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Self‐Assembly of Transition Metal Oxide Nanostructures on MXene Nanosheets for Fast and Stable Lithium Storage
Author(s) -
Liu YiTao,
Zhang Peng,
Sun Ning,
Anasori Babak,
Zhu QiZhen,
Liu Huan,
Gogotsi Yury,
Xu Bin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201707334
Subject(s) - mxenes , materials science , nanotechnology , graphene , lithium (medication) , nanostructure , oxide , anode , heterojunction , optoelectronics , electrode , medicine , chemistry , endocrinology , metallurgy
Recently, a new class of 2D materials, i.e., transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides known as MXenes, is unveiled with more than 20 types reported one after another. Since they are flexible and conductive, MXenes are expected to compete with graphene and other 2D materials in many applications. Here, a general route is reported to simple self‐assembly of transition metal oxide (TMO) nanostructures, including TiO 2 nanorods and SnO 2 nanowires, on MXene (Ti 3 C 2 ) nanosheets through van der Waals interactions. The MXene nanosheets, acting as the underlying substrate, not only enable reversible electron and ion transport at the interface but also prevent the TMO nanostructures from aggregation during lithiation/delithiation. The TMO nanostructures, in turn, serve as the spacer to prevent the MXene nanosheets from restacking, thus preserving the active areas from being lost. More importantly, they can contribute extraordinary electrochemical properties, offering short lithium diffusion pathways and additional active sites. The resulting TiO 2 /MXene and SnO 2 /MXene heterostructures exhibit superior high‐rate performance, making them promising high‐power and high‐energy anode materials for lithium‐ion batteries.