Journal
SCIENCE CHINA-MATERIALS
Volume 62, Issue 5, Pages 662-670Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s40843-018-9378-3
Keywords
MXene; titanium carbide; electrocatalysis; oxygen reduction reaction
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Funding
- National Key RAMP
- D Program of China [2016YFA0203700]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51702099, 51672303, 51722211]
- Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader [18XD1404300]
- Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program by CAST [2015QNRC001]
- Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [2013169]
- Shanghai Sailing Program [17YF1403800]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2017M611500]
- Opening Project of State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure [SKL201702SIC]
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MXenes, a new family of multifunctional two dimensional (2D) solid crystals integrating high electroconductivity and rich surface chemistries, are promising candidates for electrolysis, which, however, have rarely been reported. Herein, free-standing ultrathin 2D MXene nanosheets were successfully fabricated from bulky and rigid MAX phase ceramics by liquid exfoliation with HF etching (delamination) and TPAOH intercalation (disintegration). The high oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance has been obtained, due to the extremely small thickness of the asfabricated Ti3C2 around 0.5-2.0 nm, equivalent to the dimensions of single-layer or double-layer Ti3C2 nanosheets in thickness. The ORR performance of the obtained Ti3C2 MXene-based catalyst exhibits desirable activity and stability in alkaline media. This study demonstrates the potential of earth-abundant 2D MXenes for constructing high-performance and cost-effective electrocatalysts.
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