1. -足
1
-足
Two-足dimensional
Transi/on
Metal
Carbides
Produced
by
Exfolia/on
of
MAX
Phases
Yury
Gogotsi
&
Michel
Barsoum
Students:
Michael
Naguib,
Olha
Mashtalir,
Murat
Kurtoglu
Drexel
University
AJ
Drexel
Nanotechnology
Ins7tute
Materials
Science
and
Engineering
Department
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
NSF/AFOSR
Workshop
on
2D
Materials
Beyond
Graphene,
May
30-足31,
2012
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2
-足
2
M
X
A
M
Composition of
Mn+1AXn ; with n
=1,2,3
Ternary metals carbides
and/or nitrides
Layered hexagonal
structure (P63/mmc)
Examples: Ti2AlC, Ti2AlN, Ti3AlC2,Ti4AlN3 Ta2AlC,
Ta4AlC3 Cr2AlC, Cr3AlC2 V2AlC, V3AlC2 Nb2AlC,
Nb4AlC3 (>60 phases) (Ti0.5Nb0.5)2AlC, Ti3Al(C0.5N0.5)2
(considering solid solution, there will be more)
Barsoum, M.W. Progress in Solid State Chemistry 28 (2000) 201 281 211 312 413
MAX
Phases
Strong but Ductile Ceramics - not van der Waals Solids
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3
-足
MAX
phase
MAX
phases
are
layered
ternary
carbides,
nitrides,
and
carbonitrides
consisJng
of
M,
A,
and
X
layers
SelecJve
etching
only
of
the
A
layers
from
the
MAX
phase
MXene
sheets
Physically
separated
2-足D
MXene
sheets
aOer
sonicaJon
Summary
Schematic of Solution Synthesis
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4
-足
HF
T
reatment
O
C
H
Al
Ti
Sonica/on
Michael Naguib, et al. Advanced Materials 23 (2011) 4248-4253
MAX MAX MXene
The Solution Approach to Ti3AlC2
Exfoliation and Dispersion
Ti3AlC2 in HF 50% for 2 hours at room temperature, then sonication
5. M. Naguib, et al. Advanced Materials 23 (2011) 4248-4253
Ti3AlC2 HF 50% for 2 hours at room temperature
After HF treatment, the most
intense peak of Ti3AlC2 vanished.
XRD after HF treatment
matches with DFT simulated
Ti3C2(OH)2.
Sonication results in weakening
the intensity of the peaks (losing
the crystalline ordering).
XRD Analysis of MAX and MXene
6. Raman Spectra of MAX and MXene
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Intensity
(I)
(II) (IV)
(V)
(III) (VI)
Raman shift (cm-1)
Ti3AlC2
HF etched
Ti3AlC2 etched in 50% HF for 2 hours at room
temperature
Raman spectroscopy: 514.5 nm excitation
M. Naguib, et al. Advanced Materials 23 (2011) 4248-4253
V. Presser, M. Naguib, et al. J. Raman Spectroscopy 43 (2011) 168-172.
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7
-足
Ti3AlC2 etched in HF 50% for
2 hours at room temperature:
2 袖m
M. Naguib, et al. Advanced Materials 23 (2011) 4248-4253
L. M. Viculis, et al., Journal of Materials Chemistry 15 (2005) 974-978.
Exfoliated Graphite
SEM
Images
of
MXene
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8
-足
Science 2012 Vol. 335,
pp 526-527
Peoples choice award
for International Science
& Engineering
Visualization Challenge
from NSF, 2012.
MXene on the Cover
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-足
Ti3AlC2 treated in HF 50% for 2 hours at
room temperature, then sonication
Michael Naguib, et al. Advanced Materials 23 (2011) 4248-4253
TEM
Analysis
of
Ti3C2
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10
-足
5 nm
R<20nm
5 nm
Michael Naguib, et al. Advanced Materials 23 (2011) 4248-4253
Ti3AlC2 in 50%-HF for 2 hours at room temperature, then
sonication
MXene Scrolls/Nanotubes
MXene shows behavior typical of graphene
or other 2-D materials
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-足
4 袖m 3 袖m
1 袖m
2 袖m
1 袖m
1 袖m
As
received
Ti3C2
Ti2C
(Ti0.5Nb0.5)2C
Ti3(C0.5N0.5
)2
Ta4C3
Michael Naguib, et al. ACS Nano 6 (2012) 1322-1331
MXenes A Large Family of Transition Metal
Carbides and/or Nitrides
Several MAX phases have been exfoliated, producing MXenes
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12
-足
Michael Naguib, et al. ACS Nano 6 (2012) 1322-1331
40nm
1 2 3
20nm
50nm
50nm
Ti3C2
Ti3(C0.5N0.5
)2
(Ti0.5Nb0.5)2C
Ta4C3
MXenes A Large Family of Transition Metal
Carbides and/or Nitrides
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13
-足
M. Naguib, et al. ACS Nano 6 (2012) 1322-1331
HR TEM and SAD of Ta4C3
1100
0110
1010
1120
1210
2110
5
1/nm
20
nm
1.325
nm
13
2
nm
0.269
nm
(0110)
0.155
nm
(2110)
60属
Crystalline structure is
maintained within the layer
MXene layers are in registry
in multilayer structures
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-足
10袖m
10袖m
Ta4C3 flakes Ti3CN
Individual (multi)layers are optically
transparent under visible light
Michael Naguib, et al. ACS Nano 6 (2012) 1322-1331
Light Microscopy of MXenes
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15
-足
Ti3C2(OH)2:
OH
terminated
Ti3C2
nanosheets
Ti3C2:
Bare
layers,
no
termina/ons
Ti3C2F2:
F-足terminated
Ti3C2
nanosheets
Semiconductor
(0.05
eV
bandgap)
Semiconductor
(0.1
eV
bandgap)
Metal
M. Naguib, et al. Advanced Materials 23 (2011) 4248-4253
Electronic Structure of MXenes
DFT implemented in the CASTEP code in
Material Studio software (Version 4.5)
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-足
Ti2C Ta4C3 (Ti0.5Nb0.5)2C Ti3(C0.5N0.5)2
R: 330 立/ 104 立/ 171 立/ 125 立/
CA: 32属 41属 31属 27属
Michael Naguib, et al. ACS Nano 6 (2012) 1322-1331
MXene can be cold pressed in the form of thin (300 袖m) free-
standing discs.
Resistivity is comparable to multi-layer graphene.
Contact angle measurements of water showed hydrophilic
behavior.
25mm
Wetting and Conductivity
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18
-足
SelecJve
etching
of
A
layer
from
MAX
phases
results
in
the
formaJon
of
2-足D
transiJon
metals
carbides
and/or
nitrides
called
MXenes
Band
gap
of
MXene
predicted
to
change
with
the
surface
chemistry
Excellent
mechanical
properJes
predicted
(DFT)
Su鍖ciently
ducJle
for
cold
pressing
ConducJvity
comparable
to
mulJ-足layer
graphene
Hydrophilic
(contact
angle
30-足40属)
Li
inserJon
allows
use
in
Li-足ion
ba[ery
anodes
Summary of the Data to Date
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-足
Electrical
energy
storage
Pseudocapacitors,
Lithium
ion
ba[eries,
Hybrid
devices
Composite
materials
ConducJve,
high-足strength,
low-足permeability
polymers,
high
strength
and
high
toughness
ceramic-足metal
composites
Sensors
2-足D
and
鍖exible
electronics
Potential Applications
M2X
M3X2
M4X3
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-足
Acknowledgments
J辿r辿my Come & Patrice Simon, Universit辿 Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
Jun Lu & Lars Hultman, Linkoping University, Sweden
Gogotsi Nanomaterials Group
Barsoum MAX Phase Group
BATT Program