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MEMBRANES
卷 11, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/membranes11070543
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MXene; graphene; DFT; membrane separation; AgNPs
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- NPRP grant from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation) [NPRP9-254-2-120]
The performance and stability of two-dimensional layered membrane systems are significantly influenced by the stacking arrangement and heterostructure composition. This study compared the binding energy of MXene/graphene and MXene/AgNPs bilayers to reveal enhanced stability of MXene/graphene systems, even in the presence of water molecules. The strong interlayer interactions, due to variations in electrostatic potential, could enhance the structural properties of MXene membranes for water purification applications.
The properties of two-dimensional (2D) layered membrane systems can be medullated by the stacking arrangement and the heterostructure composition of the membrane. This largely affects the performance and stability of such membranes. Here, we have used first-principle density functional theory calculations to conduct a comparative study of two heterostructural bilayer systems of the 2D-MXene (Ti3C2T2, T = F, O, and OH) sheets with graphene and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). For all considered surface terminations, the binding energy of the MXene/graphene and MXene/AgNPs bilayers increases as compared with graphene/graphene and MXene/MXene bilayer structures. Such strong interlayer interactions are due to profound variations of electrostatic potential across the layers. Larger interlayer binding energies in MXene/graphene systems were obtained even in the presence of water molecules, indicating enhanced stability of such a hybrid system against delamination. We also studied the structural properties of Ti3C2X2 MXene (X = F, O and OH) decorated with silver nanoclusters Ag-n (n <= 6). We found that regardless of surface functionalization, Ag nanoclusters were strongly adsorbed on the surface of MXene. In addition, Ag nanoparticles enhanced the binding energy between MXene layers. These findings can be useful in enhancing the structural properties of MXene membranes for water purification applications.
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