ACS Materials Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6(7), P. 2660 - 2686
Published: May 31, 2024
The
rapid
growth
of
the
global
population
and
industry
has
increased
warming
energy
consumption.
Clean,
sustainable,
renewable
sources
must
be
employed
if
this
critical
problem
is
to
resolved.
Hydrogen
(H2)
become
one
most
promising
fuel
within
range
alternatives.
A
noteworthy
method
creating
hydrogen
by
electrochemically
splitting
water
into
H2
O2.
As
a
result,
need
for
inexpensive,
accessible
catalysts
with
remarkable
catalytic
performance
producing
environmentally
friendly
crucial.
newly
emerging
class
2-D
layered
MXenes,
which
consists
nitrides,
transition
metal
carbides
(TMC),
carbonitrides,
an
impressive
competitor
in
race.
MXenes
offer
excellent
electrochemical
properties,
hydrophilicity,
reactivity,
making
them
suitable
water-splitting
applications.
However,
systematic
reviews
on
strategies
mechanical
chemistry
electrocatalytic
redox
reactions
productions
are
rare.
This
comprehensive
review
analysis
addresses
many
boosting
MXene
efficiency
during
oxygen
evolution
(OER)
(HER).
These
approaches
include
heteroatom
doping,
alloying,
quantum
dot
plasma
surface
modification.
Furthermore,
study
highlights
efforts
prospective
paths
increasing
economic
viability
as
electrocatalysts
green
generation.
opens
new
avenues
high-performance
applications,
more
sustainable
future.
Advanced Materials Technologies,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(12)
Published: April 10, 2023
Abstract
The
rational
design
and
applications
of
MXene‐based
materials
have
yielded
remarkable
progress
in
flexible
sensors,
including
wearable
devices,
soft
robots,
smart
medical
equipment.
emerging
MXene
substrate
can
be
precisely
engineered
to
improve
the
mechanical
properties
sensing
sensitivity
opening
up
a
wider
range
application
possibilities
for
sensors.
Therefore,
systematic
comprehensive
review
summarizing
sensor
research
based
on
these
backgrounds
is
necessary.
First,
we
discuss
basic
structure
introduce
sensors
detail.
Then,
also
different
preparation
methods
describe
classifications,
highlight
various
scenarios.
Finally,
identify
challenges
that
need
overcome
accelerate
development
sensing.
This
provides
insight
into
it
expected
this
will
contribute
higher
performance
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(12), P. 15797 - 15809
Published: March 17, 2023
Transition
metal
carbon/nitride
(MXene)
holds
immense
potential
as
an
innovative
electrocatalyst
for
enhancing
the
overall
water
splitting
properties.
Nevertheless,
re-stacking
nature
induced
by
van
der
Waals
force
remains
a
significant
challenge.
In
this
work,
lattice
tensile-strained
porous
V2C-MXene
(named
TS(24)-P(50)-V2C)
is
successfully
constructed
via
rapid
spray
freezing
method
and
following
hydrothermal
treatment.
Besides,
influence
of
strain
degree
microscopic
pores
on
catalytic
ability
reviewed
explored
systematically.
The
tensile
within
could
widen
interlayer
spacing
accelerate
ion
transfer.
change
transmission
path
shorten
migration
distance.
As
consequence,
obtained
TS(24)-P(50)-V2C
shows
extraordinary
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
oxygen
activity
with
overpotential
154
269
mV,
respectively,
at
current
density
10
mA/cm2,
which
quite
remarkable
compared
to
MXene-based
electrocatalysts.
Moreover,
device
assembled
using
both
anode
cathode
demonstrates
low
cell
voltage
requirement
1.57
V
obtain
mA/cm2.
Overall,
implementation
work
offer
exciting
avenue
overcome
issue
V2C-MXene,
affording
high-efficiency
superior
desirable
kinetics.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(14)
Published: Jan. 5, 2023
Abstract
Great
changes
have
occurred
in
the
energy
storage
area
recent
years
as
a
result
of
rapid
economic
expansion.
People
conducted
substantial
research
on
sustainable
conversion
and
systems
order
to
mitigate
looming
crisis.
As
result,
developing
materials
is
critical.
Materials
with
an
open
frame
structure
are
known
Prussian
blue
analogs
(PBAs).
Anode
for
oxides,
sulfides,
selenides,
phosphides,
borides,
carbides
been
extensively
explored
anode
field
years.
The
advantages
disadvantages
carbides,
other
elements,
well
experimental
methodologies
electrochemical
properties,
discussed
this
work.
findings
reveal
that
employing
electrode
overcome
problems
low
conductivity,
excessive
material
loss,
specific
volume
ineffective.
Therefore,
review
intends
address
issues
diverse
by
combining
multiple
technologies
manufacture
battery
cost,
large
capacity,
extended
service
life.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(31)
Published: April 28, 2023
Abstract
The
development
of
colitis‐associated
colorectal
cancer
is
known
to
be
associated
with
the
inflammation‐dysplasia‐carcinoma
pathway,
and
thus,
chronic
inflammation
represents
an
inducer
promoter
cancer.
To
inhibit
evolution
from
colitis
provide
efficient
anticancer
therapy,
a
surface‐engineered
vanadium
carbide
MXene
nanoenzyme
(MXenzyme)
developed
both
amino
functionalization
gallium
doping
(Ga/V
2
C‐NH
).
Benefiting
multiple
enzyme‐mimicking
activities,
MXenzymes
have
shown
great
potential
decrease
excessive
reactive
oxygen
species
levels
proinflammatory
cytokines,
resulting
in
good
anti‐inflammatory
effects
on
dextran
sulfate
sodium‐induced
acute
colitis.
Moreover,
gallium‐doped
amino‐functionalized
surface
can
mediate
improved
MXene‐tumor
interactions
inhibitory
cell
proliferation,
achieving
precise
chemo‐photothermal
therapy.
Elemental
into
also
highlighted
as
feasible
strategy
achieve
loading
controlled
release
gallium.
As
result,
complete
tumor
ablation
without
further
recurrence
observed
for
colon
cancer‐bearing
mice
that
receive
Ga/V
near
infrared
irradiation,
while
MXenzyme
system
displays
excellent
biocompatibility
at
cellular
animal
levels.
These
findings
not
only
enrich
research
MXene,
but
illustrate
its
therapeutic
promise
anti‐inflammation
photoenhanced
antitumor
therapy
diseases.