Ti3C2Tx MXene characterization produced from SHS-ground Ti3AlC2

Anna Pazniak; Pavel Bazhin; Nikolay Shplis; Evgeniy Kolesnikov; Igor Shchetinin; Alexander Komissarov; Josef Polcak; Alexander Stolin; Denis Kuznetsov

Materials & Design (Dec 2019)

Ti3C2Tx MXene characterization produced from SHS-ground Ti3AlC2

Anna Pazniak,
Pavel Bazhin,
Nikolay Shplis,
Evgeniy Kolesnikov,
Igor Shchetinin,
Alexander Komissarov,
Josef Polcak,
Alexander Stolin,
Denis Kuznetsov

Affiliations

Anna Pazniak: Department of Functional Nanomaterials and High-Temperature Materials, National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”, 119049 Moscow, Russia; Corresponding author.
Pavel Bazhin: Department of Functional Nanomaterials and High-Temperature Materials, National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”, 119049 Moscow, Russia; Laboratory of Plastic Deformation Materials, Merzhanov Institute of Structural Macrokinetics and Materials Science Russian Academy of Science, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
Nikolay Shplis: Department of Functional Nanomaterials and High-Temperature Materials, National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”, 119049 Moscow, Russia
Evgeniy Kolesnikov: Department of Functional Nanomaterials and High-Temperature Materials, National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”, 119049 Moscow, Russia
Igor Shchetinin: Center for X-Ray Structural Research and Materials Diagnosis, National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”, 119049 Moscow, Russia
Alexander Komissarov: Laboratory of Hybrid Nanostructured Materials, National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”, 119049 Moscow, Russia
Josef Polcak: CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, 61600 Brno, Czech Republic; Institute of Physical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, 61669 Brno, Czech Republic
Alexander Stolin: Laboratory of Plastic Deformation Materials, Merzhanov Institute of Structural Macrokinetics and Materials Science Russian Academy of Science, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
Denis Kuznetsov: Department of Functional Nanomaterials and High-Temperature Materials, National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”, 119049 Moscow, Russia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 183

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MXenes are an emerging family of two-dimensional (2D) early transition metal carbides/nitrides that are produced by selective A-element chemical etching from 3D MAX phase counterpart. Herein we report a low-cost method combining self-propagation high-temperature synthesis (SHS) and grinding to produce Ti3AlC2 precursor and further its usage to obtain Ti3C2Tx MXene. The SHS-ground precursor requires the same etching conditions as pressure-less synthesized precursors to fully etch A-layer and convert the 3D structure into 2D state. The obtained MXenes are atomically-thin flakes with an average lateral size of 1–2 μm. The room temperature electrical resistivity of Ti3C2Tx based 11 μm-thick film ranges between 295 and 317 μΩ·cm. SHS combining with grinding in one step can be considered as a scalable method to MXene synthesis. Keywords: MXenes, Self-propagation high-temperature synthesis, Chemical etching, Electrical conductivity

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ISSN: 0264-1275 (Print); 1873-4197 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
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