Advances and challenges in 2D MXenes: From structures to energy storage and conversions

W Meng, X Liu, H Song, Y Xie, X Shi, M Dargusch… - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of Ti 3 C 2 in 2011, a class of 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides,
called MXene, has received increasing attention. So far, about 30 different kinds of MXenes …

Recent advances in 2D MXenes for photodetection

H Xu, A Ren, J Wu, Z Wang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A new class of 2D transition metal carbides, carbonitrides and nitrides, termed MXenes, has
emerged as a new candidate for many applications in electronics, optoelectronics, and …

Titanium-carbide MXenes for work function and interface engineering in perovskite solar cells

A Agresti, A Pazniak, S Pescetelli, A Di Vito, D Rossi… - Nature materials, 2019 - nature.com
To improve the efficiency of perovskite solar cells, careful device design and tailored
interface engineering are needed to enhance optoelectronic properties and the charge …

Superior Wear-Resistance of Ti3C2Tx Multilayer Coatings

PG Grützmacher, S Suarez, A Tolosa, C Gachot… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Owing to MXenes' tunable mechanical properties induced by their structural and chemical
diversity, MXenes are believed to compete with state-of-the-art 2D nanomaterials such as …

SnO 2–Ti 3 C 2 MXene electron transport layers for perovskite solar cells

L Yang, Y Dall'Agnese, K Hantanasirisakul… - Journal of materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
MXenes, a class of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides and nitrides, have a wide
range of potential applications due to their unique electronic, optical, plasmonic, and other …

Performance improvement of MXene-based perovskite solar cells upon property transition from metallic to semiconductive by oxidation of Ti 3 C 2 T x in air

L Yang, D Kan, C Dall'Agnese, Y Dall'Agnese… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The unique properties of MXenes that arise from terminating functional groups and oxidation
of MXenes make them attractive for application in photovoltaic devices like perovskite solar …

2D MXenes as co-catalysts in photocatalysis: synthetic methods

Y Sun, X Meng, Y Dall'Agnese, C Dall'Agnese… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2019 - Springer
Since their seminal discovery in 2011, two-dimensional (2D) transition metal
carbides/nitrides known as MXenes, that constitute a large family of 2D materials, have been …

MXene in core–shell structures: research progress and future prospects

C Lamiel, I Hussain, OR Ogunsakin… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
MXene is an emerging two-dimensional (2D) material whose properties have been well-
evaluated to cater to a wide range of applications. However, there are challenges in using …

Nonprecious anodic catalysts for low-molecular-hydrocarbon fuel cells: Theoretical consideration and current progress

MA Abdelkareem, ET Sayed, HO Mohamed… - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert chemical energy directly into electrical
energy with high efficiency. The high cost of platinum catalysts and sluggish reaction kinetics …

Recent development in two-dimensional material-based advanced photoanodes for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

S Kumar, S Kumar, RN Rai, Y Lee, THC Nguyen… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
High-efficiency functionalized dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are next-generation solar
photovoltaics owing to low production costs, flexibility, excellent transparency, and …