MXene Nanosheets Functionalized with Cu Atoms for Urea Adsorption in Aqueous Media

Yen, Zhihao; Salim, Teddy; Boothroyd, Chris; Haywood, Peter Ferdinand; Kuo, Cheng-Tai; Lee, Sang-Jun; Lee, Jun-Sik; Cho, Deok-Yong; Lam, Yeng Ming

doi:10.1021/acsanm.3c02723

Title: MXene Nanosheets Functionalized with Cu Atoms for Urea Adsorption in Aqueous Media

Journal Article · Wed Aug 30 00:00:00 UTC 2023 · ACS Applied Nano Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c02723 · OSTI ID:2006720

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Nanyang Technological University (Singapore); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju (South Korea)

Ti₃C₂T_x MXene is an emerging family of two-dimensional materials, and because of its large specific surface area, it has potential for many applications. Herein, a new application using Cu-doped MILD (minimally intensive layer delamination) synthesized Ti₃C₂T_x MXene for urea removal is demonstrated. The doping of Cu on MXene results in an increase in its affinity for urea adsorption as compared to the pristine MILD synthesized MXene due to the formation of the Cu–urea complex. Previous computational studies have shown that the adsorption energies of urea on the MXene surface can be improved in the presence of Cu. The valence state of Cu in the doped MILD synthesized MXene, which binds on to the surface via Ti–O–Cu linkage, is between 0 and +1 as verified by XAS and XPS. As the optimal urea adsorption occurs on Cu as a single atom site, an increase in Cu doping on MXene does not increase urea removal due to Cu agglomeration. Furthermore, looking at the adsorption behaviour, it seems that Cu-doped MXene follows the monolayer adsorption on homogenous surface model.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 2006720

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Nano Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Nano Materials Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 6; ISSN 2574-0970

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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