MXene and MXene-based composites: synthesis, properties and environment-related applications

• DOI: 10.1039/c9nh00571d
• Publication Date: 2019-11-05T10:39:44Z
• Authors: Xiaoxue Zhan; Chen Si; Jian Zhou; Zhimei Sun
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 7. Clean energy

In recent years, a new large family of two dimensional transition metal carbides, carbonitrides, and nitrides, so-called MXenes, have grabbed considerable attention, owing to their many fascinating physical chemical properties that are closely related the rich diversity elemental compositions surface terminations. particular, it is easy for MXenes form composites with other materials such as polymers, oxides, carbon nanotubes, which further provides an effective way tune various applications. Not only MXene-based come into prominence electrode in energy storage field widely known, but they also shown great potential environment-related applications including electro/photocatalytic water splitting, photocatalytic reduction dioxide, purification sensors, thanks high conductivity, reducibility biocompatibility. this review, we summarize synthesis highlight advances Challenges perspectives future research outlined.