Enhancing pseudocapacitive intercalation in Ti₃C₂T _x MXene with molecular crowding electrolytes

The growing demand for safe, cost-efficient, high-energy and high-power electrochemical energy storage devices has stimulated the development of aqueous-based supercapacitors with high capacitance, high rate capability, and high voltage. 2D titanium carbide MXene-based electrodes have shown excellent rate capability in various dilute aqueous...

2D V₂C MXene Based Flexible Gas Sensor for Highly Selective and Sensitive Toluene Detection at Room Temperature

While the majority of the reports on toluene gas sensors are on rigid electrodes and based on composite materials, doping with additional noble metals, or a high temperature detection method, this work is the first demonstration of the vanadium carbide (V₂C) MXene based flexible and room-temperature (RT) toluene gas sensor. The V...

Elucidation of the Charging Mechanisms and the Coupled Structural–Mechanical Behavior of Ti₃C₂T_x (MXenes) Electrodes by In Situ Techniques

The discovery of the Ti₃C₂T_x compounds (MXenes) a decade ago opened new research directions and valuable opportunities for high-rate energy storage applications. The unique ability of the MXenes to host various mono- and multivalent cations and their high stability in different electrolyte environments...

Interfacial Designs of MXenes for Mild Aqueous Zinc-Ion Storage

Limited Li resources, high cost, and safety risks of using organic electrolytes have stimulated a strong motivation to develop non-Li aqueous batteries. Aqueous Zn-ion storage (ZIS) devices offer low-cost and high-safety solutions. However, their practical applications are at the moment restricted by their short cycle life arising mainly from...

Insertion of MXene-Based Materials into Cu–Pd 3D Aerogels for Electroreduction of CO₂ to Formate

The electrochemical CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR) is an attractive method to produce renewable fuel and chemical feedstock using clean energy sources. Formate production represents one of the most economical target products from CO₂RR but is primarily produced using post-transition metal catalysts that...

Structure Design and Processing Strategies of MXene-Based Materials for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

The development of new materials for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding is an important area of research, as it allows for the creation of more effective and high-efficient shielding solutions. In this sense, MXenes, a class of 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides have exhibited promising performances as EMI shielding materials...

Effect of pinholes in Nb₄C₃ MXene sheets on its electrochemical behavior in aqueous electrolytes

Two-dimensional (2D) niobium carbide, Nb₄C₃T_x (T_x: O, OH, and F), a representative member of the 43 MXene structural motif, has shown promising electrochemical performance in acidic electrolytes. The capacitive performance of Nb₄C₃T_x in neutral aqueous electrolytes...

The Role of Vacancies in a Ti₂CT_x MXene-Derived Catalyst for Butane Oxidative Dehydrogenation

MXenes are a new family of 2D carbides or nitrides that have attracted attention due to their layered structure, tunable surface groups and high electrical conductivity. Here, we report for the first time that the Ti₂CT_x MXene catalyses the selective oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butane to butenes and 1,3-butadiene....

Design and characterization of 2D MXene-based electrode with high-rate capability

MXenes, two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides, are promising materials for electrochemical energy storage application due to their redox-active surface and flexible interlayer space. Among all reported MXene-based electrodes, some have shown significantly better high-rate energy storage capabilities. Hence, it is crucial to...