Green and scalable electrochemical routes for cost-effective mass production of MXenes for supercapacitor electrodes

被引:47
作者
Huang, Zimo [1 ]
Qin, Jiadong [1 ]
Zhu, Yuxuan [1 ]
He, Kelin [1 ]
Chen, Hao [2 ]
Hoh, Hui Ying [2 ]
Batmunkh, Munkhbayar [1 ]
Benedetti, Tania M. M. [1 ]
Zhang, Qitao [3 ]
Su, Chenliang [3 ]
Zhang, Shanqing [2 ]
Zhong, Yu Lin [1 ]
机构
[1] Griffith Univ, Queensland Micro & Nanotechnol Ctr, Sch Environm & Sci, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia
[2] Griffith Univ, Ctr Catalysis & Clean Energy, Sch Environm & Sci, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia
[3] Shenzhen Univ, Inst Microscale Optoelect, Int Collaborat Lab 2D Mat Optoelect Sci & Technol, Minist Educ, Shenzhen 518060, Peoples R China
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
packed-bed electrochemical reactor; electrochemical etching; MXene; supercapacitor;
D O I
10.1002/cey2.295
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
One of the most unique properties of two-dimensional carbides and nitrides of transition metals (MXenes) is their excellent water dispersibility and yet possessing superior electrical conductivity but their industrial-scale application is limited by their costly chemical synthesis methods. In this work, the niche feature of MXenes was capitalized in the packed-bed electrochemical reactor to produce MXenes at an unprecedented reaction rate and yield with minimal chemical waste. A simple NH4F solution was employed as the green electrolyte, which could be used repeatedly without any loss in its efficacy. Surprisingly, both fluoride and ammonium were found to play critical roles in the electrochemical etching, functionalization, and expansion of the layered parent materials (MAXs) through which the liberation of ammonia gas was observed. The electrochemically produced MXenes with excellent conductivity, applied as supercapacitor electrodes, could deliver an ultrahigh volumetric capacity (1408 F cm(-3)) and a volumetric energy density (75.8 Wh L-1). This revolutionary green, energy-efficient, and scalable electrochemical route will not only pave the way for industrial-scale production of MXenes but also open up a myriad of versatile electrochemical modifications for improved functional MXenes.
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