Effects of Synthesis and Processing on Optoelectronic Properties of Titanium Carbonitride MXene

Hantanasirisakul, Kanit; Alhabeb, Mohamed; Lipatov, Alexey; Maleski, Kathleen; Anasori, Babak; Salles, Pol; Ieosakulrat, Chanoknan; Pakawatpanurut, Pasit; Sinitskii, Alexander; May, Steven J.; Gogotsi, Yury

doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b00401

Effects of Synthesis and Processing on Optoelectronic Properties of Titanium Carbonitride MXene

Journal Article · Mon Mar 25 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Chemistry of Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b00401· OSTI ID:1774175

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Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States); Drexel University
Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States); Mahidol Univ., Bangkok (Thailand)
Mahidol Univ., Bangkok (Thailand)

MXenes, a relatively new class of two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal carbides, carbonitrides, and nitrides, exhibit unique properties such as high electronic conductivity, a wide range of optical characteristics, hydrophilicity, and mechanical stability. Because of the high electronic conductivity, MXenes have shown promise in many applications, such as energy storage, electromagnetic interference shielding, antennas, and transparent coatings. 2D titanium carbide (Ti₃C₂T_x, where T_x represents surface terminations), the first discovered and most studied MXene, has the highest electronic conductivity exceeding 10 000 S cm^–1. There have been several efforts to alter the conductivity of MXenes, such as manipulation of the transition-metal layer and control of surface terminations. However, the impact of the C and N site composition on electronic transport has not been explored. In this study, the effects of synthesis methods on optoelectronic properties of 2D titanium carbonitride, Ti₃CNT_x, were systematically investigated. We show that Ti₃CNT_x, which hosts a mix of carbon and nitrogen atoms in the X layer, has lower electronic conductivity and a blue shift of the main absorption feature within the UV–visible spectrum, compared to Ti₃C₂T_x. Moreover, intercalants such as water and tetraalkylammonium hydroxides decrease the electronic conductivity of MXene due to increased interflake resistance, leading to an increase in resistivity with decreasing temperature as observed in ensemble transport measurements. When the intercalants are removed, Ti₃CNT_x exhibits its intrinsic metallic behavior in good agreement with Hall measurements and transport properties measured on single-flake field-effect transistor devices. Finally, the dependence of conductivity of Ti₃CNT_x on the presence of intercalants opens wide opportunities for creating MXene-based materials with tunable electronic properties.

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Research Organization:: Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0018618

OSTI ID:: 1774175

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1612997

Journal Information:: Chemistry of Materials, Journal Name: Chemistry of Materials Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 31; ISSN 0897-4756

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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