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Entropy Engineering of 2D Materials.

Hao Mei¹, Yuxuan Zhang¹, Panpan Zhang²

¹Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.

Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)

|October 24, 2024

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High-entropy 2D materials leverage disorder for unique properties. This review explores their expanding family, focusing on how entropy influences structure, stability, and electronic states for advanced applications.

Keywords:

2D materials entropy engineering high‐entropy materials medium‐entropy materials

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Thermodynamics
Nanotechnology

Background:

Entropy, a measure of disorder, is crucial in materials science, particularly for alloys and ceramics.
Incorporating multiple principal elements enhances entropy, yielding advanced mechanical and catalytic properties.
Scaling materials to 2D introduces quantum confinement effects, interacting with entropy for novel phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent advances in high-entropy 2D materials.
To elucidate the influence of entropy on fundamental properties and mechanisms in 2D materials.
To discuss structure-property relationships and provide an outlook on future challenges and opportunities.

Main Methods:

Literature review of theoretical predictions and experimental findings.
Analysis of entropy stabilization and quantum confinement effects in 2D materials.
Examination of diverse material classes including MXenes, hydrotalcites, chalcogenides, and MOFs.

Main Results:

High-entropy 2D materials exhibit significantly reshaped structural ordering, phase stability, and electronic states.
Entropy plays a critical role in tailoring the properties of these distorted 2D materials.
A rapidly expanding family of high-entropy 2D materials is emerging, including MXenes and MOFs.

Conclusions:

Entropy stabilization is a key factor in the design and application of advanced 2D materials.
The interplay of entropy and quantum confinement in 2D systems opens new avenues for fundamental research.
Further exploration of high-entropy 2D materials promises significant breakthroughs in materials science and nanotechnology.