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Tailoring MXenes for energy storage: insights into element doping
Kunhao Zhang1, Yaoyu Wang1, Hao Shen1
1School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China. weizhai.bao@nuist.edu.cn.
Nanoscale
|October 7, 2025
Summary
Elemental doping enhances MXenes (M-X-E compounds) for better energy storage and catalysis. This review details doping mechanisms, methods, and applications in batteries, supercapacitors, and beyond.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Electrochemistry
- Nanotechnology
Background:
- MXenes exhibit promising properties for energy storage.
- Elemental doping is a key strategy to enhance MXene performance.
- Understanding doping mechanisms is crucial for material design.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review elemental doping in MXenes.
- To examine doping mechanisms, methods, and applications.
- To highlight future opportunities for MXene development.
Main Methods:
- Review of literature on element-doped MXenes.
- Analysis of doping mechanisms: lattice substitution, functional substitution, surface modification.
- Compilation of synthesis strategies and applications.
Main Results:
- Elemental doping significantly improves MXenes' electrochemical properties and catalytic performance.
- Doping strategies offer tailored structural and functional characteristics.
- Element-doped MXenes show potential in batteries, supercapacitors, electromagnetic shielding, and water treatment.
Conclusions:
- Elemental doping is a versatile approach to advance MXene technology.
- Further research can unlock new applications and optimize performance.
- This review provides insights for developing next-generation energy storage materials.
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