层自由电子呈现共有化[1]。一般地, MAX相中M−A金属键强度远小于M位与X位原子之间的共价-离子混合作用[1,11]。考虑到非金属元素Si、P、As等尤其是S具有较强的电负性, 并且原子半径也远小于上述金属元素, 因此, 硫属MAX相具有异于传统MAX相的M−A原子间相互作用, 展现出特殊的物理化学性质。(1) Ti2SC具有所有Ti−A键中最强的Ti−S键, 其强度与Ti−C键相当[75]。这种成键特性不仅使Ti2SC的晶体结构非常紧凑, 其c/a值(3.49, a=b=0.3210 nm, c=1.120 nm)也是所有MAX相中的最小值[1,76], 并使Ti2SC具备非常高的杨氏模量(316 GPa)[77]、剪切模量(125 GPa)[78]和硬度(8 GPa)[77]。(2) 这种M−A与M−X成键类型和强度接近的现象, 使硫属MAX相包括Ti2SC、Zr2SC以及Hf2SC的室温热膨胀系数在a轴和c轴方向呈现出相似的行为[78-80]。(3) 硫属MAX相在热学和电学性质上也展现出独特性。比如, Ti2SC在211碳化物MAX相中具有最高的室温热导率(60 W·m-1·K-1)[78,81]和最高的室温电阻率(0.52 μΩ·m)[4,78]。(4)硫属MAX相具有良好的耐腐蚀性。比如, 传统A位含Al、Si、Ga等的MAX相在氢氟酸刻蚀下A层原子会发生剥离, 变成二维的MXene材料[29]。然而Ti2SC在质量分数40%浓氢氟酸中浸渍32 d后, 表面平整完好, 仅发生轻微的晶界腐蚀和质量损失(约8.2 mg·cm-2)[82]

基于硫属MAX相上述独特的物理化学性质, 硫属MAX相的层间化学日益受到关注。Wang等[53,79]首次合成了含Se的三元MAX相(Zr2SeC和Hf2SeC), 从而拓展了MAX相A位硫属元素的可选择性(图5(a~d))。他们发现Se-MAX相与S-MAX相的高温热导性质存在一定差异。相较Se原子, S原子的尺寸更小、电负性更强。因此, Se原子占据A位的MAX相(如Zr2SeC), 其M−A原子之间的外层电子局域化程度较Zr2SC弱, 使Zr2SeC的高温热导性质在450 K下即体现出电子贡献的部分, 而Zr2SC在600 K下才能显著体现高温热导性质的电子贡献部分[53]。此外, 他们发现Se-MAX相(如Zr2SeC和Hf2SeC)的热膨胀系数在a轴和c轴方向上也是相近的, 并且提出了根据弹性常数c11c33的比值判断MAX相各向异性程度的估测方法[79]。进一步地, A位硫属元素S和Se的固溶可以获得a轴和c轴方向性质相近的MAX相固溶体材料(Hf2(SexS1-x)C (x=0~1)), 其热膨胀系数在7.5×10-6~1×10-5 K-1范围线性可调[83]。发现该系列材料将有助于解决MAX相涂层制备和使用过程中存在的热应力开裂问题。Ali等[84-85]利用密度泛函理论计算了Zr2SeC和Hf2SeC的晶格特点和理化性质。相较S-MAX相, Se-MAX相的弹性常数和模量较小。Zr2SeC的硬度低于Zr2SC,不同于此,Hf2SeC的硬度反而比Hf2SC高[84-85]。此外, S-MAX相和Se-MAX相的德拜温度、熔点、最小热导率和热膨胀系数与Y4Al2O9相当, 因此上述硫属MAX相材料有望应用于热障涂层[85]。除了A位硫属元素, M位元素的多组元化也可以调控硫属MAX相理化性质[86-87]。比如, Ti、Zr、Hf三种元素在M位的合金化, 可以获得中熵的(Ti,Zr,Hf)2SC。相比三元的Ti2SC, (Ti,Zr,Hf)2SC具有更高的维氏硬度、室温电阻率, 但是受晶格缺陷的影响, 热导率会有较大幅度的下降[86]。上述实验现象可以通过第一性原理计算得到印证[87]

图5

图5   新型硫属MAX相的晶体结构及其典型的物理性能

Fig. 5   Crystal structure and physical properties of novel chalcogenide MAX phases

(a-d) First synthesized Se-containing MAX phase, Zr2SeC[53]; (e, f) First synthesized Te-containing MAX phase, Hf2TeB[93]; (h-j) First synthesized MAX phase with chalcogen at X site, Zr2Se(B1-xSex) with x at 0 (h), 0.60 (i), and 0.97 (j), respectively[20]


硫属硼化物MAX相是近期研究的另一个热点。Rackl等[51]通过X位B与C固溶的方法, 首次发现硼化物MAX相Nb2SB, 以及固溶体Nb2SBxC1-x(x= 0~1)。B在Nb2SC中的逐渐固溶(0~0.6)会导致材料超导转变温度从4.8 K下降到2.6 K, 这主要是由Nb2SB费米面附近较小的态密度降低了相互作用强度所导致[51]。随后, 他们又合成了Zr2SB和Hf2SB两种具有良好金属导体性质的Pauli顺磁体材料[88]。密度泛函理论计算表明, Zr2SB和Hf2SB主要由金属键和离子键组成, 其化学键结合强度和体模量弱于同类型的碳化物MAX相[88-89]。因此, 计算表明Zr2SB和Hf2SB的德拜温度、热导率和熔点都要低于同类型的碳化物MAX相[88]。Hu等[90-92]利用放电等离子烧结方法合成了Zr2SB、Hf2SB和Nb2SB的致密块体, 研究了上述陶瓷的理化性质。他们发现这些硫属硼化物MAX相具有良好的力学性能, 其维氏硬度为9~12 GPa, 抗弯强度约为250 MPa, 抗压强度为1000~2000 MPa, 断裂韧性为4~ 5 MPa·m1/2, 热膨胀系数约为7×10−6 K-1, 室温热导率约为12 W·m−1·K−1, 室温电导率约为1×106~2×106 S·m−1[91-92]。Li等和Zhang等分别合成了含Se和Te的硼化物MAX相(Zr2SeB[20]和Hf2TeB[93]), 表明调控M位(Ti、Zr、Hf、Nb)和X位(C和B), 可以获得A位为不同硫属元素的MAX相(图5(e~g))。同时, 可以预见的是, Se尤其是Te的原子尺度和电负性越靠近金属, 上述新型硫属硼化物MAX相的理化性质可能越偏向传统铝系MAX相[20,89]。有意思的是, X位B与Se的合金化可获得一系列Se元素占据X位的MAX相, Zr2Se(B1-xSex)[20](图5(h~j))。这种Se进入M6X正八面体中心位置的现象, 使MAX相晶体结构发生畸变, 比如Zr的占据位从Zr2SeB的(1/3, 2/3, 0.1009)转移到Zr2Se(B0.03Se0.97)的(1/3, 2/3, 0.1120), 后者接近(1/3, 2/3, 1/8)的对称位置。同时, Se进入M6X正八面体中心影响了顶点M位元素的配位形式, 一定程度上改变了MAX相M位提供的费米面d电子数量, 使Zr2SeB的电阻率从0.6 μΩ·m提高到Zr2Se(B0.03Se0.97)的2.3 μΩ·m[20]。总之, 硫属MAX相由于A位硫属元素较强的电负性而具有独特的理化性质, 包括较强的硬度、较高的热导率、a轴和c轴方向相似的热膨胀系数等。

1.4.2 MAX相单晶生成与性能

研究者们进行了大量MAX相材料的合成探索, 制备手段也越来越多样化。目前公开报道的MAX相材料的合成方法有十余种, 其中块体的合成主要采用热压烧结法、冷压烧结合成法、自蔓延高温合成法、机械合金化法、放电等离子体烧结法和微波反应快速合成法。合成粉体主要采用无压原位反应烧结法[1,33,94-95]。制备薄膜主要采用化学气相沉积和物理气相沉积等方法[21,96]。不同方法合成的MAX相材料存在大量无规则晶界, 导致同一组分MAX相材料的物理性能存在差异。

Finkel等[97]通过无压烧结得到的块体Ti2AlC, 室温电阻率为0.32 μΩ·m; 而Barsoum等[97-98]采用热等静压方法烧结得到的块体Ti2AlC, 在同等测试条件下, 电阻率为0.25 μΩ·m, 前述两种材料的载流子迁移率分别为5.1×10-3和9×10-3 m2·V-1·s-1。另外, Barsoum等[98]采用热压(记为Ti2AlN-a)和无压(记为Ti2AlN-b)烧结方法得到的两种块体Ti2AlN, 在300 K下电运输性质表现出明显的差异, 无压烧结得到的Ti2AlN-b的电阻率高于热压烧结Ti2AlN-a的电阻率, 而载流子迁移率小于热压烧结样品[98]

胡春峰等[99-101]先后采用热压烧结和放电等离子体烧结制备得到两种Nb4AlC3块体材料, 在同样测试条件下, 电阻率分别为0.75和0.44 μΩ·m。电阻率的差异一方面来源于材料自身的剩余电阻率, 另一方面则来源于多晶样品的晶粒取向和不规则界面等因素。其他不同课题组报道的几种同组分的MAX相材料, 如Ti2SnC、Zr2SnC、Nb2SnC等电阻率之间也存在一倍甚至数倍的差异[97,102]

在热学性质方面, Finkel等[97]无压烧结的块体Ti2AlC, 在室温条件下的热导率为33 W·m−1·K−1; 而Barsoum等[103]通过热等静压烧结的块体Ti2AlC, 在同样测试条件下其热膨胀系数为8.2×10−6−1, 热导率为46 W·m−1·K−1。过渡金属碳化物的声子容易被晶格缺陷所散射, 两种不同方法得到的Ti2AlC晶格缺陷不同,因而其晶格热导率也有较大差异, 分别为12.5和26.0 W·m−1·K−1[97,103]。Barsoum等[98]采用热压烧结(记为Ti2AlN-a)和无压烧结(记为Ti2AlN-b)两种方法制备块体Ti2AlN, 在300 K下的热导率分别为60和34 W·m−1·K−1, 晶格热导率分别为31和11 W·m−1·K−1。Cr2AlC、Ti3SiC2等多种MAX相材料表现出相同的现象[4,104]

多晶MAX相材料由于不同晶粒之间的取向差异, 晶界具有不同的结构, 晶界处的原子结构比邻近的晶粒原子结构疏松, 在晶界处容易偏聚杂质, 导致晶界处的杂质浓度比平均杂质浓度高出多倍, 这严重影响了材料的物理性质。此外, 在晶界、位错和其他缺陷的相互作用下, 多晶材料的塑性变形、强度、断裂、疲劳、蠕变和脆性等力学性质与单晶材料相比存在很大差异[105]。所以国内外多家高校和科研机构已开展MAX相晶体生长的相关研究, 并探索单晶MAX相的电学和热学等物理性质。

2007年, Hillebrecht等[108]通过金属熔体法, 将原料按摩尔比Ta : Al : C=1 : 5 : 0.8~1 : 10 : 0.8配料, 熔化合成得到尺寸约100 μm大小的Ta4AlC3、Ta3AlC2单晶。同年, 该课题组通过添加过量的Al和Co分别得到尺寸约200 μm的V2AlC、V4AlC3-x和V12Al3C8单晶(图6(a, b))[106]。该课题组于2009年通过金属熔融法及添加过量的Ga, 在1300~1500 ℃条件下得到了含Ga的MAX相单晶材料Ti2GaC、Ti4GaC3和Cr2GaC[109]

图6

图6   单晶MAX相的制备

Fig. 6   Preparation of single crystal MAX phases

(a) Crystal structure of V4AlC3-x[106]; (b) SEM image of single MAX phase V4AlC3-x[106]; (c) Schematic of the experimental set-up used for high temperature solution growth[107]; (d) Photograph of part of the crucible cut after growth and dipping into dilute HCl, the Cr2AlC platelets are coalescing due to an unusually long growth time[107]


虽然上述研究制备了单晶MAX相材料, 但其尺寸均只有微米量级, 不利于后续物性的测试研究。直到2013年, Ouisse等[107]得到毫米尺度的单晶Cr2AlC材料(图6(c, d))。该课题组将Cr-Al放在石墨坩埚中, 通过感应加热熔化Cr-Al合金并与石墨坩埚发生反应, 加热到1400 ℃以上后再缓慢降至室温, 获得了尺寸约10 mm的Cr2AlC单晶。

2017年, 该课题组改变合成方式, 在1600~ 1650 ℃范围内将C融入Al、Cr的混合熔液中, 得到了厚度100 μm~2 mm, 面积达数平方厘米的片状Cr2AlC单晶。随后, 将Cr2AlC单晶浸泡在酒精中超声清洗, 放入CVD石英反应器中氯化, 研究了单晶Cr2AlC转变为多孔碳材料的特性[111]。基于Cr2AlC单晶材料, 该课题组于2019年研究了单晶Cr2AlC面内磁输运特性, 并于2020年进一步研究了单晶Cr2AlC晶面内和垂直于面内的热学性质。该研究指出, Cr2AlC晶面内的热导率约是垂直于晶面热导率的2倍以上。与前述通过热压和SPS烧结得到的多晶Cr2AlC材料相比, 单晶样品的物性测试数据有较大不同, 尤其面内热导率的差距更大(图7)[110,112], 进一步说明单晶MAX相对研究MAX相材料的本征物性具有重要意义。

图7

图7   Cr2AlC单晶的热容和各向异性的热导率[110]

Fig. 7   Heat capacity and anisotropic thermal conductivity in Cr2AlC single crystals at high temperatures[110]

(a) Atomic structure model of Cr2AlC; (b) Schematic of the in-plane resistivity measurements in Cr2AlC using a four-probe configuration with equidistant and parallel pads; (c) Temperature-dependence measurements of the in-plane resistivity for Cr2AlC single crystals (black line); (d) Predicted out-of-plane resistivity (orange line); (e) Heat capacity measurements of Cr2AlC single crystals measured experimentally (blue dots); (f) Measured in-plane (κ) and out-of-plane (κ) thermal conductivities using various techniques


2015年, 该课题组通过高温熔融方式获得了V2AlC单晶材料, 其制备方法与制备Cr2AlC单晶相同, 通过调节V、Al、C三种组元的比例, 最终得到尺寸约10 mm的片状V2AlC单晶材料[113]。2018年, 该研究组又通过角分辨光谱实验结合密度泛函理论计算研究了V2AlC单晶的导带结构和费米面结构[114], 并研究了HF酸刻蚀V2AlC单晶得到MXene材料的动力学过程[115]

在国内机构的研究中, 蔺帅等[116]通过助熔剂法得到了400 μm大小的V4AlC3单晶; 胡春峰等[117]则开展了MoAlB单晶的生长工作, 得到了0.5~1 mm尺寸的MoAlB单晶长条。

以上研究表明, 适当的合成方法和路径, 可以实现单晶MAX相材料的生长, 获得毫米甚至更大尺寸的单晶MAX相材料, 并进一步研究层状MAX相材料在不同方向上的本征物理性质, 对深入准确理解该类材料的物性具有重要的科学意义。

1.4.3 MAX相化学有序结构

原子层间有序四元MAX相(i-MAX)的一般化学式为(M′4/3M″2/3)AC, 其中M′与M″为过渡金属, A为Al或Ga, M′ : M″为2 : 1, M′与M″呈现特定的面内有序排布, 其结构如图8(a~c)所示。在MX原子层内, M′原子构成蜂窝状晶格, 而M″原子则位于三角晶格, 并且在一定程度上扩展出MX层, 从而更接近A原子层, 也使A原子层形成特殊的Kagomé晶格。M′、M″及A原子的特殊排布使i-MAX不再具有传统的六方对称性, 并赋予了i-MAX单斜(C2/c)或斜方(C2/m或Cmcm)对称性。

图8

图8   i-MAX相及其衍生的二维结构i-MXene[50]

Fig. 8   i-MAX phases and its derived two-dimensional product of i-MXene[50]

(a-c) i-MAX with in-plane chemical order, viewed from [100], [010] and [110] zone axes, respectively; (d) Schematic of the conversion from i-MAX to i-MXene; (e) Low-magnification STEM image of single flake of Mo1.33C i-MXene; (f) Higher magnification STEM image with the FFT result of Mo1.33C i-MXene; (g) Atomically resolved STEM image of Mo1.33C i-MXene; (h) Atomic structure model corresponding to (g)


在实验研究并结合第一性原理计算的基础上, Rosen等[50]发现并报道了第一个i-MAX相(Mo4/3Sc2/3)AlC, 通过HRTEM在[010]及[110]方向清晰地观察到Mo与Sc的面内有序排布, 并判定其属于C2/c空间群。理论计算也表明, 在Mo-Sc-Al-C四元体系中, (Mo4/3Sc2/3)AlC是所有竞争相中最稳定的, 而单斜及斜方对称性能量是最低的。在此基础上, 研究人员以(Mo4/3Sc2/3)AlC为模型体系, 结合第一性原理计算及实验合成探索了i-MAX相结构的形成机制, 以13主族(Al、Ga、In)及14主族(Si、Ge、Sn)为A层元素, 理论预测了7个热力学稳定的i-MAX相, 并通过实验成功合成出(V4/3Zr2/3)AlC和(Mo4/3Y2/3)AlC[118]。通过该研究得到i-MAX相形成的基本准则: 1) M′及M″需满足2 : 1的固定摩尔比例; 2) M′及M″的原子半径差异至少为0.02 nm (M′>M″); 3)电子态只占据能量适宜的成键轨道; 4)由原子半径较小的原子占据A位。从结构的角度来说, M′原子形成蜂窝状晶格, 而M″原子则占据六边形的中心位置, 这也在一定程度上解释了实验上观察到的理想的M′ : M″= 2 : 1的比例。此外, M″原子由于原子半径较大, 倾向于从M层延伸出去并接近A原子层, 也导致A位原子重排并形成Kagomé状晶格。i-MAX相的结构与传统MAX相具有一定区别。在[001]方向上, i-MAX与传统MAX均呈现六方排布图案, 然而从[110]方向上可以清晰地观察到M′及M″元素分布在不同的层内, 并呈现有序排布状态。在一个传统MAX相的单胞内, 所有原子层均呈现六方图案; 而在i-MAX结构中, 只有C原子层呈现六方排布图案。传统MAX相结构中, A层原子呈六方排布; 而i-MAX结构中A层原子则呈现Kagomé状排布。呈Kagomé状(面内)排布的A层原子的截面视图呈现微弱的波浪状, 这主要是由M′及M″原子的原子半径差异所造成的, 具有较大半径的M″更接近A原子层, 从i-MAX 相的[100]方向观察, 其原子排布与传统MAX相的[11¯20]方向是一致的; 而从[110]方向上则可清晰地观察到M′及M″原子呈现面内有序状排布, 因而[110]带轴方向是判断是否为i-MAX结构的重要依据。

在后续研究中, 研究人员发现通过这一特殊的面内有序结构, 可以将绝大多数稀土元素引入到MAX相材料体系中, 研究人员合成了11种含稀土元素的i-MAX相, 其一般化学式为(Mo4/3RE2/3)AlC, 该磁性i-MAX的磁性转变温度<30 K, 呈现较多的基态, 主要是由磁各向异性条件下各竞争性的磁性相互作用而导致[119]。随后, 研究人员相继报道了基于化学式(Mo4/3RE2/3)GaC, (W4/3RE2/3)AlC和(Cr4/3RE2/3)AlC的i-MAX相[120-122]

目前已合成出超过30种i-MAX相材料, 如表1所示, 其中Mo、W、Nb、Mn、Cr、V等占据M′位置, 而用于稳定结构的M″元素则主要为Sc、Y、Zr及稀土元素(R= Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Lu), 基于四元i-MAX相结构进一步拓展了传统MAX相的材料化学。i-MAX的合成通常采用固相反应法, 即将各元素粉体按化学计量比称量并混合均匀, 在惰性气体保护下合成, 合成温度通常在1400~1500 ℃。除磁性基础物性研究以外, i-MAX相的另一个主要应用是作为合成面内有序二维材料i-MXene的三维前驱体, 由于M″−C化学键强于M′−C, 在选择性刻蚀过程中, M″通常与Al一同被刻蚀掉, 从而得到含面内有序空位的MXene (i-MXene)(图8(d))。例如, 在氢氟酸水溶液中刻蚀(Mo4/3Sc2/3)AlC, Sc与Al同时被刻蚀掉, 进而获得含面内有序空位的Mo1.33C i-MXene, 如图8(e~h)所示。面内有序空位提供了离子扩散的快速通道, 因而以Mo1.33C i-MXene为电极材料的超级电容器在酸性电解质中具有高体积容量 (1153 F·cm−3@2 mV·s−1), 超过不含空位的Mo2C MXene约65%。由选择性刻蚀(W4/3Sc2/3)AlC或(W4/3Y2/3)AlC进一步获得了W1.33C i-MXene, 并发现其是潜在的电解水产氢的催化剂[123]。退火处理后的W1.33C i-MXene材料, 电流密度达10 mA/cm2, 所需的过电位约为320 mV。

表1   实验上已经合成的i-MAX相

Table 1  List of synthesized i-MAX phases

M′4/3M″2/3AXRef.
Mo4/3Sc2/3/Y2/3AlC[50,118]
W4/3Sc2/3/Y2/3AlC[123]
Mn4/3Sc2/3GaC[124]
Cr4/3Sc2/3/Y2/3/Zr2/3AlC[125-126]
Cr4/3Sc2/3GaC[16,124]
V4/3Sc2/3/Zr2/3AlC[118,127]
Mo4/3Sc2/3/Y2/3GaC[128]
Mo4/3Ce2/3/Pr2/3/Nd2/3/Sm2/3/Gd2/3/Tb2/3/Dy2/3/Ho2/3/Er2/3/Tm2/3/Lu2/3AlC[119]
Mo4/3Gd2/3/Tb2/3/Dy2/3/Ho2/3/Er2/3/Tm2/3/Yb2/3/Lu2/3GaC[120]
W4/3Gd2/3/Tb2/3/Dy2/3/Ho2/3/Er2/3/Tm2/3/Lu2/3AlC[121]
Cr4/3Gd2/3/Tb2/3/Dy2/3/Ho2/3/Er2/3/Tm2/3/Lu2/3AlC[122]

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尽管i-MAX的发现时间较晚、发展时间相对较短, 但i-MAX扩展了MAX相材料体系中M元素的组成, 也为MXene材料体系增添了新的组员。i-MAX的M元素的有趣组合为调控MAX相及MXene材料性质提供了新的思路及可能。目前i-MXene在能量存储、能量转化以及水净化等领域已展现出较好的应用前景。随着新的有序相不断被发现, i-MXene在MAX相及MXene材料体系中的占比也会逐步提高, 同时也会对二维材料的发展产生相应的影响。形成面内有序空位对i-MXene性质的影响, 在多大程度上能调控空位形成及空位浓度, 如何在这些新发现的材料中获得更多磁性及催化方面的应用, 都有待于进一步探究。

1.4.4 MAB相化学有序结构

作为一类新近引起人们注意的层状材料, 三元层状过渡金属硼化物MAB相以其优异的物理和力学性能成为近年来的研究热点[5-6]。虽然早在20世纪60年代MAB相化合物就已经被发现[7-8], 但是对该类化合物的相关研究长期被忽视, 直到2013年, Tan等[9]发现了Fe2AlB2的室温磁热效应, 作为磁致冷材料表现出极大的潜力, 这引爆了对该类化合物的研究热潮。2015年, Ade等[10]在合成出一系列单晶并进行细致的晶体结构分析后, 正式将这一类材料命名为“MAB相”。同样源自类似MAX相的层状结构和弱结合亚晶界[129-131], 该类化合物也和典型陶瓷材料一样具有非凡的高损伤容限[132]和断裂韧度[133], 这对其潜在的工程应用极为关键。随着研究的持续推进, 对MAB相化合物结构和性能的认识也不断更新。同时, 一些新型MAB相化合物及其固溶体在实验中也不断被发现。

虽然现在已经普遍采用“MAB相”来称呼这一类化合物, 但是目前对其尚无严格的定义。Ade等[10]命名时的MAB相主要包括一些具有正交晶体结构的含铝化合物, 并且可以采用一个通用的化学式(MB)2Alm(MB2)n (n = 0, 1, 2… m = 1, 2, 3…)来表示, 主要包括222相(Cmcm)、212相(Cmmm)、314相 (Pmmm)和416相(Cmmm)。其中, 222相是目前为止唯一具有双层A族原子的MAB相结构。然而, 最近“MAB相”的概念得到了极大的拓展而不满足通式。例如, 张海明等[134]发现了一种新型MAB相化合物Cr4AlB4(Immm); 含Si/P的Fe5SiB2[135]、Mn5SiB2[136]和Fe5PB2[135](512相)近期也引起了人们的关注。此外, 王俊杰等[52]发现的六方MAB相(hexagonal MAB phases, 简称h-MAB)则是另一类值得注意的材料体系(图9(a~c))。不同于通常具有正交晶体结构的MAB相, h-MAB相具有类似于MAX相的密排六方结构, 进一步拓展了该类化合物的化学空间。而最近研究发现的M2AB(M = Zr, Nb, Hf; A = S, Se, Te)则完全与211型MAX相的晶体结构(P63/mmc)相同[93,137]。虽然现在已经无法使用统一的化学式来表示这些化合物, 但是它们都具有共同的特征[138]: “原子尺度”上的层状结构[6,139]和这些纳米层片之间的弱结合[131,140]。因此, 并不是所有的三元硼化物都可以称之为“MAB相”, 例如M5Si3B[141]

图9

图9   MAB相、i-MAB相和o-MAB相

Fig. 9   MAB phases, i-MAB phases and o-MAB phases

(a) SEM image of layered Ti2InB2; (b) STEM image of Ti2InB2 along the direction of [001] and corresponding FFT result in the inset image; (c) SEM image of 2D-TiB and its corresponding EDS semi-quantitative resultin inset table[52]; (d-f) STEM images of i-MAB phase (Mo2/3A1/3)2AlB2 and corresponding atomic model along the direction [0001], [$1\bar{1}00$] and [$11\bar{2}0$], respectively, and their corresponding FFT images[55]; (g-i) STEM images of o-MAB phase Ti4MoSiB2 and corresponding atomic model along the direction [100], [210] and [110], respectivly, and their corresponding FFT images[54]


一系列新型MAB相固溶体则是该领域另一值得注意的进展。该固溶体包括面内有序的i-MAB相(in-plane ordered MAB phases)和面外有序o-MAB相(out-of-plane ordered MAB phases), 进一步丰富和扩展了MAB相化合物的数量, 展现出MAB相材料优异的结构和性能可调控性。这些固溶体可分为在M位、A位的无序固溶, 如(Mo1/2W1/2)AlB[142]、(Fe1/2Mn1/2)2AlB2[143]、(Mn1/3Cr2/3)3AlB4[144]、(Fe4/5Mn1/5)5SiB2[135]和MoAl0.97Si0.03B[145]等。i-MAB相的两种M位原子均占据同一平面并有序固溶, o-MAB相的两种M位原子则分别占据不同平面。Rosen等[55]合成了i-MAB相(Mo2/3A1/3)2AlB2 (A = Y, Sc)(图9(d~f))和o-MAB相Ti4MoSiB2(图9(g~i)), 并利用高分辨扫描透射电镜技术确认其原子结构[54]。以(Mo2/3A1/3)2AlB2 (A = Y, Sc)为前驱体成功刻蚀出了对应的二维材料Mo4/3B(图10), 通过实验证实存在二维MBenes[55,146]。总的来说, MAB相及其固溶体在化学成分和结构上的多样性为下一步的性能调节和实际应用提供了广阔的选择空间。

图10

图10   通过化学刻蚀得到的MAB相衍生的二维产物

Fig. 10   Two-dimensional products derived from MAB phases through chemical etching

(a) Schematic of chemical etching i-MAB phase to prepare two-dimensional derivative[55]; (b) XRD patterns of prestine i-MAX (Mo2/3Y1/3)2AlB2, etched product Mo4/3B2-xTz, TBAOH intercalation product, and delamination film with SEM image (inset) showing the cross-sectional morphology of Mo4/3B2-xTz film [55]; (c) STEM image of monolayer Mo4/3B2-xTz and its FFT image (inset) [55]; (d) XRD patterns of o-MAX Ti4MoSiB2, product etched by ZnCl2 and two-dimensional TiOxCly after delamination and filtering with SEM image (inset) of cross-sectional morphology of a TiOxCly film[54]


基于第一性原理方法的数值模拟和理论分析在理解和预测MAB相结构和性能方面扮演了重要角色。其中, 通过考虑竞争相的热力学稳定性和本征稳定性可对稳定MAB相实现精确预测。前者可通过 “线性优化法”实现[147], 而后者则需考察目标结构的晶格动力学(声子)行为。在采用该方法分析Cr-Al-B系MAB相的稳定性之后[130], 柏跃磊等[138]预测了29个含Al和Si的稳定MAB相化合物, 其中Fe/Mn/Co系均是磁性的, 该预测与实验结果保持一致。另外, Dahlqvist等[16]在理论筛选出15个稳定MAB相固溶体基础上, 实验合成出其中的两种四元MAB(Mo4/3Y2/3AlB2和Mo4/3Sc2/3AlB2)。他们进一步预测了所有的M位212相固溶体, 包括在典型合成温度稳定的39种i-MAB相和52种MAB固溶体[148]。与其它化合物类似, 第一性原理可以精确计算MAB相化合物的晶体结构, 这可为后续的实验合成提供初步的参考数据。

第一性原理方法结合合适的理论近似和模型可以精确预测MAB相的物理和力学性能。例如, 根据所研究化合物的电子结构可以预先判断材料是否是导体及其化学键合特征。而更加深入的理解则需要借助理论模型, 例如化学键刚度模型[149]在对化学键强度定量表征的基础上, 建立了微观的最弱与最强化学键刚度比(kmin/kmax)与其宏观的损伤容限关系[5], 进一步发现三元层状陶瓷的断裂韧度随kmin/kmax增大而降低(图11), 并在精确计算居里温度的基础上筛选出具有潜在磁致冷应用前景的化合物[138]。这显示了弱结合在包括MAB相的三元层状陶瓷高损伤容限和断裂韧度中所起的关键作用。另外, MAB相(Fe2AlB2)的热容和热膨胀等热性能也可以采用准简谐进行近似精确, 预测值与实验值几乎完全一致, 并且可定量分析声子、电子和磁性的贡献[150]。需要注意的是, MAB相是导体, 在预测其热性能时需要包括电子激发的贡献。总体来看, 这些理论预测结果一方面提供了对实验结果更加深入和全面的认识, 另一方面则可以通过理论计算对具有潜在应用前景稳定化合物进行筛选, 从而显著降低实验工作量。

图11

图11   实验测量的单边缺口梁断裂韧性随部分典型三元层状化合物(MAX和MAB相)的最弱与最强化学键刚度比kmin/kmax的变化[138]

Fig. 11   Experimentally measured unilateral notched beam fracture toughness as a function of the weakest to strongest chemical bond stiffness ratio kmin/kmax for some typical ternary layered compounds (MAX and MAB phases)[138]


2 MAX/MAB相的结构计算及其新材料挖掘

2.1 材料智能设计研发平台及材料挖掘

科学发展经历了四个过程: 从试验主导的经验范式, 以经典力学和热力学为主导的理论模型范式, 基于分子动力学和密度泛函理论的计算科学范式, 到如今大数据驱动的科学研究范式。新材料的智能研发模式需要基于海量材料数据库, 借助高通量自动计算模拟方法筛选出符合预期的新材料, 通过高通量实验测试化合物性能, 并不断地智能更新、反馈与迭代, 最终快速获得具有目标性质的新材料体系[151-153]。因此, 开发包含高通量自动计算、材料数据库和人工智能算法的材料智能设计研发平台变得至关重要。

2016年, 孙志梅等[37]基于Python开源框架自主开发了一套多尺度集成可视化的高通量自动计算和数据管理智能平台ALKEMIE(Artificial Learning and Knowledge Enhanced Materials Informatics Engineering), 并基于全新的设计理念和架构研发了分布式的高通量自动流程集成计算及数据管理智能平台ALKEMIE2.0[5], 主要包含9个方面的特色功能: 高通量、自动化、可视化、工作流、数据库、机器学习、可扩展性、可移植和跨尺度。

基于ALKEMIE平台, 孙志梅等[154]完成了一系列工作, 包括高通量筛选高强高导Cu合金、高温热电氧化物半导体[155]、超低晶格热导IV-V-V族半导体[156]和新型光电硫化物半导体[157]; 通过机器学习神经网络方法拟合适用于大规模分子动力学模拟的Sb深度学习势函数并实现了电子尺度和原子尺度(经典分子动力学)的跨尺度模拟[154]; 集成高通量第一性原理计算和深度神经网络方法, 开发出高效准确地预测IV-V-VI族层状半导体最大热电ZT及相应最佳掺杂类型的机器学习模型, 高效预测了高ZT半导体化合物[158]

2015年, Hillebrecht等[10]合成了一系列正交晶系的三元过渡金属硼化物, 包括Cr2AlB2, Cr3AlB4, Cr4AlB6, MoAlB, WalB, Mn2AlB2和Fe2AlB2。由于这类三元过渡金属硼化物都是由过渡金属、铝和硼原子组成, 因此将它们命名为MAB相, 其中M代表过渡金属, A代表主族元素和锌, B代表硼。除了正交型MAB相, 还存在着六方型MAB相。目前, 实验已制备出的正交型MAB相还有Ru2ZnB2、Ru3Al2B2、Mo2AlB2和Cr4AlB2, 而成功制备的六方型MAB相只有Ti2InB2[10,52,134,159]。研究人员通过DFT方法理论上预测了50余种可稳定存在的正交型和六方型MAB相[52,160-162], 如表2所示, 它们都具有热力学和动力学稳定性。其中, 正交型MAB相含M2AB2、M3AB4、M4AB6、M2A2B2、M3A2B2和M4AB6六种类型; 而六方型MAB相仅包括M2AB2和M3AB4两种类型。如图12(a)所示[163], 这些MAB相具有相同的结构特点, 即交替堆叠的过渡金属硼化物层(M2B2、M3B4或M4B6)和金属原子层(A或M2A)。这种结构特点与MAX相类似, 但是也有明显不同: 在结构上, MAX相全部属于六方晶系, 而MAB相部分属于正交晶系, 部分属于六方晶系; 在组成上, MAB相中B原子与M原子的比例要高于MAX相中C/N原子与M原子的比例。因此, MAB相没有延续MAX相的名称, 应当注意两者的区分。

表2   理论预测可稳定存在的MAB相种类

Table 2  Stable MAB phases by theoretical prediction

MAB phaseM typeA typeRef.MAB phaseM typeA typeRef.
Orthorhombic M2A2B2TiAl[160-161]Orthorhombic M3AB4ScAl[160-161]
HfTi
VZr
NbHf
TaV
TcNb
CrTa
MnMo
Orthorhombic M2AB2ScAl[160-161]W
TiMn
ZrFe
HfOrthorhombic M4AB6ScAl[160-161]
VTi
NbZr
WHf
TcV
RhNb
NiTa
CoMo
Orthorhombic M3A2B2ScAl[160-161]Hexagonal M2AB2TiSn[52]
TiHfIn[162]
ZrSn
HfZrIn
CrPb
MnTl
TcHexagonal M3AB4HfIn[162]
FeSn
NiP
ZrCd
Pb

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图12

图12   MAB相的理论计算

Fig. 12   Theoretical calculation of MAB phases

(a) Structures of orthorhombic and hexagonal MAB phases[163]; (b) Bonding energy of M2AlB2-type orthorhombic MAB and M2AlC-type MAX phases; (c) Simulated exfoliation process of orthorhombic M2AlB2 using HF, where the red, green, black, cyan, and pink balls represent Mo, B, Al, F, and H atoms, respectively[146]


MAB相结合了金属和陶瓷的特性, 具有优异的力学性能, 为获得具有独特性能的高强材料提供了广阔前景。通过第一性原理计算, MAB相的力学性质, 如体积模量(B)、剪切模量(G)、杨氏模量(E)和泊松比(ν)等得到了广泛研究, 如表3所示[160,164-168]。其中, TcAlB、Nb2AlB2、W2AlB2、Tc2AlB2、Co2AlB2和Ni2AlB2为韧性材料, 而Cr2AlB2、Mo2AlB2和W2AlB2具有高模量、高硬度和低弹性各向异性, 有利于实际工程应用。

表3   部分MAB相的理论体积模量(B)、剪切模量(G)、杨氏模量(E)和泊松比(ν)

Table 3  Theoretical mechanical properties of several MAB-phases, including bulk modulus (B), shear modulus (G), Young’s modulus (E), and Poisson ratio (ν)

MAB phaseB/GPaG/GPaE/GPa¯ν/GPaRef.
Mn2AlB22391694110.21[160]
Fe2AlB22091333290.24
Co2AlB2216922420.31
TiAlB1451162740.18
VAlB1731333170.19
NbAlB1801303150.21
TaAlB1921383330.21
CrAlB1891403380.20
MnAlB1671012520.25
TcAlB2201142920.28
Sc2AlB22381423560.25
Ti2AlB21701503470.16
Zr2AlB21521122700.20
Hf2AlB21681323140.19
V2AlB21951293170.23
Nb2AlB21991102790.27
Cr2AlB22291774220.19
Mo2AlB22381423560.25
W2AlB22621393540.28
Tc2AlB22601323390.28
Ni2AlB2200912370.30
MoAlB2131463570.22[164]
WAlB2321463620.24
Mn2AlB22221613880.21[165]
Fe2AlB22101323290.24[165]
Co2AlB22411012660.31[166]
Zr3CdB4822020.37[167]
Hf3PB41804070.19[168]

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MAB相具有与MAX相类似的层状堆叠结构, 这种过渡金属硼化物层与A或A2M层交替堆叠的特点使MAB相有望成为二维过渡金属硼化物的母相。2017年, 孙志梅等[146]首次报道了一类二维过渡金属硼化物, 包括Cr2B2、Mo2B2、W2B2和Fe2B2, 并率先将其命名为MBene。其计算结果表明, 在MAB相中M原子层和Al原子层之间的结合力约为M原子层和B原子层之间结合力的一半, 这与MAX相类似, 如图12(b)所示。因此, 将MAB相中的Al原子层刻蚀掉, 且同时不破坏M-B之间的化学键是可行的, 将Al原子层从MAB相中刻蚀掉的模拟过程如图12(c)所示。去除Al原子层后, 即可得到二维过渡金属硼化物。为了体现其制备方法和二维特性, 这种新型的二维过渡金属硼化物被命名为MBenes, 意味着去除MAB相中的A原子可以得到二维材料[146]

对应于MAB相, MBene也可以分为正交型MBene和六方型MBene, 在结构上MBene与MAB相中的过渡金属硼化物层是一致的。然而, 与MXene不同的是, 在制备MBene的过程中, 部分MAB相存在结构变化。例如, Wang等[52]通过高温去合金化法从六方Ti2InB2相中制备得到正交Ti2B2, 说明六方MAB相可以作为正交MBene的前驱体相。实验上, MBene可以通过选择性刻蚀法或高温去合金化法制备。目前, 实验上已成功制备的MBene种类较少, 除了正交Ti2B2外, 只成功合成了正交Cr2B2和Mo2B2, 其制备方法均为选择性刻蚀法[169-170]。但第一性原理计算预测发现了超过30种可稳定存在的MBene, 它们具有统一的结构式Mn+1B2n(n=1~3), 其结构如图13所示, 显然, 需要探索新的制备方法来制备更多的MBene材料[163]

图13

图13   MBene的种类及结构示意图[163]

Fig. 13   Members and atomic structures of all reported orth- and hex-MBenes[163]


MBene表面为暴露的金属原子层, 很容易被各种官能团所覆盖, 如O、OH和F等[17]。与原始MXene相同, 所有的原始MBene都是金属性的。然而, 当其表面发生官能化后, 部分MBene会由金属性体系转变为半金属性(Semimetal)体系(六方Sc2B2F2、Sc2B2(OH)2、Zr2B2O2和Hf2B2O2)[171]或半导体体系(六方Sc2B2O2和正交Cr2B2O2)[171-172]。与MXene相比, MBene包含了更多的磁性体系, 如正交Cr2B2、Cr3B4、Cr4B6、Mn2B2、Mn3B4和Fe2B2和六方Gd2B2[173-176]。并且, Xing等[172]发现表面氧官能化使铁磁性的Cr2B2转变为反铁磁性的Cr2B2O2。因此, 表面官能化对MBene的电子结构和磁性性质都具有重要的影响。

目前MBene的制备技术仍不成熟, 其应用研究多处于理论阶段。大量的第一性原理计算表明, MBene在储能和催化领域具有应用前景[52]。在储能方面, MBene可作为Li/Na/Mg离子电池的阳极材料[52,177-178], 其中六方Y2B2作为Li离子电池阳极, 不仅具有极高的理论容量(969 mAh/g), 还有极低的Li离子迁移势垒(13 meV)和开路电压(0.43~0.24 V)[177]。并且, Guo等[179]还发现正交Mo2B2O2有望用于Li-S电池, Mo2B2O2不仅在LiPS吸附前后具有优异的导电性, 还可以抑制穿梭效应, 实现Li2S团簇的极低迁移势垒(0.191 eV)和分解势垒(0.441 eV), 有助于提高Li-S电池的容量和库仑效率。在催化方面, MBene在析氢反应(HER)、析氧反应(OER)、氧还原反应(ORR)和氮还原反应(NRR)等多种电催化反应中都展现出极高的催化活性, 既可以直接用作催化剂, 也可以用作单原子催化剂的基底材料[13,35-36]。Zhang等[180]发现Ni-Mo2B2可用作HER/OER双功能催化剂, 而Cu-Mo2B2可以用作OER/ORR双功能催化剂, 其过电位低于传统贵金属催化剂Pt和IrO2。在NRR催化方面, Guo等[181]发现Cr2B2、Mo2B2、W2B2和V3B4不仅比Ru(0001)具有更低的过电位, 而且还可以抑制HER副反应和表面氧化。

MBene的发展还处于初级阶段, 多数研究仍处于理论阶段, 因此需要在实验制备和性能表征方面进行更加深入的研究, 从而在储能和催化等领域实现MBenes的实际应用。

2.2 材料基因工程与高通量材料筛选

传统“试错式”材料设计流程研发效率低、周期长、成本高, 已无法适应高速技术革新对新材料的需求。2011年, 美国提出集成计算、实验和数据技术三位一体的“材料基因组计划”, 旨在变革传统材料研发模式, 缩短新材料研发周期。随后, 多国陆续建立结合高通量计算和数据技术的新材料研发平台。2019年, Frey等[38]使用机器学习预测了一系列稳定的MAX相和MXenes。2020年, Siriwardane等[39]利用支持向量机、深度神经网络和随机森林回归器等机器学习方法, 研究了MAB相的稳定性。2020年, Sun等[182]通过机器学习和第一性原理计算筛选潜在的2D TMBs析氢材料, 研究发现2D Co2B2和2D Mn/Co2B2是优异的析氢材料。这些工作表明, 材料基因技术是加速材料研发的有效手段, 可以快速发现和设计高新材料, 从而满足新技术变革和工业大规模使用对高性能功能材料的需求。

众所周知, MAX相是一种六方过渡金属层状碳/氮化物, 其主体元素都局限在碳或氮上, 如何打破碳或氮元素的限制, 将MAX相以及MXenes的主体元素扩展到硼是困扰研究者的一大难题。2019年, 王俊杰等[52]通过材料基因工程方法, 成功突破了这一难题, 首次理论预测并实验合成了第一个具有六方晶系的三元过渡金属硼化物—Ti2InB2(图14(a))。他们首先采用二元变成分法确定了TixBz的稳定性和结构, 然后以TixBz和A为起始组元, 进行伪二元结构搜索, 初步得到热力学稳定的Ti2InB2结构。最后, 对Ti2InB2展开三元变成分搜索, 以确保该三元硼化物的全局稳定性。经过一系列的计算与筛选, 他们发现Ti2InB2在常压下具有全局稳定性。进一步地, 王俊杰等通过固相法成功合成了层状材料Ti2InB2, 打破了六方过渡金属层状化物只存在碳或氮化物的局限。随后, 苗楠茜等[162]以已知构型的MAX相以及Ti2InB2为种子, 通过高通量计算搜索, 在Zr-A-B和Hf-A-B体系中发现了一系列具有热力学和动力学稳定性的三元层状过渡金属硼化物, 除了上述的“212”构型外, 还发现具有两种新构型“211”和“314”的三元硼化物也可以稳定存在。该工作进一步提出了六方三元层状过渡金属硼化物的稳定机制, 即B-B键组成类石墨烯状硼环在“212”和“314”构型中起到稳定作用; 而“211”构型与MAX相的结构类似, 其MB6八面体是结构的稳定单元(图14(b))。此外, 孙维威等[183]将密度泛函理论与进化算法相结合, 在P, S体系中预测出兼具动力学与热力学稳定性的Nb2PB2, Nb2PB和Nb2SB(图14(c))。这些三元层状陶瓷表现出优异的热导性能, 其中Nb2PB2的热导率高达-65 W·m-1·K-1。总的来说, 从元素化学组成上来看, 除了“211”构型符合传统的Mn+1AXn表达式, “212”和“314”构型更符合正交MAB相(orthorhombic MAB phase, 简称ort-MAB)的元素比例。为了更好地描述这类兼具六方结构和M-A-B元素组成的三元硼化物, 将其命名为六方MAB相(hexagonal MAB phase, 简称为h-MAB相)。

图14

图14   三元MAX相的发现

Fig. 14   Discovery of ternary MAX phases

(a) Calculation-based approach to discovery of novel ternary phases Ti2InB2[52]; (b) High-throughput prediction of MAB phases[162]; (c) Crystal structures for the stable Nb2AB2 and Nb2AB (A: P or S)[183]


与ort-MAB相中的“之字形”硼链相比, h-MAB中的硼六元环结构使M-A键与M-B键的强度差异更明显, 说明h-MAB中的A层更有能被剥离。通过去合金化的方式, 王俊杰与细野秀雄等[52]合作, 成功将In层从Ti2InB2中剥离出来, 从实验上证实了h-MBenes的制备可行性。2019年王俊杰与Mohammad等[161]通过高通量计算发现, 正交结构MBenes(orthorhombic MBenes, 简称ort-MBenes)与h-MBenes的相变势垒低于0.4 eV·atom-1, 说明正交和六方MBenes在实际情况下可能共存, 并且对于二维ScB、TiB、ZrB、HfB、VB、NbB、TaB、MoB和WB来说, 其六方相比正交相更稳定。2021年, 王俊杰与Mohammad等[171]针对这些六方相更稳定的MBenes(M = Sc, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta和Mo)的表面官能团(O、OH和F)进行了系统性探索, 研究表明加入氧官能团可以显著提升MBenes的机械强度, 且ScBO为间接带隙半导体, 其余均为金属或半金属。此外, TiBF、ZrBF和HfBF的能带色散接近费米能级, 说明I型和II型节线共存。h-MBenes独特的物理化学性质也为其提供了丰富的应用场景。2021年, 冯爽等[184]采用过渡金属调控策略, 报道了六方Hf2BO2作为析氢反应催化剂的优异性能。同年, 王诗尧等[185]通过从头算算法和蒙特卡罗模拟方法, 计算了二维过渡金属硼化物CrB、MnB和FeB的磁性性质, 揭示了超交换作用在确定2D MB的长程磁性排序中的主导作用, 证明了2D MB和MBT(T = -O, -OH, -F)在自旋电子器件领域的应用前景。

四元MAX相在稳定性、多样性和性能调控上比三元MAX相表现出更明显的优势[118]。在四元MAX相工作的启发下, 2019年, 周延春等[186]通过高通量筛选, 首次预测出面外有序的四元MAB相(out-of-plane ordered MAB phase, 简称o-MAB), M2M'AlB4(M=Mn, Fe, Co; M'=Cr, Mo, W)(图15(a))。2020年, 受到六方MAB相Ti2InB2的启发, Rosen等[16]通过“集团展开”理论预测并成功合成了两种具有六方结构的面内有序四元MAB相(in-plane ordered MAB phase, 简称i-MAB相)Mo4/3Y2/3AlB2和Mo4/3Sc2/3AlB2(图15(b))。i-MAB相的合成激励了科研工作者的研究热情, 2021年姚裕芳等[187]针对(M'1/3M''1/3)2AlB2构型, 通过将A元素的搜索范围由铝元素扩充至与其相邻的镓、铟、锌和硅元素, 预测了包含Mo4/3Y2/3AlB2和Mo4/3Sc2/3AlB2在内的25个具有热力学和动力学稳定性的i-MAB相, 并且揭示了六方i-MAB的稳定性成因(图15(c, d))。此外, 通过力常数判定, 理论预测了i-MAB相剥离的可行性, 并筛选出具有优异析氢反应催化性能的2D i-MBenes材料。随后Rosen等[55]也通过氢氟酸刻蚀的方法成功将Mo4/3Y2/3AlB2和Mo4/3Sc2/3AlB2中的Al层和Y层以及Sc层刻蚀, 得到了带有缺陷的二维Mo4/3B2-x材料, 证明了六方i-MAB的可剥离性(图10)。经过前期理论计算与实验的数据积累, 2021年Rosen等[148]提出了i-MAB的设计指南。该工作阐明了有序和无序四元MAB相在原子尺寸和电负性上的区别, 同时也指出了h-MAB相在形成i-MAB相上的优势。

图15

图15   四元MAB相的理论预测

Fig. 15   Theoretical study of quaternary MAB phases

(a) Crystal structure of Cr3AlB4, ordered M2M'AlB4, and disordered M2M'AlB4[186]; (b) Prediction and synthesis of i-MAB phases Mo4/3Sc2/3AlB2 and Mo4/3Y2/3AlB2[16]; (c) Elemental mapping involved in this computational work; (d) Schematic illustration of the evolution of structure and electronic structure of h-MAB during the introduction of the fourth element M″[187]


近年来材料基因工程方法的广泛应用极大地缩短了材料的研发进程。从2015年MAB相的概念被提出到2022年, 在这短短7年间, 科研人员已经总结出一套成熟的材料搜索流程和一系列可靠的材料判定准则, 极大地丰富了MAB相体系[10]。目前MAB相已由最初的正交晶系扩展至六方、四方和三方晶系, 且具有“111”“212”“322”“314”“416”和“211”等多种元素比。其中, M元素涵盖了17种d区过渡金属, A元素则从Al扩展到了第Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ、Ⅴ主族元素以及部分的d区过渡金属元素(Cu、Zn、Cd、Ir和Au)[188]。对于四元MAB相以及更加复杂的体系来说, 应用材料基因工程方法对其进行梳理和归纳, 一方面有助于加速材料研发进度, 另一方面有助于探究材料组成-结构-性能的本质。此外, 利用高通量计算筛选符合性能的MAB和MBenes材料, 为新材料打开了新的应用窗口。

2.3 结构映射与材料稳定性判据

材料的结构与性能之间存在着密切关联, 因此, 针对结构的分析与研究贯穿了材料学发展的整个历程, 并将继续在材料学研究中占据重要的位置。同时, 对于材料结构信息的获取与确定也是进一步对各类材料进行性能理解及建模分析的先决条件和关键步骤[189]

现如今, 材料结构主要通过三类策略进行确定。1)实验表征。该方法始于冯·劳厄[190]及布拉格[191]等的早期工作, 至今仍为确定材料结构的核心策略; 然而, 即便引入了高通量与自动化的手段, 该方法依然具有耗时与测试昂贵等不足。2)计算建模。随着高速计算机的发展, 以及将多体相互作用进行简化的单电子势计算方法的发明, 使通过量子力学原理来计算和预测材料结构成为可能[192-195]。然而, 该策略目前依然存在着一些困难, 具体如下。i)正如Chelikowsky所提到[196], 虽然人们对化合物中存在的原子间相互作用已经有了充分认识, 但是对固体整体能量的计算依然非常困难。这是因为单原子的能级处于106 eV级别, 而结合能仅处于1~10 eV·atom-1的范围内, 由此人们必须具有0.000001或更高的计算精度才能对此作出精确的估算。ii)固体中原子、离子和电子的数目极大, 加剧了此类计算的难度, 从而使该方法在预测精度上低于实验观测[197]。3)结构映射。该策略基于已有的材料结构数据, 结合化学组元的相关参数, 对新组分的可能结构进行归类与预测, 并在此基础上总结出形成特定结构的一些规律和模式。该方法按照坐标所标定的物理参数对结构数据进行分类, 将数据库中的大量结构按照映射图中的不同区域进行划分, 并以此预测新组分的可能结构类型, 提供寻找所需材料结构的初始导向。从材料信息学的观点来看, 结构映射则是一种对晶体结构进行聚类分析的方法[198-200]。结构映射的种类包括: Mooser-Pearson映射[201]、Zunger映射[202]、Villars映射[203-205]以及较为著名的Pettifor映射[206-207]

迄今为止, 已成功制备的MAX相将近170多种, 而新型MAX相仍被不断发现。为进一步加快该类材料的发现进程, 可通过构建包含所有MAX相材料信息的数据库, 并在此基础上提取能够判断MAX相可形成能力的有效判据。研究人员通过构建二维结构映射图, 旨在划定提取MAX相可形成的特征域, 并从微观理论上获得理解与解释, 进而为搜寻新型的MAX相提供理论指导。

所谓影响化合物结构稳定性的因素, 具体指组成该化合物的化学元素所具备的性质特征。在微观层面上, 影响结构稳定性的因素至少包含四个方面: 尺寸因素、电子浓度因素、电化学因素(电负性)以及价电子轨道的角动量特征。原则上, 同源化合物的结构分类必须同时考虑上述因素。然而, 这将对通过构建二维映射图实现结构的分类提出挑战。而当针对MAX相时, 由于成键种类的多样性, 这种情况将变得更为复杂。张一鸣等[36]通过确定形成MAX相的两个最重要参数, 并构建二维结构映射图获取了控制MAX相形成能力的主导因素, 从而量化可应用于指导未来实验开发新型MAX 相的关键设计变量。

基于80种已成功制备的三元MAX相, 以及92种第一性原理计算得到但无法稳定存在的三元MAX相, 该工作确定了“化合物电子浓度(方程1)”及“M位与A位原子半径百分比(几何因子)(方程2)”, 这对特征量能够很好地划分传统MAX相的可形成/不可形成区域(图16)。

$\text{Electron concentration}=\frac{{{N}_{\text{M}}}\times {{M}_{\text{ve}}}+{{N}_{\text{A}}}\times {{A}_{\text{ie}}}+{{N}_{\text{X}}}\times {{X}_{\text{ve}}}}{{{N}_{\text{M}}}+{{N}_{\text{A}}}+{{N}_{\text{X}}}}$
$\text{Atomic difference ratio}=\frac{|{{R}_{\text{M}}}-{{R}_{\text{A}}}|}{{{R}_{\text{M}}}}$

图16

图16   选取特征量为电子浓度和尺寸因素所绘制的结构映射图[36]

Fig. 16   Structure mapping based on the selected characteristic quantities of electron concentration and atomic sizes[36]


其中, NM, NANX分别为化学式中M、A、X位上元素的原子个数; Mve为M位上元素的价电子个数; Aie为A位上元素的巡游电子个数; Xve为X位上元素的价电子个数; RMRA分别为M位原子和A位原子的半径。当使用方程(1, 2)所描述的特征量作为XY轴坐标时, 所绘制的结构映射图中“可形成MAX相”与“不可形成MAX相”区域出现了明显的分界。运用上述的结构映射图, 研究人员能够进一步预测新型MAX相。

3 MAX/MAB相的应用研究

3.1 MAX增强金属基复合材料

MAX相陶瓷材料M与A之间的弱键与石墨层状结构间的范德华力结合相似, 因此具有可类比于石墨的自润滑性。其独特的纳米层状结构, 使得垂直于c轴的层与层之间在剪切力的作用下容易发生滑动, 并发生类似金属的弯折带塑性变形。针对此现象, Barsoum等[208-210]提出了MAX材料的扭折非线弹性变形机制, 类似于ZnO、GaN、LiNbO、云母等化合物以及Zn、Mg、Ti、Co等密排六方结构金属的微塑变形机制(Incipent kink bands), 并把此类晶格常数c/a大于1.5的六方结构材料归于扭折非线弹性体(kinking non-linear elastic(KNE) solids)。这些优异特性使得MAX相成为极具潜力的增强相并在金属基复合材料中得到广泛应用。

近些年来国内外大量的科研人员纷纷开展了MAX/金属基复合材料的研究, 研究表明MAX增强金属基复合材料不仅具有高强度、高模量、高硬度, 而且具有良好的机械加工性、摩擦磨损性能以及出色的阻尼容量。例如: Barsoum等[211-212]制备了一系列MAX/Mg基复合材料, 研究发现复合材料力学性能和阻尼容量之间存在相互矛盾的关系。复合材料性能强化归因于添加的硬脆弥散粒子(如SiC)对位错运动产生钉扎, 但优良的阻尼容量却需要位错移动。针对这一矛盾, 他们提出利用具备塑性变形且又高韧性的增强体MAX相, 替代传统的硬脆增强体(如Al2O3、TiC、SiC等), 从而降低增强体对位错移动的钉扎作用, 实现强度和阻尼容量的协同增强。与SiC增强Mg复合材料相比, Ti2AlC增强Mg复合材料具有更强的界面结合强度, 从而获得比SiC/Mg更高的强度。于文波等[213]研究结果也表明, 层状MAX相通过层间解离和弯折带等微塑性变形机制的作用促进增强相与金属基体之间的协调变形(图17(a, b)), 制备的MAX/Mg基复合材料不仅强度高, 而且具有非常优异的阻尼能力。

图17

图17   MAX增强金属基复合材料

Fig. 17   MAX-reinforced metal matrix composites

(a-b) Fracture morphology of MAX in Mg matrix composites undergoing microplastic deformation[213]; (c) MAX/Cu matrix composite MCC pantograph slide plate[215]; (d, e) Transformation of MAX to TiCx and Cr3C2 in Ni matrix composites and morphology of in situ authentic γ'[224]; (f) Morphology of the MAX transformation to TiCx and Ti5Si3 in Ti matrix composites[225]


MAX相材料凭借其类石墨或MoS2的层状结构, 表现出非常优异的自润滑特性。Ti3SiC2作为MAX相中最典型的一种化合物, 在某些主要性能上远远超越传统的固体润滑剂。这也为Ti3SiC2材料代替其他固体润滑剂制备新型的轻质、高强度、高硬度、高温稳定性, 且具有良好导电和导热性能的自润滑金属基复合材料提供了可能。自2011年Gupta等[214]针对MAX相、MAX/Ag基复合材料研究了室温及高温下的摩擦行为, 并提出了4种摩擦膜形成机理以来, 有关MAX/金属基自润滑复合材料的润滑机理研究不断发展, 人们对其润滑过程和润滑机理的认识不断深入, 已经开发出多种类、能适应不同工况的MAX/金属基自润滑复合材料, 部分材料已经在轨道交通等领域得到了应用[215]图17(c)为MAX/Cu复合材料的高铁受电弓滑板。近期研究也表明, MAX由于自润滑特性在复合材料表面易形成稳定的润滑膜, 从而有效改善复合材料的摩擦磨损性能。例如: Zhao等[216]通过热压烧结方法制备了Cu-30%Ti3AlC2复合材料, 并以Cu-5%Ag合金为配对摩擦副, 研究了电流密度(0~15 A·cm-2)、接触压力(1.25~7.50 N·cm-2)、滑动速度(2.5~15.0 m·s-1)对Cu-Ti3AlC2载流滑动摩擦行为的影响。结果表明, 复合材料表面由于形成一层致密的润滑膜, 使得摩擦系数更加稳定, 降低了磨损率, 从而明显改善了摩擦副之间的摩擦磨损性能。磨损的主要机制为黏着磨损和电弧烧蚀磨损。Yang等[217]通过激光增材制造方法在37NbCrCo齿轮材料表面制备了含有微通道的摩擦接触面, 之后采用高温渗透法将SnAgCu和Ti3SiC2润滑剂填充到微通道中。研究发现, 添加Ti3SiC2的37NbCrCo-SnAgCu-Ti3SiC2摩擦磨损性能显著优于37NbCrCo和37NbCrCo-SnAgCu复合材料, 这主要归因于Ti3SiC2在摩擦过程中促进了润滑膜的产生, 进而有效降低了磨损率, 这对改善齿轮的使用寿命具有重要意义。

目前, 低压电路中“万能触头材料”CdO因环保问题应用受到限制。MAX作为三元导电陶瓷的一种, 具有非常优异的裂纹自愈合能力。作为CdO的最佳替代材料, MAX相材料在真空开关、继电器、接触器等电接触材料领域也具有非常高的应用价值[218-223]。孙正明等[219-220]通过SPS工艺制备了一系列MAX/Ag基电触头复合材料, 结果表明, Ag与Ti3AlC2之间具有非常良好的润湿性, 在电弧侵蚀过程中伴随着电弧不断冲击, 导致液态Ag不断喷溅、高温蒸发以及气化, 良好的界面润湿性使得在喷溅过程中Ti3AlC2增强了熔池内的黏度, 限制了Ag的进一步喷溅剥离, 从而减小了材料的质量损失。10%Ti3AlC2/Ag (体积分数)电触头复合材料的性能可与商用的Ag/CdO复合材料相媲美。

除此之外, 近年来利用MAX相材料中A位原子容易逃逸的特性, 以MAX材料为前驱体制备原位生长非化学计量比TiC或TiN(又称作TiCx或TiNx)增强金属基复合材料逐渐进入研究者的视野。黄振莺等[226-227]利用Cu与MAX相中的A层元素(如Al、Sn等)的强固溶力作用, 将MAX相(Ti3AlC2、Ti2AlC、Ti2SnC等)与Cu反应形成亚微米或纳米TiC0.67、TiC0.5增强Cu基复合材料, 而C缺位的TiCx与Cu基体形成强界面结合, 并且部分纳米TiC颗粒作为形核剂和细化剂将Cu基体细化成亚微米晶粒, 从而获得具有高强高延展的TiCx增强Cu基复合材料。更有意思的是, 把MAX相(Ti3AlC2、Ti2AlC和Cr2AlC)添加到Ni基体中, 一方面, MAX分解并原位转变为超细的TiC、Cr3C2等颗粒, 有效增强Ni基体(图17(d)); 另一方面, 解离的A位原子与部分M位原子和Ni发生反应生成与基体共格的γ'-Ni3(Al,Ti)或Ni3(Al,Cr)金属间化合物(图17(e)), 这种复相协同强化的Ni基复合材料同时具有高强韧、耐高温和高耐磨等特性[224,228-234]。为了进一步改善Ni基复合材料的性能, 达到强度和塑性协同提升的效果, 于群等[235]将不同体积分数的Ti3AlC2(0~15%)与In718合金粉混合, 制备出性能逐级变化的Ti3AlC2/In718梯度复合材料。基体中微米级TiC分布均匀, 晶粒内部形成大量纳米γ'-Ni3(Al,Ti)强化相, 经测试后梯度复合材料的弯曲强度和断裂韧性比In718分别提高了15%和10%, 强度-塑性共同提高的同时也实现了材料外硬内韧的设计目标, 这进一步开拓了In718高温合金的应用范围。Chiker等[236]以Ti2AlC和Ni为前驱体, 利用无压烧结方法制备了原位生长TiC/γ'-Ni3(Al,Ti)复相增强Ni基复合材料并研究其摩擦学特性。原位生长的超细TiC/γ'-Ni3(Al,Ti)增强体与Ni基体界面结合牢固, 并在摩擦过程中形成致密的表面摩擦膜, 有效改善了基体材料的摩擦磨损特性。

MAX材料作为前驱体用于提高Ti基复合材料的强度、硬度等也引起研究者们的关注。Huang等[225]以Ti3SiC2为前驱体成功制备了(Ti5Si3+TiC0.67)/TC4复合材料。针状Ti5Si3颗粒在TiC颗粒周围和基体晶粒内沉淀, 阻碍晶粒生长, 起到了复相协同强化的作用, 其抗压强度达到1855 MPa(图17(f))。Zhang等[237]报道了由Ti2AlC的网络分布增强的TA15复合材料, Ti2AlC在火花等离子烧结(SPS)过程中与基体反应形成Ti3AlC。与纯TA15相比, 添加质量分数1%Ti2AlC的复合材料在基本保持基体材料延伸率的同时, 强度提高100 MPa。王弘杰等[238]对Ti2AlC-Ti体系进行了热压烧结, 获得了具有准网络增强分布的原位TiCx/TC4复合材料。体积分数3%Ti2AlC/TC4复合材料综合性能最佳, 其拉伸屈服强度为939 MPa, 并保持应变为4.2%, 抗压极限强度为2 GPa。

与Al具有良好润湿性的MAX陶瓷及部分原位生成Al3M金属间化合物, 可复相增强Al基复合材料。Sun等[239]以Ti2AlC为骨架, 采用真空压力浸渗法制备了(Ti2AlC+Al3Ti)/Al复合材料, 复相强化的Al基复合材料具有非常优异的力学性能, 室温抗压强度达到1250 MPa, 比强度高达385 MPa·cm3·g-1。300 和500 ℃下, (Ti2AlC+Al3Ti)/Al复合材料的抗压强度分别达到1179和550 MPa。王渊博等[240]以Ti3AlC2为前驱体, 通过原位热压烧结制备得到Ti3AlC2-Al3Ti-TiC/2024Al复合材料。研究发现20%Ti3AlC2/2024Al拉伸屈服强度为386 MPa, 延伸率为5.4%。高温下30%Ti3AlC2/2024Al的拉伸屈服强度比室温下有所提高, 分别是176 MPa (300 ℃), 126 MPa (400 ℃)。为改善该类复合材料强度、模量提高而塑性、韧性急剧下降的问题, 庄慰慈等[241]制备了准连续网络结构的Ti3AlC2-Al3Ti/2024Al复合材料。5%Ti3AlC2/2024Al复合材料的抗压屈服强度比纯铝提升16.9%, 抗拉强度提升11.5%, 拉伸屈服强度提升30%。与此同时, 复合材料较大程度地保留了塑性, 具备良好的可变形加工性。

MAX相材料凭借其独特的三元层状纳米结构和优异的高温力学性能、自润滑、导电导热性等性能及其与金属良好的界面润湿性, 作为金属基体增强相用于提高复合材料的高温强度、耐磨耐腐蚀、自润滑等特性, 具有广泛的应用前景。此外, 以MAX诱导原位生长非化学计量比的二元碳化物或氮化物增强的金属基复合材料, 也进一步拓宽了金属基复合材料的范畴。当然MAX/金属基复合材料作为一种新型的复合材料, 距离大规模应用还有较长的路要走。后期需不断增加MAX/金属基复合材料的种类, 探索新的制备方法, 降低MAX/金属基复合材料成本, 提高MAX/金属基复合材料的产品质量, 促使MAX/金属基复合材料更多地应用于航空航天、轨道交通、汽车工业、高端机械装备等相关领域。

3.2 MAX相原位生长晶须材料

1999年, Barsoum等[242]发现经抛光的Cr2GaN样品放置24 h, 表面即布满肉眼可见的Ga晶须。这些晶须有多种几何特征, 表面都有纵向条纹, 且都是从基体的浅表面生长, 类似动物毛发。目前已发现多种MAX相均有A位金属晶须生长现象(如Zr2InC[243], Cr2GaC[244], Ti2SnC[245-246])。此外, 周延春等[247]发现在400 ℃时, Ti2SnC晶粒中有针状β-Sn晶须析出。

这一现象之所以引起关注, 是因为其与困扰电子系统的金属晶须具有高度相似性[243,248 -249]。电子工业从诞生起就受到以锡(Sn)晶须为代表的金属晶须自发生长问题的困扰, 近80年来, 金属晶须自发生长问题已威胁到民用、航空航天等几乎所有领域的可靠性, 并导致一系列重大事故[250-252]。Sn晶须自发生长一度被Pb铅元素抑制。然而, 21世纪以来, 随着无铅焊料的推广, Sn晶须对电子系统的危害已形成卷土重来之势。例如, 国家市场监督管理总局分别于2020年11月和2021年1月发布通知, 分别召回极星2纯电动汽车551辆和小鹏G3电动汽车13399辆。这些车辆的逆变器直流母线电容上连接铜排螺丝的镀锡端子表面发生锡晶须生长, 可能会造成高压直流电正负极间短路, 导致逆变器无高压电供应。丰田公司于2010年在北美市场召回大量问题车辆中也发现Sn晶须问题[253-254]

长期以来, 金属晶须自发生长的研究始终围绕晶须的形貌之谜、原子来源以及生长驱动力等方面展开。尽管已有大量研究, 人们对金属晶须生长机制一直未有定论, 这直接导致其无铅化抑制策略至今未能实现[248,255]。金属晶须生长机制研究的困难主要来自于该现象所具有的不利于实验研究的几个特征, 包括重复性差、孕育期随机性大(从数十分钟到十几年)、影响因素复杂等[256]。与焊料等合金表面的金属晶须生长相比, MAX相有确定的晶体结构和明确的化学成分, 且其A位金属晶须的生长再现性好、孕育期短、生长速率快、种类丰富。这使MAX相作为研究晶须自发生长的新平台, 更有利于开展实验研究, 有望加快人们对这一普遍现象的全面理解。

得益于MAX相样品中A位晶须具有极快的生长速度[243,257-258], 刘玉爽等[259]通过SEM实时观察球磨处理后的Ti2SnC样品中Sn晶须的自发生长, 发现晶须的形貌与其生长时的气氛密切相关, 如图18所示。在空气中生长时, 无论是室温附近还是在较高温度(210 ℃)下, Sn晶须表面都具有纵向条纹, 并且可观察到晶须由根部生长, 这些特征与Sn基镀层、焊料以及金属间化合物等基体表面发现的Sn晶须非常一致[248,260-261]; 在真空中生长时, Ti2SnC样品中Sn晶须则演变为规则的棱柱状形貌。表面形貌的演变与其表面能及是否存在氧化膜有关。Sn等金属晶须在空气中极易形成氧化膜[259,262], 限制晶须表面重构, 从而保留晶须由基体长出时的截面轮廓。但是, 在真空中生长的Sn晶须表面没有氧化膜, 因此其长出基体之后, 在表面能最小化的驱动下表面重构, 从而形成了规则的棱柱形貌。这一实验现象也符合第一性原理计算结果[249]

图18

图18   在空气与真空中交替生长的Sn晶须的SEM图片[259]

Fig. 18   SEM images of a Sn whisker alternately cultivated in air and vacuum[259]

(a-e) For once, twice, 3 times, 4 times, and 5 times, respectively with faceted segments formed in vacuum being pointed by white arrows; (f-h) High magnification SEM images of the faceted segments indicated by arrow A in (b), arrow C in (c), and arrow C in (d), respectively


MAX相样品中金属晶须生长的原子来源有MAX相晶格A原子(晶格脱嵌机制)[242-243], 制备MAX时残余的A金属单质[243,263], MAX相与金属单质交互作用以及MAX相的力化学分解等观点[258,264]。Barsoum等[242]最初认为Ga晶须生长是Cr2GaN基面中Ga原子在室温下从晶格脱嵌的结果; 后来, 他们在研究Ti2GaN、TiGa3和FeGa3样品中相似的Ga晶须生长现象时, 发现Ga晶须生长前后基体化合物的晶格参数并未改变[263]。因此, 晶须生长的原子来源应该不是晶格脱嵌, 进而提出新的解释, 即制备这些含Ga化合物时参与在样品内部界面或者空隙中的单质Ga才是Ga晶须生长的原子来源。该团队在含有单质In的Zr2InC样品中(图19)得出同样的结论, 并进一步指出单质In氧化导致体积膨胀, 产生压应力, 最终驱动In晶须生长[243,265]

图19

图19   Zr2InC样品端口及其表面生长的In晶须的SEM照片[243]

Fig. 19   SEM images of fractured Zr2InC surface and an In whisker[243]

(a) Fractured Zr2InC surface showing In at grain boundaries (this surface being covered with thin In film); (b) An In whisker whose cross-sectional shape is determined by grain boundary geometry at the In/Zr2InC interface


在Ti2SnC样品中, 刘玉爽等[249,266]研究了Sn晶须生长的原子来源问题。首先利用放电等离子烧结技术(SPS)得到致密的Ti2SnC块体样品; 抛光后置于210 ℃空气中保温1 h, 表面即长出大量Sn晶须(长度10 μm以内)。利用聚焦离子束(FIB)等微观表征手段观察晶须与基体的界面结构, 结果表明(图20)样品中的单质Sn是晶须生长的原始核心, 并观察到Sn晶须/Ti2SnC界面处有Sn过渡层, 从而认为Sn晶须生长也与Ti2SnC基体直接相关。进一步地, 陆成杰等、刘玉爽等[264,266]利用同位素示踪技术研究了Ti2SnC/Sn体系中Sn晶须生长的元素来源。首先, 选择天然丰度较高的118Sn和120Sn同位素为检测对象; 然后, 将人工富集的120Sn与不含单质Sn的Ti2SnC(其中Sn同位素为自然丰度)按照1 : 0.15的摩尔比进行球磨混合, 在210 ℃空气中保温12 h后, 收集样品表面的Sn晶须, 并通过电感耦合等离子体质谱仪(ICP-MS)分析其同位素成分。结果显示, 该样品的Sn晶须中67%(摩尔分数)的原子来自Ti2SnC的晶格。同时, 作者提出该体系中晶须生长的动力来自样品中MAX相与单质金属的交互作用[264,266]

图20

图20   Sn晶须/Ti2SnC界面的微观结构[266]

Fig. 20   Microstructure of Sn whiskers/Ti2SnC interface[266]

(a) TEM image of the interface; (b) Magnified view of the white rectangle area in (a); (c, d) HRTEM images of the interface


根据在MAX相样品中观察到的极高晶须生长速率, Barsoum等[263]认为表面扩散发挥了主要作用。张倩倩等[258,267]的研究结果也显示, 球磨后的Ti2SnC粉体不仅具有更快的晶须生长速度, 其生长量也急剧增加。对新制备的样品, 其Sn晶须生长速率可超过200 nm/s(半小时生长360 μm), 这意味着晶须生长可能主要由表面扩散导致。进一步研究发现, 样品中Sn晶须自发生长趋势与Ti2SnC晶粒断裂程度直接相关。大量Ti2SnC晶粒化学分解后, 样品几十分钟内即变成毡状, 其物相组成为Sn(β相)与碳化物, 这一现象可以从MAX相的晶体结构与价键成分理解。与MX层内共价键相比, MX/A层间金属键较弱, 更容易被外力破坏, 从而暴露A位原子。Ti2SnC等M2AX相中, A位原子的摩尔分数为25%, 质量分数更高(Ti2SnC为52.42%)。球磨处理后, 暴露在晶粒表面的大量A位原子具有较高的能量并能经表面扩散而聚集(不必通过晶格扩散)形成金属晶须, 这与实验观察到的极高生长速率相符。不仅如此, 实验已发现Cr2GaC、Ti2InC、Ti2SnC、Ti2CdC、Ti2ZnC等MAX相以及相应的MAX相固溶体(如Ti2(SnxIn1-x)C等)均具有同样现象[257-258]。考虑到MAX相成分的丰富性, 该现象有望被用来开发简单高效的金属晶须制备新策略

总之, 作为金属晶须生长研究的新平台材料, MAX相对充分理解危害电子工业的Sn晶须的生长机制均有重要意义。MAX相中A位金属晶须生长的新特点为相关研究工作提供了突破口, 目前已在晶须形貌演变之谜、晶须生长的原子来源及其驱动力等这一现象的关键环节取得了进展。同时, MAX相中金属晶须的快速、大量生长现象及其成分的多样性预示着一种新的一维金属制备技术。

3.3 MAX/MAB相电磁防护材料

随着全球5G网络的部署和物联网的快速发展, 随之产生的电磁辐射污染日益严重, 电子设备和人体的电磁防护受到广泛重视。面对无线通信器件趋向微型化和工作频率呈现多样性的趋势, 对电磁防护材料提出了更高的要求, 如耐高温、轻质、宽频等。通常电磁防护材料分为电磁屏蔽材料和微波吸收材料两类, 其中电磁屏蔽材料通过反射或吸收入射电磁波来实现电磁防护, 而微波吸收材料主要依靠电磁波在材料内的衰减[268]

MAX/MAB相独特的层状结构、金属电导特性和高温稳定性使其在电磁屏蔽和微波吸收领域展现出较大潜力。周延春等[269]系统研究了Ti3SiC2、Ti3AlC2、V0.5Cr1.5AlC和Nb4AlC3的电磁屏蔽特性。其中, Ti3AlC2电导率达15.5×103 S·cm-1, 电磁屏蔽效能在18.0~26.5 GHz达到69.2 dB。更重要的是, 它在盐酸中放置12 h后, 屏蔽效能仍然超过50 dB, 展现出良好的抗腐蚀电磁屏蔽特性。彭述明等[270-272]报道了Ti3SiC2和Ti3AlC2的室温电磁屏蔽效能可达30 dB左右, 并在高温环境下(800 ℃)基本保持不变。MAX相除了自身的高效电磁屏蔽外, 还可以作为增强相来实现电磁防护。范晓孟等[273]通过熔体渗透制备了Ti3Si(Al)C2增强C/SiC复合材料, 在X波段(8.2~12.4 GHz)电磁屏蔽性能可达43.9 dB。由此可见, 不同于传统金属材料, MAX相良好的耐腐蚀、耐高温、高强度、高断裂韧性等特性使其可应用于极端环境下的电磁屏蔽。

除电磁屏蔽外, MAX/MAB相还可作为微波吸收剂来实现电磁防护。叶枫等[274]通过熔盐法制备了核壳结构的多孔SiC@Ti3SiC2, 其有效吸收带宽可达6.4 GHz (10.4~16.4 GHz)。邓龙江等[275]报道的Cr2AlC在10.2~12.4 GHz波段的反射损耗小于-10 dB。李美栓等[276]研究了o-MAX相((Cr2/3Ti1/3)3AlC2)在X波段的吸波特性, 它可在8.4~11.4 GHz波段实现有效吸收。MAX相的片层结构为异质界面的构建提供了设计基础。金属电导特性使其容易形成导电网络, 从而增强电导损耗。除此之外, 磁性损耗能力也是吸波材料的重要影响因素。周忠祥等[272,277]通过在Ti3AlC2中掺杂Fe引入磁性损耗, 进而提升了电磁波衰减能力。当厚度仅为1.5 mm时, 有效吸收带宽达到3.9 GHz。相比于额外引入磁性材料, 具有本征磁性的MAX和MAB相同样受到关注。周延春等[278]对比了高温氧化前后Cr2AlB2的微波吸收性能, 在厚度仅为1.6 mm时, Cr2AlB2有效吸收带宽达4.4 GHz, 介电损耗和磁损耗的协同作用导致电磁波衰减; 而经1000 ℃氧化2 h后, Cr2AlB2吸收性能基本保持不变。这一突出的抗氧化能力展现了MAB相在高温吸波领域的潜力。另外, 考虑到大量的MAX/MAB相具有磁性[19], 这些材料的电磁防护性能值得进一步研究拓展, 但目前为止, 针对MAX/MAB相在高温环境下的介电、磁性、电导和吸波特性仍然缺乏系统研究。

和MAX/MAB相相比, 近年来, MAX相的衍生材料MXene在电磁防护领域受到更多的关注[279]。这得益于MXene的活性表面和二维结构, 并且继承了MAX相的金属电导特性[29]。2016年, Gogotsi等[280]首次报道了Ti3C2Tx薄膜厚度为45 μm时, 其电磁屏蔽可达92 dB。同年, 韩美康等[281]报道了对Ti3C2Tx进行表面改性后可以获得良好的微波吸收性能。自此之后, 开启了MXene的电磁防护研究, 国内外针对MXene的电磁屏蔽和微波吸收特性的优化开展了大量研究。在此, 本文对MXene基电磁防护材料不做详细总结讨论, 仅聚焦于MAX相对MXene电磁防护特性的影响。

由于MXene主要通过刻蚀MAX相获得, 所以MAX相对MXene的性质影响巨大。2016年至今, MXene的电磁屏蔽性能得到了大幅度提高。一方面, 不同的成膜/涂层工艺, 如喷涂、刮涂、界面自组装等, 提升了MXene薄膜的片层有序排列和致密度[282-284]; 另一方面, MXene材料质量对MXene电导率和电磁屏蔽效能也至关重要。Mathis等[285]在合成Ti3AlC2时, 通过改变初始材料配比(TiC:Ti:Al)中Al的比例提高了Ti3AlC2的结晶度, 由此合成的Ti3C2Tx稳定性和电导率都得以提升。MXene薄膜的电导率从~4600 S·cm-1提高到约~20000 S·cm-1。除了Ti3C2Tx外, 还有四十余种MXene已经被实验合成, 多种MXene同样具备优异的电磁屏蔽特性。韩美康等[282,286]系统报道了17种MXene的电磁屏蔽特性(图21)。Ti2CTx、Ti3CNTx、V2CTx和V4C3Tx等电导率均超过1000 S·cm-1, 当薄膜厚度在1 μm以下即可屏蔽超过99%的入射电磁波。其中, 固溶体MXene的电磁屏蔽效能还可以通过控制固溶体中的元素比例进行优化, 如Ti2-yNbyCTx和Ti2-yNbyCTx(0<y<2)等。这说明, 不仅可以合成不同类型的MAX相来拓展MXene电磁屏蔽涂层和薄膜, 还可以通过固溶体MAX相中的组分优化来精确控制MXene的电磁屏蔽性能。另外, 通过电化学驱动的离子脱嵌, 可以动态调控MXene与电磁波的相互作用, 实现智能电磁防护[287]

图21

图21   不同MXene薄膜的电导率(a)及其电磁屏蔽效能与电导率间的关系(b)[282]

Fig. 21   (a) Electrical conductivity of different MXene films and (b) conductivity-dependent electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of different MXenes[282]


和还原氧化石墨烯类似, MXene丰富的表面官能团、本征缺陷、二维层状结构等使其在微波吸收剂的设计中具备优势。Ti3C2Tx自身介电常数实部过高但虚部偏低, 导致纯Ti3C2Tx基的微波吸收材料性能并不突出[288]。近几年, 主要通过引入新的吸波相与Ti3C2Tx复合, 来实现异质界面的构建和损耗能力的提升, 如引入磁性材料(磁性金属和铁氧体等)、碳材料(石墨烯、碳纳米管、碳纤维等)和高损耗型的半导体(如MoS2和SiC)等[289-292]。这些工作有效提高了微波吸收能力, 但是复杂的微结构设计和制备工艺不利于实际应用。而且, 绝大多数工作仅聚焦于Ti3C2Tx, 很少涉及其他类型MXene的介电和吸波特性。事实上, V2CTx和V4C3Tx已经被证明比Ti3C2Tx更适合微波吸收, 在聚氨酯基体中仅添加~2%(质量分数), 即可实现X波段全频有效吸收[286]。因此, 在介电性质方面, 绝大多数的MXene仍然缺乏系统研究。

综上所述, MAX/MAB相及其衍生材料MXene在电磁防护领域均有良好的应用前景。MAX/MAB相可应用于极端环境下的电磁防护, 并且可以作为增强相应用于陶瓷或复合材料基体, 实现结构功能一体化的电磁防护。MXene在实现轻质、超薄、柔性的电磁防护涂层和薄膜上优势明显, 但是目前研究主体单一, 尚未系统研究不同类型的MXene。另外, 考虑到磁损耗对电磁防护能力的重要性, 开发具有本征磁性的MXene可进一步提升其微波吸收能力。因此, 系统研究MAX/MAB相的磁性、介电及电子特性对电磁防护以及电磁响应机理的理解至关重要。开发高熵及磁性MAX/MAB相有望实现电磁防护调控的新突破。

3.4 MAX相核用耐辐照材料

Mn+1AXn相兼具陶瓷和金属的性质, 包括高电导率和热导率, 出色的抗化学腐蚀和氧化性能, 易加工性, 低密度, 高弹性刚度和优异的抗损伤性、抗辐照能力等。因此, 该材料有望应用于需要长期暴露在高温和极端辐射条件的核反应堆中, 如作为事故容错核燃料(ATF)包壳上的涂层材料。在反应堆中, 材料通常处于高温、化学反应等极端环境中, 并经受强烈的辐射, 而辐照(材料被高能粒子轰击)将产生大量缺陷, 并使材料发生相变或非晶化致使结构改变, 造成材料性能退化。因此研究MAX相对中子和离子辐照的响应及其机理至关重要。本小节将简要梳理和总结MAX相辐照损伤效应研究的一些前沿进展。

3.4.1 辐照环境下缺陷产生和微观结构转变

在核能材料系统, 载能粒子撞击晶格原子会造成移位级联, 形成大量空位和间隙原子[293], 这些缺陷通过积累和演化形成的扩展缺陷(包括位错环、堆垛层错、空洞)会产生诸如辐照诱导的硬化、溶质偏析、辐照蠕变、空洞肿胀和氦脆等过程, 使材料性能退化[294]。而且, 这些缺陷的累积会引起陶瓷材料发生相变或非晶化致使结构改变。材料结构决定了其性能, 而材料辐照后的结构变化则决定了其能否应用于核能环境。

在辐照早期(低辐照剂量), 缺陷通常以孤立点缺陷的形式存在, 如间隙子、空位、弗伦克尔对和反位缺陷。Wang等[290,295]首次在STEM下直接观测到MAX相中离子辐照诱导反位缺陷形成的证据, 如图22(a~c)所示。随着辐照剂量增大, 点缺陷会向缺陷团簇发展。Flem等[296]在经过Xe离子辐照后的Ti3(Si,Al)C2薄膜样品中观测到了小黑点, 如图22(d)中的白色箭头所示。王晨旭等[295]利用高分辨电子显微技术从原子尺度上阐述了Ti3AlC2相中由辐照引起的阳离子反位缺陷的形成过程以及阴离子的位置变化。引起MAX材料由六方密堆积(hcp)结构到面心立方(fcc)结构的化学无序化相变机制, 如图22(e~g)所示, 该微观结构转变机制得到了后续研究的大量验证[297-302]。此研究统一了学术界对于辐照引起MAX相材料中微观结构转变物理机制的理解, 并建立了MAX相材料微观结构的多尺度研究方法。

图22

图22   辐照环境下MAX相材料中的缺陷产生和微观结构转变

Fig. 22   Defect generation and microstructural transformation in MAX phase materials under irradiation

(a) STEM HAADF (high-angle annular dark-field) image along [11¯20] of Ti3AlC2 irradiated with 1 MeV Au ions, showing direct evidence of cation antisite defects. The white arrows indicate the initial Al layers, whose image contrast is altered when compared with the initial hexagonal structure[295]; (b, c) Contrast profiles along line 1 and line 2 in (a), respectively, which directly show the variation of contrast arising from the formation of TiAl-AlTi antisite defects produced by ion irradiation[295]; (d) TEM image of Ti3(Si,Al)C2 being irradiated at 0.2 dpa indicating a cluster of point defects (black dots)[296]; (e-g) Phase transformation (hcp to γ to fcc solid solution) processes with chemical disorder induced by ion irradiation in a typical MAX phase, Ti3AlC2 (hcp: hexagonal close packing; fcc: face-centered cubic)[295]


3.4.2 辐照损伤的温度效应

先进核能系统通常处于数百摄氏度的高温环境, 研究MAX相高温条件下的辐照响应特性对于其应用于先进核能系统非常必要。一般来说, 在辐照期间或之后(热处理)升温, 原子迁移势垒相对于室温下会降低, 原子和缺陷的移动会更快, 因此由辐照引起的缺陷更容易相互复合湮灭, 并且辐照损伤会部分恢复。

图23(a)展示了Ti3AlC2经过2×1016 cm-2以及4×1016 cm-2的1 MeV Au离子辐照并经800 ℃退火1 h后的STEM HADDF图像和相应的选区电子衍射(SAED)图谱[303]。在2×1016 cm-2剂量下形成的fcc-(Ti3Al)C2固溶相几乎完全恢复到最初的六方Ti3AlC2相, 即使在4×1016 cm-2的较高离子剂量辐照下, 退火后也观察到结构部分恢复。退火后, fcc-(Ti3Al)C2, γ-(Ti3Al)C2和hcp-Ti3AlC2三种相共存。因此, 辐照引起的从六方Ti3AlC2相到γ相再到fcc-(Ti3Al)C2的相变具有可逆性。Liu等[304-305]通过对Ti2AlC, Cr2AlC, Ti3AlC2, Ti3SiC2四种MAX相的不同温度辐照及退火实验发现, 在600和700 ℃辐照条件下(尤其是700 ℃), 四种MAX相材料的辐照损伤效应均大大减小, 表征中仅发现化学键遭受破坏, 晶格常数变化小于0.5%, 力学性能稍有下降, 未发现材料结构损伤和形貌变化。这是由于在700 ℃下, 辐照产生的点缺陷能够得到迁移和复合, 因而减小了辐照造成的损伤。图23(b)展示了Cr2AlC薄膜在室温和623 K高温辐照下完全不同的抗辐照非晶化能力[306]。Cr2AlC在300 K下经320 keV Xe离子辐照3.3 dpa后发生了完全非晶化, 但是在623 K下辐照90 dpa仍然未完全非晶化。作者将此归因于高温下的缺陷复合能垒更低。类似的现象在Zr2AlC的高温重离子辐照实验中也观察到[307]。此外, Tunca等[308]通过对双固溶MAX相(Zr,Ti)2(Al,Sn)C在350~800 ℃温度范围的He+原位辐照实验发现, 不同温度的缺陷演化过程及缺陷表现形式也存在较大差异。

图23

图23   MAX相的辐照温度效应

Fig. 23   MAX phase irradiation temperature effect

(a) Ti3AlC2 is completely recovered to initial phase (a dose of 2×1016 cm-2) or partially recovered to initial phase and γ-Ti3AlC2 phase (a dose of 4×1016 cm-2) after irradiation with 1 MeV Au ions and then annealed at 800 ℃ for 1 h[303]; (b) Cr2AlC films showing completely amorphous after irradiation with 320 keV Xe ions up to 3.3 dpa at 300 K, but not completely amorphized after irradiation up to 90 dpa at 623 K[306]


3.4.3 MAX相辐照损伤的新兴研究进展

(1)MAX相的第二相弥散强化

Tunes等[309]首次发现了MAX相中的第二相弥散强化现象, 而且该第二相是一种非常奇特的纳米非晶相。STEM/EDX的表征结果显示该纳米非晶区化学成分与基体相同, 并且实验发现这种特殊的双相复合Cr2AlC薄膜MAX相在623 K, 辐照剂量达到40 dpa下仍然保持晶态结构, 未发生明显非晶化。Tunes通过STEM/EDX观察到的辐照引起的元素偏析现象, 验证了弥散纳米非晶区产生的高密度纳米晶界可作为缺陷陷阱起到吸收缺陷的作用, 从而增强MAX相的抗辐照损伤能力。该现象为寻找和研发更高抗辐照性能的MAX相提供了新的思路。

(2)髙熵MAX相的辐照相变及非晶化

近年来高熵材料以其优异性能而备受关注, 比如, 高熵合金比传统合金表现出更好的辐射耐受性[310-311]。通常可以通过调控高熵合金的化学复杂性, 控制耗散过程和缺陷行为得到更优异的抗辐照损伤性能。最近, 高熵陶瓷(HECs)[312-314]和高熵MAX (HE-MAX)相[315-317]也被成功合成。然而, 高熵陶瓷和高熵合金之间又有许多不同之处, 如在阳离子或阴离子亚晶格存在有序排布并且晶格结构更加多样, 另外能带结构和化学键也存在多样性[314]。因此化学复杂性在高熵MAX相辐照效应中发挥的作用和相关机理非常值得探究。

最近的一项研究首次通过原位透射电镜研究了高熵MAX相[317], M2SnC (M=Ti、V、Nb、Zr、Hf) 的离子辐照相变及非晶化效应[302]。作者通过选区电子衍射(SAED)和高分辨率TEM (HRTEM)成像方法, 比较了Ti2SnC和(TiVNbZrHf)2SnC (图24(a))这两种材料在相同辐照条件下的结构演变, 发现M位多组元 (TiVNbZrHf)2SnC比单组元Ti2SnC对辐照引起的相变和非晶化表现出更好的抗辐照性, 如图24(b)所示。第一性原理计算结果表明, 化学复杂性增加使得MAX中M-A反位缺陷形成能降低, 从而在辐照下趋向于容纳更多的点缺陷, 进而维持晶体结构, 延缓辐照非晶化进程(图24(c))。该研究为进一步提出和完善化学复杂性影响MAX相材料辐照效应的机理奠定一定基础。相比于高熵合金, 高熵MAX相的辐照效应研究还处于起步阶段, 鉴于其基础结构和性质不同, 其可能表现出不同的辐照效应。因此化学复杂性在高熵MAX相中带来的诸如化学无序(或者可能存在的短程有序)、晶格畸变, 及其在辐照下对缺陷行为的影响, 值得进一步探究, 这将帮助人们理解其辐照响应机理, 并设计更优异抗辐照性能的MAX相材料以应用于核能系统。

图24

图24   高熵MAX相的辐照相变及非晶化[302]

Fig. 24   Phase transformation and amorphization caused by irradiation of MAX phases[302]

(a) Schematic of atomic structure models of Ti2SnC and (TiVNbZrHf)2SnC; (b) In-situ selective area electron diffraction (SAED) micrographs of Ti2SnC and five-component (TiVNbZrHf)2SnC recorded during 800 keV Kr2+ irradiation, showing different phase transformation process and amorphization resistance; (c) M-Sn antisite defect formation energies calculated via DFT in the corresponding single-component M2SnC and the five-component (TiVNbZrHf)2SnC supercell


(3)MAX相作为高放射核废料固化基材

最近科研人员成功合成了一种新型的包含稀土元素的面内有序MAX相, 称为RE-i-MAX相, 其一般化学式为(M2/3RE1/3)2AC (RE = Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Lu)[119-120](图25)。因此, 针对于UC和UN等新型核燃料, 可以将其乏燃料中产生的放射性核素纳入MAX相中, 最终实现新型核燃料或高放核废料固化[318]。该想法源于复杂氧化物(例如具有烧绿石结构的A2B2O7)用于核废料处理的经验。设计用于固化核废料的材料的一个关键因素是MAX相对辐照损伤的敏感性。然而, 实验和计算结果均表明, 某些复杂氧化物在辐照下容易变成非晶态, 而迄今为止研究的大多数MAX相均表现出优异的抗辐照非晶化的能力。RE-i-MAX相作为固化和处置核废料的候选材料值得进一步研究。

图25

图25   (Mo2/3RE1/3)2GaC i-MAX相沿 (a) [100]和 (b) [010] 方向的扫描透射电镜(STEM)图像[120]

Fig. 25   STEM micrographs of (Mo2/3RE1/3)2GaC i-MAX phase along (a) [100] and (b) [010] zone axis[120]


4 展望

近年来, 在全球科研人员的共同努力下, MAX/MAB相的研究出现了若干新亮点, 尤其在事故容错核材料、高温结构材料和高温导电材料等领域引起了广泛关注。因此, 调控MAX/MAB相的元素组成和结构形态将为材料的性能优化和实际应用拓展广阔的设计空间。虽然该类材料已经在实验研究以及应用研究方面取得了长足的进展, 但还有很多基础性材料问题需要更深入的研究探索。

1)传统的制备方法难以克服热力学势垒和避免竞争相的生成, 有必要继续探索普适的MAX/MAB相合成方法, 进一步丰富结构及成分多样性, 加快推进MAX相在结构和功能两方面的应用研究。

2)MAX相可以作为结构模板合成二维过渡金属硫属化合物, 并通过“化学剪刀”法实现MAX相和MXene材料的相互结构转化, 未来需要进一步在原子尺度上深入理解拓扑结构转变过程的动力学过程和精准调控原理, 这将为新材料研究提供全新的思路。

3)MAX相在A位可置入含有丰富d电子的副族元素, 副族元素较主族元素具有更多的物理化学功能特性, 如磁性、催化、储氢等, 不仅可以改变层间非范德华力的作用, 而且为调谐本征物理性质提供了新机遇。

4)MAX相的X位元素决定了[M6X]八面体单元共价键强弱, 将与碳元素和氮元素具有完全不同电负性的硫属元素和硼元素引入X位, 一方面扩充了MAX相家族, 另一方面有望发现具有新颖物理化学性质的新材料。另外, 硫属MAX相是否存在带隙可调的半导体物理性质也是非常有意思的课题。

5)MAX相在路易斯酸熔盐中的选择性腐蚀行为为衍生MXene表面端基调控提供了有效手段。为了进一步简化MXene的合成难度, 有必要弱化MAX相M−A层间作用力以及提高A元素的反应活性, 从而有望在无氟、低温、绿色化学溶剂中合成出高质量MXene材料。

6)相较于刻蚀MAX相制备MXene, 刻蚀MAB相制备对应的二维衍生材料MBene还处于初始探索阶段。由于MAB相在刻蚀过程中容易发生相转变和结构分解, 难以获得稳定的MBene, 必须探索出有效的刻蚀方法, 加快MBene材料的性能研究。

7)MAX相层状结构与特殊的价键组合使其成为研究A位金属晶须生长的理想平台。深入研究A位金属晶须的形核与长大机制,为深入理解困扰电子器件已久的锡晶须生长提供了新契机, 同时也提供了一维金属材料开发的新策略。

8)在电磁防护领域, MAX/MAB相在不同温度和不同电磁波段的介电、磁性、电子传输性质仍需开展进一步系统研究, 极端环境下的电磁屏蔽和吸收机制仍不清晰, MXene的电磁防护还有很大设计空间。另外, 目前研究的防护波段集中在微波波段, 低频电磁防护(<1 GHz)应用需求较大, 值得重点关注。

9)MAX相材料作为反应堆中潜在的候选材料, 必须在反应堆组件运行的特定高温条件下进一步评估。不同组成和原子结构的MAX相材料为核能材料选型提供更广阔的空间, 但需要更系统地面向应用的中子和离子辐照损伤评价。

10)理论计算方面目前主要集中在初始六方相平衡时的行为和性质, 而关于MAX相辐照出现的诸如γ相和fcc固溶新相的认知尤其匮乏, 需要引起更多关注; 一些新型的亚稳型MAX相材料(如A位为过渡族元素的MAX相)仍需开展大量的理论探索工作。另外, 高熵MAX相中的化学复杂性在辐照下对缺陷行为的影响及其机理还需要做更深入的探究。

综上所述, MAX相及MAB相目前还处于兴趣驱动的前沿研究阶段, 随着新结构和新组分不断被发现, 新的合成手段越来越成熟, 这一层状材料大家族的物理和化学性质将越来越被世人熟悉。我国对于战略新兴产业的需求越来越急迫, 其中具有战略应用价值的新材料将对核心产业和技术发展提供有力支撑作用, 以目标导向的应用研究也将愈来愈多。MAX相/MAB相及其衍生二维材料在某些应用领域, 如太赫兹频段电磁吸波、能源存储等, 已经崭露头角。相信在不久的将来, 该类材料将会在高科技产品和民用装备上得到更加广泛的应用。

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020, 117(2): 820.

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\n M\n \n n+1\n \n AX\n \n n\n \n phases are a family of inherently nanolaminated ternary compounds with hexagonal crystal structure (space group\n P\n \n 63\n \n /mmc\n,\n 194\n ). Here, M is vanadium element, and\n A\n is Fe, Co, Ni, Mn, or their binary/ternary/quaternary mixtures. Due to the elemental flexibility at A site, 15 nanolaminated V\n 2\n (\n A\n x\n Sn\n 1-x\n )C MAX phases are synthesized, including 1 high-entropy MAX phase that all Fe, Co, Ni, Mn, and Sn elements simultaneously occupied A site. Tailoring of individual single–atom-thick layers in nanolaminated MAX phases offers atomic-level control of material properties, such as their distinct magnetic behaviors. The alloying in 2-dimensional A layer of MAX phases provides a unique route to design their crystal structure and to discover unexploited properties, which would develop promising functional materials for microelectronic device.\n

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The exploration of two-dimensional solids is an active area of materials discovery. Research in this area has given us structures spanning graphene to dichalcogenides, and more recently 2D transition metal carbides (MXenes). One of the challenges now is to master ordering within the atomic sheets. Herein, we present a top-down, high-yield, facile route for the controlled introduction of ordered divacancies in MXenes. By designing a parent 3D atomic laminate, (Mo2/3Sc1/3)2AlC, with in-plane chemical ordering, and by selectively etching the Al and Sc atoms, we show evidence for 2D Mo1.33C sheets with ordered metal divacancies and high electrical conductivities. At ∼1,100 F cm−3, this 2D material exhibits a 65% higher volumetric capacitance than its counterpart, Mo2C, with no vacancies, and one of the highest volumetric capacitance values ever reported, to the best of our knowledge. This structural design on the atomic scale may alter and expand the concept of property-tailoring of 2D materials.

RACKL T, EISENBURGER L, NIKLAUS R, et al.

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Nature Communications, 2019, 10(1): 2284.

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Mn+1AXn phases are a large family of compounds that have been limited, so far, to carbides and nitrides. Here we report the prediction of a compound, Ti2InB2, a stable boron-based ternary phase in the Ti-In-B system, using a computational structure search strategy. This predicted Ti2InB2 compound is successfully synthesized using a solid-state reaction route and its space group is confirmed as P$$\\bar 6$$\n \n \n 6\n \n ¯\n \n m2 (No. 187), which is in fact a hexagonal subgroup of P63/mmc (No. 194), the symmetry group of conventional Mn+1AXn phases. Moreover, a strategy for the synthesis of MXenes from Mn+1AXn phases is applied, and a layered boride, TiB, is obtained by the removal of the indium layer through dealloying of the parent Ti2InB2 at high temperature under a high vacuum. We theoretically demonstrate that the TiB single layer exhibits superior potential as an anode material for Li/Na ion batteries than conventional carbide MXenes such as Ti3C2.

CHEN K, BAI X, MU X, et al.

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Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2021, 41(8): 4447.

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Science, 2021, 373(6556): 801.

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\n A range of two-dimensional (2D) materials, including graphene and hexagonal boron nitride, have been synthesized and studied because of the unusual properties that occur when one dimension becomes very small. MXenes are a family of materials made of layers of inorganic transition metal carbides and nitrides that are a few atoms thick and are manufactured by selective etching. Attempts to make similar boridene materials have been challenging because of the reactive nature of boride phases and because the parent materials tend to dissolve rather than selectively etch. Zhou\n et al\n. synthesized boridene in the form of single-layer 2D molybdenum boride sheets by selective etching in aqueous hydrofluoric acid to produce sheets with ordered metal vacancies, opening up an additional family of materials for study. —MSL\n

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Science, 2023, 379(6637): 1130.

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Intercalated layered materials offer distinctive properties and serve as precursors for important two-dimensional (2D) materials. However, intercalation of non–van der Waals structures, which can expand the family of 2D materials, is difficult. We report a structural editing protocol for layered carbides (MAX phases) and their 2D derivatives (MXenes). Gap-opening and species-intercalating stages were respectively mediated by chemical scissors and intercalants, which created a large family of MAX phases with unconventional elements and structures, as well as MXenes with versatile terminals. The removal of terminals in MXenes with metal scissors and then the stitching of 2D carbide nanosheets with atom intercalation leads to the reconstruction of MAX phases and a family of metal-intercalated 2D carbides, both of which may drive advances in fields ranging from energy to printed electronics.

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2023, 14: 481.

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Structural bidimensional transition-metal carbides and/or nitrides (MXenes) have drawn the attention of the material science research community thanks to their unique physical-chemical properties. However, a facile and cost-effective synthesis of MXenes has not yet been reported. Here, using elemental precursors, we report a method for MXene synthesis via titanium aluminium carbide formation and subsequent in situ etching in one molten salt pot. The molten salts act as the reaction medium and prevent the oxidation of the reactants during the high-temperature synthesis process, thus enabling the synthesis of MXenes in an air environment without using inert gas protection. Cl-terminated Ti3C2Tx and Ti2CTx MXenes are prepared using this one-pot synthetic method, where the in situ etching step at 700 °C requires only approximately 10 mins. Furthermore, when used as an active material for nonaqueous Li-ion storage in a half-cell configuration, the obtained Ti2CTx MXene exhibits lithiation capacity values of approximately 280 mAh g−1 and 160 mAh g−1 at specific currents of 0.1 A g−1 and 2 A g−1, respectively.

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Versatile chemical transformations of surface functional groups in\n two-dimensional transition-metal carbides (MXenes) open up a previously unexplored\n design space for this broad class of functional materials. We introduce a general\n strategy to install and remove surface groups by performing substitution and\n elimination reactions in molten inorganic salts. Successful synthesis of MXenes\n with oxygen, imido, sulfur, chlorine, selenium, bromine, and tellurium surface\n terminations, as well as bare MXenes (no surface termination), was demonstrated.\n These MXenes show distinctive structural and electronic properties. For example,\n the surface groups control interatomic distances in the MXene lattice, and\n Tin+1Cn\n (n = 1, 2) MXenes terminated with telluride\n (Te2−) ligands show a giant (&gt;18%) in-plane lattice\n expansion compared with the unstrained titanium carbide lattice. The surface\n groups also control superconductivity of niobium carbide MXenes.

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In this paper, Zr2SB ceramic with purity of 82.95 wt% (containing 8.96 wt% ZrB2 and 8.09 wt% zirconium) and high relative density (99.03%) was successfully synthesized from ZrH2, sublimated sulfur, and boron powders by spark plasma sintering (SPS) at 1300 °C. The reaction process, microstructure, and physical and mechanical properties of Zr2SB ceramic were systematically studied. The results show that the optimum molar ratio to synthesize Zr2SB is n(ZrH2):n(S):n(B) = 1.4:1.6:0.7. The average grain size of Zr2SB is 12.46 µm in length and 5.12 µm in width, and the mean grain sizes of ZrB2 and zirconium impurities are about 300 nm. In terms of physical properties, the measured thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) is 7.64×10−6 K−1 from room temperature to 1200 °C, and the thermal capacity and thermal conductivity at room temperature are 0.39 J·g−1·K−1 and 12.01 W·m−1·K−1, respectively. The room temperature electrical conductivity of Zr2SB ceramic is measured to be 1.74×106 Ω−1·m−1. In terms of mechanical properties, Vickers hardness is 9.86±0.63 GPa under 200 N load, and the measured flexural strength, fracture toughness, and compressive strength are 269±12.7 MPa, 3.94±0.63 MPa·m1/2, and 2166.74±291.34 MPa, respectively.

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Herein we report on the room-temperature spontaneous growth of Ga freestanding nanoribbons from Cr2GaC surfaces. An oxidation-based model is proposed to explain the growth of the nanostructures. The nanoribbons present a unique opportunity to study the behavior of electrons confined to two dimensions. The production of these Ga nanostructures could be the first step in the manufacture of gallium arsenide or nitride devices with enhanced characteristics for photonic, electronic, and catalytic applications.

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IMTYAZUDDIN M, MIR A H, TUNES M A, et al.

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Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2019, 526: 151742.

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Heavy ion irradiation damage in Zr2AlC MAX phase

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2019, 523: 1.

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In situ He+ irradiation of the double solid solution (Ti0.5,Zr0.5)2(Al0.5,Sn0.5)C MAX phase: defect evolution in the 350-800 °C temperature range

Acta Materialia, 2021, 206: 116606.

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Deviating from the pure MAX phase concept: radiation-tolerant nanostructured dual-phase Cr2AlC

Science Advances, 2021, 7(13): eabf6771.

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Progress in Materials Science, 2022, 123: 100807.

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Chemical Reviews, 2021, 122(1): 789.

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Nature Communications, 2015, 6(1): 8485.

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Configurational disorder can be compositionally engineered into mixed oxide by populating a single sublattice with many distinct cations. The formulations promote novel and entropy-stabilized forms of crystalline matter where metal cations are incorporated in new ways. Here, through rigorous experiments, a simple thermodynamic model, and a five-component oxide formulation, we demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt that entropy predominates the thermodynamic landscape, and drives a reversible solid-state transformation between a multiphase and single-phase state. In the latter, cation distributions are proven to be random and homogeneous. The findings validate the hypothesis that deliberate configurational disorder provides an orthogonal strategy to imagine and discover new phases of crystalline matter and untapped opportunities for property engineering.

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Nature Reviews Materials, 2020, 5(4): 295.

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High-entropy ceramics: present status, challenges, and a look forward

Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2021, 10(3): 385.

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High-entropy ceramics (HECs) are solid solutions of inorganic compounds with one or more Wyckoff sites shared by equal or near-equal atomic ratios of multi-principal elements. Although in the infant stage, the emerging of this new family of materials has brought new opportunities for material design and property tailoring. Distinct from metals, the diversity in crystal structure and electronic structure of ceramics provides huge space for properties tuning through band structure engineering and phonon engineering. Aside from strengthening, hardening, and low thermal conductivity that have already been found in high-entropy alloys, new properties like colossal dielectric constant, super ionic conductivity, severe anisotropic thermal expansion coefficient, strong electromagnetic wave absorption, etc., have been discovered in HECs. As a response to the rapid development in this nascent field, this article gives a comprehensive review on the structure features, theoretical methods for stability and property prediction, processing routes, novel properties, and prospective applications of HECs. The challenges on processing, characterization, and property predictions are also emphasized. Finally, future directions for new material exploration, novel processing, fundamental understanding, in-depth characterization, and database assessments are given.

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Scripta Materialia, 2020, 183: 33.

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Advanced Energy Materials, 2022, 12(6): 2103228.

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Synthesis and characterization of medium-/high-entropy M2SnC (M = Ti/V/Nb/Zr/Hf) MAX phases

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A theoretical investigation and synthesis of layered ternary carbide system U-Al-C

Ceramics International, 2018, 44(2): 1646.

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