Nanocomposites of MXene for industrial applications

The two-dimensional (2D) materials are often mentioned as the wonder materials that will lead this era of science. They are vouched as the perfect solution to many of the world's problems. The 2D carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides of transition metals, known by the name MXenes, contributes one amongst the largest 2D material family. MXenes efficaciously combine with polymers, ceramics, metals, and nanoparticles to form composites elucidated enhanced performance. Their unique chemical and physical properties render them excellent optical, electronic, structural, mechanical, and thermal properties. They have already found their place in several applications such as energy storage (910 mA h g(-1) capacity at 100 mA g(-1)), sensors, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding (SE approximate to 57 dB at 0.009 mm thickness), catalysis, biomedical (imaging, drug delivery, GBR), tribology (98.4% reduction in COF), environmental, and so on. Their scalable production technique opens them up to a great variety of industrial applications. This article discusses the structure, synthesis, properties, and several industrially important applications of MXene and MXene based composites. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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MXenes, as an important member of the 2D material family, with unique chemical and physical properties, are widely used in areas such as energy storage, sensors, and medicine. Their composite materials combined with polymers and metals show enhanced performance, with broad prospects for industrial applications.