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Title: Synthesis of Mo4VAlC4 MAX Phase and Two-Dimensional Mo4VC4 MXene with Five Atomic Layers of Transition Metals

Abstract

MXenes are a family of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides with a general formula of Mn+1XnTx, in which two, three, or four atomic layers of a transition metal (M: Ti, Nb, V, Cr, Mo, Ta, etc.) are interleaved with layers of C and/or N (shown as X), and Tx represents surface termination groups such as –OH, =O, and –F. Here, we report the scalable synthesis and characterization of a MXene with five atomic layers of transition metals (Mo4VC4Tx), by synthesizing its Mo4VAlC4 MAX phase precursor that contains no other MAX phase impurities. These phases display twinning at their central M layers which is not present in any other known MAX phases or MXenes. Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction were used to examine the structure of both phases. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used to study the composition of these materials. Density functional theory calculations indicate that other five transition metal-layer MAX phases (M'4M"AlC4) may be possible, where M' and M" are two different transition metals. The predicted existence of additional Al-containing MAX phases suggests that more M5C4Tx MXenes can be synthesized. Additionally,more » we characterized the optical, electronic, and thermal properties of Mo4VC4Tx. Here, this study demonstrates the existence of an additional subfamily of M5X4Tx MXenes as well as a twinned structure, allowing for a wider range of 2D structures and compositions for more control over properties, which could lead to many different applications.« less

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
  2. Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
  3. Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States); Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ. Indianapolis, IN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); US Army Research Office (ARO); National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1774171
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0018618; SC0012704; SC0012573; W911NF-16-1-0447; CMMI-1727717; EFMA-542879; NNCI-1542153
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Nano
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 14; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1936-0851
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; MXene; two-dimensional; MAX phase; synthesis; structure; properties; chemical structure; physical and chemical processes; phase transitions; layers; two dimensional materials

Citation Formats

Deysher, Grayson, Shuck, Christopher Eugene, Hantanasirisakul, Kanit, Frey, Nathan C., Foucher, Alexandre C., Maleski, Kathleen, Sarycheva, Asia, Shenoy, Vivek B., Stach, Eric A., Anasori, Babak, and Gogotsi, Yury. Synthesis of Mo4VAlC4 MAX Phase and Two-Dimensional Mo4VC4 MXene with Five Atomic Layers of Transition Metals. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1021/acsnano.9b07708.
Deysher, Grayson, Shuck, Christopher Eugene, Hantanasirisakul, Kanit, Frey, Nathan C., Foucher, Alexandre C., Maleski, Kathleen, Sarycheva, Asia, Shenoy, Vivek B., Stach, Eric A., Anasori, Babak, & Gogotsi, Yury. Synthesis of Mo4VAlC4 MAX Phase and Two-Dimensional Mo4VC4 MXene with Five Atomic Layers of Transition Metals. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b07708
Deysher, Grayson, Shuck, Christopher Eugene, Hantanasirisakul, Kanit, Frey, Nathan C., Foucher, Alexandre C., Maleski, Kathleen, Sarycheva, Asia, Shenoy, Vivek B., Stach, Eric A., Anasori, Babak, and Gogotsi, Yury. Thu . "Synthesis of Mo4VAlC4 MAX Phase and Two-Dimensional Mo4VC4 MXene with Five Atomic Layers of Transition Metals". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b07708. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1774171.
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title = {Synthesis of Mo4VAlC4 MAX Phase and Two-Dimensional Mo4VC4 MXene with Five Atomic Layers of Transition Metals},
author = {Deysher, Grayson and Shuck, Christopher Eugene and Hantanasirisakul, Kanit and Frey, Nathan C. and Foucher, Alexandre C. and Maleski, Kathleen and Sarycheva, Asia and Shenoy, Vivek B. and Stach, Eric A. and Anasori, Babak and Gogotsi, Yury},
abstractNote = {MXenes are a family of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides with a general formula of Mn+1XnTx, in which two, three, or four atomic layers of a transition metal (M: Ti, Nb, V, Cr, Mo, Ta, etc.) are interleaved with layers of C and/or N (shown as X), and Tx represents surface termination groups such as –OH, =O, and –F. Here, we report the scalable synthesis and characterization of a MXene with five atomic layers of transition metals (Mo4VC4Tx), by synthesizing its Mo4VAlC4 MAX phase precursor that contains no other MAX phase impurities. These phases display twinning at their central M layers which is not present in any other known MAX phases or MXenes. Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction were used to examine the structure of both phases. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used to study the composition of these materials. Density functional theory calculations indicate that other five transition metal-layer MAX phases (M'4M"AlC4) may be possible, where M' and M" are two different transition metals. The predicted existence of additional Al-containing MAX phases suggests that more M5C4Tx MXenes can be synthesized. Additionally, we characterized the optical, electronic, and thermal properties of Mo4VC4Tx. Here, this study demonstrates the existence of an additional subfamily of M5X4Tx MXenes as well as a twinned structure, allowing for a wider range of 2D structures and compositions for more control over properties, which could lead to many different applications.},
doi = {10.1021/acsnano.9b07708},
journal = {ACS Nano},
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volume = 14,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Thu Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 2019}
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