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Element-Doped Mxenes: Mechanism, Synthesis, and Applications
Ronghao Wang1, Muhan Li1, Kaiwen Sun2
1School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
|May 9, 2022
Summary
Heteroatom doping enhances MXenes (transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides) for advanced applications. This review details synthesis, properties, and mechanisms, highlighting their potential in energy storage, catalysis, and more.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Nanotechnology
- Chemistry
Background:
- MXenes possess tunable properties influenced by composition.
- Doping offers a route to further enhance MXene functionalities.
- Understanding doping mechanisms is crucial for material design.
Purpose of the Study:
- To comprehensively review heteroatom-doped MXenes.
- To analyze doping strategies, synthesis, and mechanisms.
- To highlight applications and future prospects.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and critical analysis of existing research.
- Summary of synthesis methods and theoretical simulations.
- Analysis of doping mechanisms (lattice optimization, functional substitution, interface modification).
Main Results:
- Heteroatom doping significantly improves electromagnetic, physicochemical, optical, and structural properties of MXenes.
- Doping mechanisms provide insights into controllable synthesis routes.
- Doped MXenes show promise in energy storage, catalysis, sensors, environmental purification, and biomedicine.
Conclusions:
- Heteroatom doping is a powerful strategy for developing high-performance MXenes.
- Further research is needed to overcome challenges and unlock full application potential.
- This review provides a roadmap for future MXene development.
