Adjustable MXene‐Based Materials in Metal‐Ion Batteries: Progress, Prospects, and Challenges

Abstract

Rechargeable metal‐ion batteries (MIBs) beyond lithium‐ion batteries based on Na, K, Mg, and Al metal electrodes which are earth‐abundant and low‐cost have been developed for large‐scale energy storage systems. MXenes, a type of transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides, are discovered as electrodes for MIBs owing to their distinctive properties of large‐scale ultrathin conductive 2D structures, adjustable surface functional groups, regulable interlayer spacing, and high specific surface area. Herein, the properties of MXenes are summarized and the recent progress on MXene‐based materials for diversified MIBs (Li, Na, K, Mg, and Al‐ion batteries) is introduced. The main focus is on the synthesis and applications of MXene‐based materials in MIBs, and their roles in electrochemical reactions. Further examples are provided to demonstrate the significant function of MXene‐based composite as active materials, substrates, collectors, and precursors in different MIBs, highlighting the enormous potential of MXene‐based materials to construct advanced electrodes. This review expects to offer a deep understanding of the relationship between the electrochemical performance and the MXene‐based electrodes, which will promote more novel and creative breakthroughs in the MXenes‐based electrodes for MIBs.

Keywords

• adjustability
• energy storage
• metal-ion batteries
• MXene-based materials