Owing to the large surface area and adjustable surface properties, the two‐dimensional (2D) MXenes have revealed the great potential in constructing hybrid materials and for Na‐ion storage (SIS). In particular, the facilitated Na‐ion adsorption, intercalation, and migration on MXenes can be achieved by surface modification. Herein, a new surface modification strategy on MXenes, namely, the reactive surface modification (RSM), is focused and illustrated, while the recent advances in the research of SIS performance based on MXenes and their derivatives obtained from the RSM process are briefly summarized as well. In the second section, the intrinsic surface chemistries of MXenes and their surface‐related physicochemical properties are first summarized. Meanwhile, the close relationship between the surface characters and the Na‐ion adsorption, intercalation, and migration on MXenes is emphasized. Following the SIS properties of MXenes, the surface‐induced SIS property variations, and the SIS performance of RSM MXene‐based hybrids are discussed progressively. Finally, the existing challenges and prospects on the RSM MXene‐based hybrids for SIS are proposed.
With increasing research interest in the field of flexible electronics and wearable devices, intensive efforts have been paid to the development of novel inorganic-organic hybrid materials. As a newly developed two-dimensional (2D) material family, MXenes present many advantages compared with other 2D analogs, especially the variable surface terminal groups, thus the infinite possibility for the regulation of surface physicochemical properties. However, there is still less attention paid to the interfacial compatibility of the MXene-organic hybrids. To this end, this review will briefly summarize the recent progress on MXene-organic hybrids, offers a deeper understanding of the interaction and collaborative mechanism between the MXenes and organic component. After the discussion of the structure and surface characters of MXenes, strategies towards MXene-organic hybrids are introduced based on the interfacial interactions. Based on different application scenarios, the advantages of MXene-organic hybrids in constructing flexible devices are then discussed. The challenges and outlook on MXene-organic hybrids are also presented.
22 July 2021 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
3D ordered porous structures of MoxC are prepared with different Mo to C ratios and tested for two possible promising applications: hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) through water splitting and lithium ion batteries (LIBs). Mo2C and MoC with 3D periodic ordered structures are prepared with a similar process but different precursors. The 3D ordered porous MoC exhibits excellent cycling stability and rate performance as an anode material for LIBs. A discharge capacity of 450.9 mA h g−1 is maintained up to 3000 cycles at 10.0 A g−1. The Mo2C with a similar ordered porous structure shows impressive electrocatalytic activity for the HER in neutral, alkaline and acidic pH solutions. In particular, Mo2C shows an onset potential of only 33 mV versus a reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and a Tafel slope of 42.5 mV dec−1 in a neutral aqueous solution (1.0 M phosphate buffer solution), which is approaching that of the commercial Pt/C catalyst.