Research progress of MXene-based hydrogel composites
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摘要: MXenes是一类新型二维纳米片,随着MXenes材料的迅速发展,近年来,兴起了一种新型材料,即MXene基水凝胶复合材料,其在生物医学、能源、电磁干扰屏蔽、传感器等方面均具有广泛的应用前景。但目前MXene基水凝胶复合材料的制备和应用仍处于起步阶段。本文主要回顾MXene基水凝胶复合材料的最新进展,详细梳理MXene基水凝胶复合材料的制备方法,并重点介绍其潜在应用前景。最后,针对MXene基水凝胶复合材料领域中所面临的机遇和挑战进行展望。Abstract: The MXenes is a new type of two-dimensional nanosheets. With the rapid development of MXene materials, a new material, namely MXene-based hydrogel composites, has emerged in recent years. It has broad application prospects in biomedical, energy storage, electromagnetic interference shielding, sensors and other aspects. However, the preparation and application of MXene-based hydrogel composites are still in their infancy. This article mainly reviews the latest progress of MXene-based hydrogel composites, combs the preparation progress of MXene-based hydrogel composites in detail, and highlights its potential application prospects. Finally, the opportunities and challenges on the challenges in the field of MXene-based hydrogel composites are prospected.
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Key words:
- MXene /
- two-dimensional nanosheet /
- hydrogel /
- composites /
- applications
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图 7 MXene水凝胶制成的电极图片(a); MXene粉末和水凝胶在室温下扫描速率为20 mV·s−1时5个循环后的电化学阻抗图谱(b); MXene水凝胶电极的电容保持率,插图为MXene水凝胶在1 V·s−1的扫描速率下在第1个周期和第10000个周期的CV曲线(c)[30]; MXH、MX-GN膜和MXene膜电极在电流密度为0.2~1000 A·g−1时的高速率性能(d); 三种材料在1000 mV·s−1时的循环伏安曲线(e); 三种材料在开路电位下收集的奈奎斯特图(f)[29]
Figure 7. Picture of electrodes made of MXene hydrogel (a); Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of MXene powder and hydrogel at room temperature at a scanning rate of 20 mV·s−1 after 5 cycles (b); Capacitance retention test of MXene hydrogel electrode, inset shows CV curve of MXene hydrogel at 1st cycle and 10000 th cycle at a scanning rate of 1 V·s−1 (c)[30]; Rate performance of MXH, MX-GN film and MXene film electrodes at current density of 0.2–1000 A·g−1 (d); Cyclic voltammetry curves of three materials collected at 1000 mV·s−1 (e); Nyquist plots of three materials collected at open circuit potential (f)[29]
图 8 在1次循环(a)和100次循环(b)后MXene含量为30%的MXene/rGO复合气凝胶(MX/G-30)电极的SEM图橡; RGO和MX-G-30电极的Li-S电池在扫描速率为0.1 mV·s−1的循环伏安曲线(c); MX-G-30电极的Li-S电池在不同速率下的充电/放电曲线(d);MX-G-30电极的Li-S电池在500个循环的长期循环性能(e)[55]
Figure 8. SEM images of MXene/rGO hybrid aerogel with 30% MXene contents (MX/G-30) electrode after 1 cycle (a) and 100 cycles (b); Li-S battery with RGO and MX-G-30 electrodes at a scan rate of 0.1 mV·s−1 cyclic voltammetry curve (c); Charge/discharge curve of Li-S battery with MX-G-30 electrode at different rates (d); Li-S battery with MX-G-30 electrode long-term cycle performance of 500 cycles (e)[55]
图 9 石墨烯气凝胶(GA) (a)、80% Ti3C2Tx MXene/RGO混合气凝胶(MGA-4) (b)侧面的SEM图像; 不同密度的GA和MGA-4的电导率(c);Ti3C2Tx含量对MGA的电导率的影响(d); MGA纳米复合材料的电导率(e)和EMI屏蔽性能(f)[56]
Figure 9. Side-view SEM images of graphene aerogel (GA) (a) and Ti3C2Tx MXene/RGO hybrid aerogel with 80% MXene contents (MGA-4) (b); Comparison of electrical conductivities of GA and MGA-4 with different bulk densities (c); Influence of Ti3C2Tx content on electrical conductivity of MGA (d); Electrical conductivity (e) and EMI shielding performance of MGA nanocomposite[56]
图 10 MXene有机水凝胶(MNOH)和MXene纳米复合水凝胶(MNH)分别在低温下与LED灯的串联电路(a); 在不同的施加应变下基于MNOH传感器的相对电阻变化(b); 在微小应变(c)和较大应变(d)下MNOH传感器的相对电阻变化; 手指不同角度弯曲运功(e)及吞咽动作(f)[37]
Figure 10. Series circuit of MXene nanocomposite organohydrogel (MNOH) or MXene nanocomposite hydrogel (MNH) with LED lamp at low temperature, respectively (a); Relative resistance change based on MNOH sensor under different applied strain (b); Tiny strain (c) and high strain (d) relative resistance change of MNOH sensor; Fingers bending at different angles (e) and swallowing movements (f)[37]
图 11 MXene基水凝胶(M-gel)发生器的制作示意图(a); 负载电阻为10 MΩ的电压输出(b); 将M-gel发生器封装在一块牛肉内(c)并测试(d)[61]
Figure 11. Schematic illustration of MXene-based hydrogel (M-gel) generator(a); Voltage output with a load resistance of 10 MΩ (b); Encapsulate M-gel generator inside a piece of beef (c), and measurement setup (d)[61]
图 12 Ti3C2Tx水凝胶中垂直对齐通道快速水传输的显微镜图像(a); 不同浓度的Ti3C2Tx分散体的紫外-可见光图谱(b); 在1 kW·m−2辐射下原始Ti3C2Tx水凝胶的表面温度(c); 原始Ti3C2Tx水凝胶的蒸汽产生速率的测试设备(d); 比较不同原始Ti3C2Tx水凝胶的蒸发速率投影面积(e);Ti3C2Tx水凝胶在不同阳光照射下的稳定性测试和蒸汽产生性能(f)[32]
Figure 12. Microscopic image of fast water transmission in vertically aligned channels of Ti3C2Tx hydrogel (a); UV-vis spectra of Ti3C2Tx dispersions of different concentrations (b); Surface temperature of original Ti3C2Tx hydrogel under 1 kW·m−2 radiation (c); Test equipment for steam generation rate of original Ti3C2Tx hydrogel (d); Compare evaporation rate projection area of different original Ti3C2Tx hydrogels (e); Stability test and steam generation performance of Ti3C2Tx hydrogel under different sun illumination (f)[32]
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