Design and fabrication of an ultra-sensitive Ta2C MXene/Au-coated tilted grating sensor

Recent advances in MXenes: beyond Ti-only systems

“…Besides the energy-related applications mentioned above, non-Ti MXenes have been employed for various other applications such as photonics, spintronics, electronic sensors, biomedical, environmental remediation, electromagnetic interference shielding (EMI), etc. 68,102,114,128,155,156…”

“…Similarly, with the ability to detect carcinogenic molecules, a Ta 2 C MXene-based sensor was reported to find applications in biochemistry and food safety detection. 155 The i-MXene W 1.33 C has been reported as an efficient photothermal agent for multimodal imaging and photonic tumor hyperthermia. 128 The W 1.33 C nanosheets exhibited a photothermal conversion effectiveness of 32.5% in near-infrared (NIR) I and 49.3% in NIR II.…”

“…Besides the energy-related applications mentioned above, non-Ti MXenes have been employed for various other applications such as photonics, spintronics, electronic sensors, biomedical, environmental remediation, electromagnetic interference shielding (EMI), etc. 68,102,114,128,155,156 Ab initio calculations predicted that Zr 2 CO 2 and Hf 2 CO 2 MXenes are efficient candidates for photocatalytic water splitting. 156 Their high stability in water, good optical absorption from 300 to 500 nm, and high anisotropic carrier mobility facilitating migration and separation of electron-hole pairs enabled them to be efficient photocatalysts for water splitting (Fig.…”

Ultra-sensitive specific detection of nucleic acids in pathogenic infections by Ta2C-MXene sensitization-based ultrafine plasmon spectroscopy combs

“…ensuring the secondary gain of sensor performance and efficient signal transduction effect [30] . On the other hand, the design of the probe structure is of great importance for the efficiency and trace accessibility of biometrics.…”

“…With the development of nanomaterials, the family of 2D MXene materials has attracted significant interest due to their unique physical and chemical properties [27] , [28] , [29] . In particular, the recently reported Ta 2 C-MXene (Ta 2 C-M) has become a supernova in the MXene family due to its high electrical conductivity, good biocompatibility, hydrophilicity, and large surface area [30] . The unique broadband light absorption effectively avoids the light source selectivity of the optical sensor [31] .…”