Understanding Chemistry of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbides and Carbonitrides (MXenes) with Gas Analysis
Abstract
MXenes, a large family of two-dimensional materials that are intensely investigated for a broad range of applications, are unstable in water, spontaneously forming TiO2. Several hypotheses have been proposed recently to explain the transformations of MXenes in aqueous environments based on characterization of solid products and measurements of solution pH. However, no studies of the gaseous products of these reactions have been reported. In this work, we demonstrate the use of Raman spectroscopy and gas chromatography techniques to study the gaseous reaction products of Ti2C, Ti3C2, Ti3CN, and Nb2C MXenes in aqueous environments. Based on the analysis of gases, the reactivities of MXenes with different monolayer thickness and chemical composition have been analyzed. We demonstrate the analysis of gases produced during MXene transformations as a powerful technique that can be used for better understanding of their nontrivial chemistry.
Recommended Citation
S. Huang and V. N. Mochalin, "Understanding Chemistry of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbides and Carbonitrides (MXenes) with Gas Analysis," ACS Nano, vol. 14, no. 8, pp. 10251 - 10257, American Chemical Society (ACS), Aug 2020.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c03602
Department(s)
Chemistry
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for High Performance Computing Research
Keywords and Phrases
gas analysis; gas chromatography; MXene chemistry; Raman spectroscopy; reactivity of 2D materials
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1936-0851; 1936-086X
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2020 American Chemical Society (ACS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
25 Aug 2020
PubMed ID
32644772
Comments
National Science Foundation, Grant MoMS 1930881