Front Cover: Interface‐Induced Self‐Assembly Strategy Toward 2D Ordered Mesoporous Carbon/MXene Heterostructures for High‐Performance Supercapacitors (ChemSusChem 20/2021)

Abstract

The Front Cover shows an interface‐induced self‐assembly strategy to synthesize ordered mesoporous carbon/Ti3C2Tx heterostructures with high specific surface area and excellent thermostability. The obtained samples combine the advantages of ordered mesoporous carbon and MXene and exhibit superior electrochemical performance. The presented strategy overcomes the disadvantages of MXene, such as stackable nature, low surface area, and poor thermostability, strongly promoting the application of porous MXene‐based heterostructures for supercapacitors. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Z. Liu, H. Xiong, et al.

Sandwich-like Na2Ti3O7 Nanosheet/Ti3C2 MXene Composite for High-Performance Lithium/Sodium-Ion Batteries

“…Even the NTO@MXene electrode also demonstrated a good long-term reversible capacity of 158 mAh g −1 at 4 A g −1 over 1200 cycles following activation with a 0.1 A g −1 current density for the first 10 cycles (Figure 4c). 24,37,38 According to our knowledge, the electrochemical properties of NTO@MXene were superior to those of most reported previously for titanium oxide-based composites (Table S1). Furthermore, we also prepared a binder-free flexible NTO@MXene@GF electrode by growth of NTO@MXene on a 3D flexible graphene framework (Figure S4a,b).…”