Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Atomic defects, functional groups and properties in MXenes

Journal Article · · Chinese Chemical Letters
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [1]
  1. Wuhan Univ. of Technology (China)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
  3. Wuhan Univ. of Technology (China); Univ. of Antwerp (Belgium)
MXenes, a new family of functional two-dimensional (2D) materials, have shown great potential for an extensive variety of applications within the last decade. Atomic defects and functional groups in MXenes are known to have a tremendous influence on the functional properties. In this review, we focus on recent progress in the characterization of atomic defects and functional group chemistry in MXenes, and how to control them to directly influence various properties (e.g., electron transport, Li+ adsorption, hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity, and magnetism) of 2D MXenes materials. Dynamic structural transformations such as oxidation and growth induced by atomic defects in MXenes are also discussed. The review thus provides perspectives on property optimization through atomic defect engineering, and bottom-up synthesis methods based on defect-assisted homoepitaxial growth of MXenes.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI ID:
1787508
Journal Information:
Chinese Chemical Letters, Journal Name: Chinese Chemical Letters Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 32; ISSN 1001-8417
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (91)

Novel Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides journal December 2012
Two-Dimensional Nanocrystals Produced by Exfoliation of Ti3AlC2 journal August 2011
Advanced Electron Microscopy for Advanced Materials journal August 2012
25th Anniversary Article: MXenes: A New Family of Two-Dimensional Materials journal December 2013
Atomic Defects in Two Dimensional Materials journal May 2015
Direct Synthesis of Large-Area 2D Mo 2 C on In Situ Grown Graphene journal July 2017
W-Based Atomic Laminates and Their 2D Derivative W 1.33 C MXene with Vacancy Ordering journal April 2018
Sulfur Cathodes Based on Conductive MXene Nanosheets for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries journal February 2015
Interacting Carbon Nitride and Titanium Carbide Nanosheets for High-Performance Oxygen Evolution journal December 2015
Titania Composites with 2 D Transition Metal Carbides as Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production under Visible-Light Irradiation journal May 2016
One-Step Synthesis of Nb 2 O 5 /C/Nb 2 C (MXene) Composites and Their Use as Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution journal January 2018
Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) -- A Versatile Thin Film Technique book July 2003
Review of MXenes as new nanomaterials for energy storage/delivery and selected environmental applications journal October 2018
The MN+1AXN phases: A new class of solids: Thermodynamically stable nanolaminates journal January 2000
Orderly layer-by-layered TiO2/carbon superstructures based on MXene’s defect engineeringfor efficient hydrogen evolution journal January 2020
Vacancy-mediated lithium adsorption and diffusion on MXene journal September 2019
Recent advance in MXenes: A promising 2D material for catalysis, sensor and chemical adsorption journal December 2017
Graphene-like titanium carbides and nitrides Tin+1Cn, Tin+1Nn (n=1, 2, and 3) from de-intercalated MAX phases: First-principles probing of their structural, electronic properties and relative stability journal December 2012
Stabilities and electronic properties of vacancy-doped Ti2CO2 journal March 2019
Overview of the synthesis of MXenes and other ultrathin 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides journal June 2019
Current state of the art on tailoring the MXene composition, structure, and surface chemistry journal December 2019
MXene: a promising transition metal carbide anode for lithium-ion batteries journal March 2012
Graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide studied by the XRD, TEM and electron spectroscopy methods journal August 2014
Influence of carbon vacancy formation on the elastic constants and hardening mechanisms in transition metal carbides journal January 2015
Hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2/Ti3C2 nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity journal July 2015
Oxidized 2D titanium carbide MXene journal December 2018
Synthesis and thermal stability of two-dimensional carbide MXene Ti3C2 journal January 2015
Atomic layer deposition of SnO 2 on MXene for Li-ion battery anodes journal April 2017
Seeing the atoms more clearly: STEM imaging from the Crewe era to today journal December 2012
Manipulating low-dimensional materials down to the level of single atoms with electron irradiation journal September 2017
Atomic Scale Study of Point Defects in Graphene using STEM journal July 2011
Effect of Postetch Annealing Gas Composition on the Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Ti 2 CT x MXene Electrodes for Supercapacitor Applications journal July 2015
Resolving the Structure of Ti 3 C 2 T x MXenes through Multilevel Structural Modeling of the Atomic Pair Distribution Function journal December 2015
Oxidation Stability of Colloidal Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbides (MXenes) journal May 2017
Guidelines for Synthesis and Processing of Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbide (Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene) journal September 2017
Atomic Repartition in MXenes by Electron Probes journal May 2019
Direct Measurement of Surface Termination Groups and Their Connectivity in the 2D MXene V 2 CT x Using NMR Spectroscopy journal June 2015
Predicted Surface Composition and Thermodynamic Stability of MXenes in Solution journal February 2016
Atomically Resolved Structural and Chemical Investigation of Single MXene Sheets journal July 2015
Bright UV Single Photon Emission at Point Defects in h -BN journal June 2016
Surface Defects on Natural MoS 2 journal May 2015
Monolayer Ti 2 CO 2 : A Promising Candidate for NH 3 Sensor or Capturer with High Sensitivity and Selectivity journal June 2015
In Situ XPS Investigation of Transformations at Crystallographically Oriented MoS 2 Interfaces journal March 2017
First-Principle Study of Li-Ion Storage of Functionalized Ti 2 C Monolayer with Vacancies journal February 2018
2D MXenes: A New Family of Promising Catalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction journal December 2016
Facile Synthesis of Large Area Two-Dimensional Layers of Transition-Metal Nitride and Their Use as Insertion Electrodes journal May 2017
Controlling Defects in Graphene for Optimizing the Electrical Properties of Graphene Nanodevices journal February 2015
Antibacterial Activity of Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene journal February 2016
Atomic Defects in Monolayer Titanium Carbide (Ti 3 C 2 T x ) MXene journal September 2016
Salt-Templated Synthesis of 2D Metallic MoN and Other Nitrides journal February 2017
pH-Dependent Distribution of Functional Groups on Titanium-Based MXenes journal July 2019
Ti 3 C 2 MXene as a High Capacity Electrode Material for Metal (Li, Na, K, Ca) Ion Batteries journal June 2014
Are MXenes Promising Anode Materials for Li Ion Batteries? Computational Studies on Electronic Properties and Li Storage Capability of Ti 3 C 2 and Ti 3 C 2 X 2 (X = F, OH) Monolayer journal September 2012
Role of Surface Structure on Li-Ion Energy Storage Capacity of Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Carbides journal April 2014
Intrinsic Structural Defects in Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide journal May 2013
Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbides journal January 2012
Prediction and Characterization of MXene Nanosheet Anodes for Non-Lithium-Ion Batteries journal August 2014
Electron microscopy image enhanced journal April 1998
2D metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) for energy storage journal January 2017
Direct evidence for atomic defects in graphene layers journal August 2004
Atom-by-atom structural and chemical analysis by annular dark-field electron microscopy journal March 2010
Conductive two-dimensional titanium carbide ‘clay’ with high volumetric capacitance journal November 2014
Two-dimensional Mo1.33C MXene with divacancy ordering prepared from parent 3D laminate with in-plane chemical ordering journal April 2017
Exploring atomic defects in molybdenum disulphide monolayers journal February 2015
Engineering of nanostructured carbon materials with electron or ion beams journal October 2007
Large-area high-quality 2D ultrathin Mo2C superconducting crystals journal August 2015
Control of valley polarization in monolayer MoS2 by optical helicity journal June 2012
Characterization and manipulation of individual defects in insulating hexagonal boron nitride using scanning tunnelling microscopy journal August 2015
In situ edge engineering in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides journal May 2018
In situ atomistic insight into the growth mechanisms of single layer 2D transition metal carbides journal June 2018
Double-slit photoelectron interference in strong-field ionization of the neon dimer journal January 2019
Two-dimensional molybdenum carbides: potential thermoelectric materials of the MXene family journal January 2014
In situ environmental transmission electron microscopy study of oxidation of two-dimensional Ti 3 C 2 and formation of carbon-supported TiO 2 journal January 2014
Efficient phosphate sequestration for water purification by unique sandwich-like MXene/magnetic iron oxide nanocomposites journal January 2016
NMR reveals the surface functionalisation of Ti 3 C 2 MXene journal January 2016
Carbon vacancies in Ti 2 CT 2 MXenes: defects or a new opportunity? journal January 2017
Effects of point defects on the magnetoelectronic structures of MXenes from first principles journal January 2018
Substrate orientation-induced epitaxial growth of face centered cubic Mo 2 C superconductive thin film journal January 2017
On the Structural Stability of MXene and the Role of Transition Metal Adatoms journal January 2018
g-C 3 N 4 /Ti 3 C 2 T x (MXenes) composite with oxidized surface groups for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution journal January 2018
Transition metal modification and carbon vacancy promoted Cr 2 CO 2 (MXenes): a new opportunity for a highly active catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction journal January 2018
Ambient oxidation of Ti 3 C 2 MXene initialized by atomic defects journal January 2019
O-Vacancy-line defective Ti 2 CO 2 nanoribbons: novel magnetism, tunable carrier mobility, and magnetic device behaviors journal January 2019
On the organization and thermal behavior of functional groups on Ti 3 C 2 MXene surfaces in vacuum journal October 2017
Structure and energetics of the vacancy in graphite journal October 2003
Atomic-resolution chemical mapping using energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy journal March 2010
Two-Dimensional Mapping of Chemical Information at Atomic Resolution journal August 2007
2-D Material Molybdenum Disulfide Analyzed by XPS journal December 2014
Atomic-Scale Chemical Imaging of Composition and Bonding by Aberration-Corrected Microscopy journal February 2008
Cation Intercalation and High Volumetric Capacitance of Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbide journal September 2013
Electromagnetic interference shielding with 2D transition metal carbides (MXenes) journal September 2016

Similar Records

MXene-Based Porous Monoliths
Journal Article · Wed Oct 26 20:00:00 EDT 2022 · Nanomaterials · OSTI ID:1992321

Atomic defects in monolayer titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene
Journal Article · Mon Sep 05 20:00:00 EDT 2016 · ACS Nano · OSTI ID:1334485

Surface engineering of MXenes for energy and environmental applications
Journal Article · Tue Apr 26 20:00:00 EDT 2022 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A · OSTI ID:1883791