Raman Spectroscopy Analysis of the Structure and Surface Chemistry of Ti3C2Tx MXene

Sarycheva, Asia; Gogotsi, Yury

doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c00359

Raman Spectroscopy Analysis of the Structure and Surface Chemistry of Ti3C2Tx MXene

Journal Article · Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Chemistry of Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c00359· OSTI ID:1669772

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Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Inst.

Raman spectroscopy is one of the most useful tools for the analysis of two-dimensional (2D) materials. While MXenes are a very large family of 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides, there have been just a few Raman studies of materials from this family. Here, we report on a systematic study of the most widely used and most important MXene to date: Ti₃C₂T_x. By synthesizing material using different methods, we show that Raman spectra of Ti₃C₂T_x are affected not only by the composition and surface groups but also by intercalated species and stacking. Due to a plasmonic peak of Ti₃C₂T_x around 785 nm, resonant conditions are achieved, enabling us to observe an extra peak at ~120 cm^–1, when excited with a red diode laser. We report differences in Raman spectra collected from single flakes of Ti₃C₂T_x, colloidal solutions, and multilayer films. Lastly, we show how an undesirable photoluminescent background could serve as evidence of material degradation, which leads to the formation of defective titania and amorphous carbon. Overall, this study shows how Raman spectroscopy can be used for the characterization of important emerging 2D materials: MXenes.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport Center (FIRST); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1669772

Journal Information:: Chemistry of Materials, Journal Name: Chemistry of Materials Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 32; ISSN 0897-4756

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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