Ammonia-assisted heterocyclic amine exerts soft delamination and interlayer engineering of Ti3C2Tx MXene for fabricating stable supercapacitors

Arumugam Sangili, Binesh Unnikrishnan, Shun Ruei Hu, Han Wei Chu, Hung Lung Chou*, Ren Siang Wu, Chih Ching Huang, Huan Tsung Chang

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The application of two-dimensional titanium carbide MXenes (Ti3C2Tx) for electrochemical energy storage and conversion has garnered considerable attention in recent years. For practical applications, gradual delamination, phase shift, and/or structural disintegration of MXene flakes in aqueous conditions are the challenges needed to be addressed. Herein, a unique and effective approach for in situ manipulation of MXene edge and surface by gentle delamination using 5-azaindole (5-Az; a heterocyclic amine) and ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH) has been developed. In the presence of NH4OH, 5-Az enables soft delamination of multilayer MXene without sonication, and more importantly, allows in situ functionalization of its surface and edges via a nucleophilic substitution reaction at the Ti-atom sites at room temperature. In addition, the easy intercalation of 5-Az in the multilayer MXene allows for an increase in its interlayer spacing when it is made into a film or electrode, which is beneficial for various electrochemical applications. The 5-Az functionalization provides exceptional stability of MXenes for up to 500 days in water at room temperature. The NH4OH-treated- and 5-Az-functionalized MXene (NH4OH-5-Az/Ti3C2Tx) shows increased interlayer spacing (1.67 nm) when compared to the MXene treated with NH4OH (NH4OH-Ti3C2Tx) (1.25 nm), enhanced ion- and charge-transport properties resulting in a remarkable specific capacitance of 631 F g–1 at 2 A g–1 with capacitance retention of 82 % after 150 days. Having high specific capacitance and excellent stability, the NH4OH-5-Az/Ti3C2Tx prepared through the proposed simple and effective approach holds great potential as high-performance electrodes for supercapacitors.

原文英語
文章編號103809
期刊Energy Storage Materials
73
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出版狀態已出版 - 11 2024

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