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MXene/Polymer Nanocomposites: Preparation, Properties, and Applications

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2023) | Viewed by 2990

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Dr. Ram K. Gupta

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Department of Chemistry, Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS 66762, USA
Interests: polymer chemistry; conducting polymers; organic chemistry; organic-inorganic devices; nanotechnology for next-generation devices; thin films; energy materials
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Dear Colleagues,

MXenes are emerging 2D materials that find wide applications in energy, biomedical, sensing, environmental remediation, and many more fields. Materials based on MXenes (2D transition metal carbides and/or carbonitrides)show exceptional structural properties, such as active sites, chemical stability, large interlayer spacing, high surface area, and affinity to bind with other materials. On the other hand, polymeric materials show high mechanical strength, thermal stability, and processability. Mxene-based materials show some drawbacks which could be taken care of by making composites with polymeric materials. The goal of this Special Issue is to cover recent developments in Mxene-based polymeric composites for many advanced applications. High-quality original research and review articles on topics such as energy generation and storage, sensors, biomedicals, environmental remediation, etc. are welcome to this Special Issue.

Dr. Ram K. Gupta
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Keywords

  • energy generation 
  • energy storage 
  • sensors 
  • biomedicals 
  • metal-ion batteries 
  • metal-sulfur batteries 
  • supercapacitors
  • photovoltaics
  • toxic waste removal
  • toxic gas removal

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MXene-Based Nanomaterials for Multifunctional Applications
by A.A.P.R. Perera, K.A.U. Madhushani, Buwanila T. Punchihewa, Anuj Kumar and Ram K. Gupta
Materials 2023, 16(3), 1138; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16031138 - 29 Jan 2023
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MXene is becoming a “rising star” material due to its versatility for a wide portfolio of applications, including electrochemical energy storage devices, electrocatalysis, sensors, biomedical applications, membranes, flexible and wearable devices, etc. As these applications promote increased interest in MXene research, summarizing the [...] Read more.
MXene is becoming a “rising star” material due to its versatility for a wide portfolio of applications, including electrochemical energy storage devices, electrocatalysis, sensors, biomedical applications, membranes, flexible and wearable devices, etc. As these applications promote increased interest in MXene research, summarizing the latest findings on this family of materials will help inform the scientific community. In this review, we first discuss the rapid evolutionary change in MXenes from the first reported M2XTx structure to the last reported M5X4Tx structure. The use of systematically modified synthesis routes, such as foreign atom intercalation, tuning precursor chemistry, etc., will be further discussed in the next section. Then, we review the applications of MXenes and their composites/hybrids for rapidly growing applications such as batteries, supercapacitors, electrocatalysts, sensors, biomedical, electromagnetic interference shielding, membranes, and flexible and wearable devices. More importantly, we notice that its excellent metallic conductivity with its hydrophilic nature distinguishes MXene from other materials, and its properties and applications can be further modified by surface functionalization. MXene composites/hybrids outperform pristine MXenes in many applications. In addition, a summary of the latest findings using MXene-based materials to overcome application-specific drawbacks is provided in the last few sections. We hope that the information provided in this review will help integrate lab-scale findings into commercially viable products. Full article
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