MXene/Polymer Nanocomposites: Preparation, Properties, and Applications

Chen, Xiaoyong; Zhao, Yanping; Li, Longzhi; Wang, Yuhang; Wang, Jiale; Xiong, Jijun; Du, Shanyi; Zhang, Ping; Shi, Xiaorong; Yu, Jinhong

doi:10.1080/15583724.2020.1729179

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“…There are some other techniques, e.g., powder metallurgy with cold/hot pressing process, [85] layer-bylayer (LbL) assembly, [56] vacuum-assisted filtration (VAF), [37] emulsification, [86] electrospinning and electrochemical deposition techniques. [28,87] Also, extensive research is being undertaken to improve the affinity between the MXene sheets and the polymeric matrices leading to a composite with enhanced targeted properties. Interfacial bonding is of vital importance for those MXene-based composites wherein the host matrix is metal or ceramic.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[141] Due to a rich chemistry, MXenes have a great potential as composite component with a variety of polymers. [5,28] MXenes could significantly affect the growth of spherulites as well as the crystallization behavior of polymeric materials. [68,142] According to Liu et al, [57] the addition of Ti 3 C 2 T x considerably changed the glass transition temperature (T g ); further, the mechanical strength improved by 23% from 104.6 MPa for the neat Nafion to 128.4 MPa for the composite sample most probably due to the high aspect ratio and the OH termination groups of MXene sheets providing hydrogen-bonding interactions.…”

Section: Mxene/polymer Compositementioning

confidence: 99%

“…[28] They have numerous applications in a variety of fields ranging from energy materials, lubricating additives, nanocomposites, etc. owing to excellent properties; [5,8,13,[28][29][30][31][32][33] MXene-based composites have already been used in many fields such as electromagnetic shielding, [32,34,35] electronics, [36] electrical and thermal conductors, [33,37,38] environmental remediations, [39] supercapacitors, [40,41] fire safety materials, [42] photocatalysts, [43,44] sensors, [10,45] batteries, [46] self-healing composites, [40,47] water purifications, [44,48] antibacterial materials, [49] actuators, [50] and other advanced materials and structures. [8,29,51] For instance, Kang et al [36] developed Ti 3 C 2 MXene reinforced epoxy nanocomposite to enhance thermal and electrical performance wherein they found that the addition of 1.0 wt% few-layer Ti 3 C 2 MXene increases the thermal conductivity to 0.587 W m −1 K −1 , attaining 141.3% improvement compared with that of unreinforced sample.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Mechanotribological Aspects of MXene‐Reinforced Nanocomposites

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MXenes are recently discovered 2D nanomaterial with superior mechanical, thermal, and tribological properties, being commonly employed in a wide variety of critical research areas, ranging from cancer therapy to energy and environmental applications. Due to their special properties, such as mechanoceramic nature with excellent mechanical performance, thermal stability and rich surface properties, MXenes have tremendous potential as advanced composite structures, especially those based on polymers due to a great affinity between macromolecules and the terminating groups of 2D MXenes. MXenes have been extensively explored in metal matrix nanocomposites as well as in solid‐ or liquid‐based lubrication systems owing to the 2D structure and antifriction characteristics. The purpose of the this paper is to provide a comprehensive insight into the material, mechanical, and tribological properties of the MXene nanolayers with discussions on the recent advancements attained from MXene‐reinforced nanocomposites starting with the synthesis, fabrication techniques, intricacies of the underlying physics and mechanisms, and finally focusing on the progress in computational studies. This analysis of MXene‐based composites will stimulate an emerging field with innumerable opportunities and ample potentials to produce newfangled materials and structures with targeted properties.

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“…Moreover, the material provides strong optical absorption in the near-IR (NIR) region with potential as a photothermal agent for tumor therapy [ 36 , 37 , 38 ]. Considering the photothermal efficiency of the nanomaterial properties of MXene, we focused on the fabrication process [ 39 ] and application of nanocomposite hydrogels possessing Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene [ 40 , 41 ] to exploit the volume shrinkage promoted by light in NIPAm-based hydrogel materials [ 42 , 43 ].…”

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Ti3C2Tx MXene-Based Light-Responsive Hydrogel Composite for Bendable Bilayer Photoactuator

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Soft actuators based on hydrogel materials, which can convert light energy directly into mechanical energy, are of the utmost importance, especially with enhancements in device development. However, the hunt for specific photothermal nanomaterials with distinct performance remains challenging. In this study, we successfully fabricated a bilayer hydrogel actuator consisting of an active photothermal layer from incorporated Ti3C2Tx MXene in poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) p(NIPAm)hydrogel structure and a passive layer from the N-(2-hydroxylethylpropyl)acrylamide (HEAA) hydrogel structure. The uniform and effective incorporation of MXene into the NIPAm hydrogel structures were characterized by a battery of techniques. The light responsive swelling properties of the MXene-embedded NIPAm-based hydrogel demonstrated fully reversible and repeatable behavior in the light on–off regime for up to ten consecutive cycles. The effect of MXene loading, the shape of the actuator, and the light source effects on the bilayer NIPAm-HEAA hydrogel structure were investigated. The bilayer hydrogel with MXene loading of 0.3% in the NIPAm hydrogel exhibited a 200% change of the bending angle in terms of its bidirectional shape/volume after 100 s exposure to white light at an intensity of 70 mW cm−2. Additionally, the bending behavior under real sunlight was evaluated, showing the material’s potential applicability in practical environments.

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“…In recent years, many comprehensive reviews have been made on the MXenes, MXene-based heterostructures, and hybrids. However, most of them are still mainly focused on the applications [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ], less attention paid to the surface adjustability and the interfacial compatibility of the MXene-organic hybrids. In this consideration, we try to briefly summarize the recent progress on this material system, thus offer the readers a deeper understanding of the interaction and collaborative mechanism between the MXenes and organic component.…”

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Recent Advanced on the MXene–Organic Hybrids: Design, Synthesis, and Their Applications

Zhao

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Nanomaterials

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With increasing research interest in the field of flexible electronics and wearable devices, intensive efforts have been paid to the development of novel inorganic-organic hybrid materials. As a newly developed two-dimensional (2D) material family, MXenes present many advantages compared with other 2D analogs, especially the variable surface terminal groups, thus the infinite possibility for the regulation of surface physicochemical properties. However, there is still less attention paid to the interfacial compatibility of the MXene-organic hybrids. To this end, this review will briefly summarize the recent progress on MXene-organic hybrids, offers a deeper understanding of the interaction and collaborative mechanism between the MXenes and organic component. After the discussion of the structure and surface characters of MXenes, strategies towards MXene-organic hybrids are introduced based on the interfacial interactions. Based on different application scenarios, the advantages of MXene-organic hybrids in constructing flexible devices are then discussed. The challenges and outlook on MXene-organic hybrids are also presented.

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MXene/Polymer Nanocomposites: Preparation, Properties, and Applications

Cited by 172 publications

References 173 publications

Mechanotribological Aspects of MXene‐Reinforced Nanocomposites

Mechanotribological Aspects of MXene‐Reinforced Nanocomposites

Ti3C2Tx MXene-Based Light-Responsive Hydrogel Composite for Bendable Bilayer Photoactuator

Recent Advanced on the MXene–Organic Hybrids: Design, Synthesis, and Their Applications

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