Influence of surfaces and interfaces on MXene and MXene hybrid polymeric nanoarchitectures, properties, and applications

The inculcation of interlayer spacing sarchitectures between MXene (M-X) sheets is a simplified approach to inhibit restacking of Ti(3)C(2)Tx sheets and hinder this inclination. Hence, spacing architectural materials like conductive polymers (CP), carbon, and so on can undergo integration with Ti(3)C(2)Tx-M-X in order to benefit from their inherently electrical conductivity as well as elevated energy-storage disposition to attain a synergistic influence on enhanced electrochemical behavior. Furthermore, the intercalation of polymeric architectures into M-X layers presents another prospective pathway to expand the interlayering spacing between Ti(3)C(2)Tx-M-X, thereby further enhancing electrochemical capacitance as well as mechanical strength. Metallic oxides, susceptible to benefitting from wide oxidation states, can attain superior pseudocapacitance via redox reactions. Thus, energy-storage capacitance of Ti(3)C(2)Tx-M-X can be enhanced through the comingling with metallic oxides. Additionally, Ti(3)C(2)Tx-M-X layers restacking can be hindered through inculcation of transitional metallic oxides (TMOs) spacing architectures. Moreover, inclusion of conjugated polymers (CPs), serving as electrochemical materials, can hinder intercalation between Ti3C2Tx sheets. Therefore, this paper elucidates the effects of surface and interfaces on M-X and M-X polymeric nanoarchitectures properties and applications in energy storage devices and structures.