Sublayers Editing of Covalent MAX Phase for Nanolaminated Early Transition Metal Compounds

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Auteurs principaux: Li, Ziqian, Chen, Ke, Wang, Xudong, Luo, Kan, Lei, Lei, Li, Mian, Liang, Kun, Wang, Degao, Du, Shiyu, Chai, Zhifang, Huang, Qing
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author Li, Ziqian
Chen, Ke
Wang, Xudong
Luo, Kan
Lei, Lei
Li, Mian
Liang, Kun
Wang, Degao
Du, Shiyu
Chai, Zhifang
Huang, Qing
author_facet Li, Ziqian
Chen, Ke
Wang, Xudong
Luo, Kan
Lei, Lei
Li, Mian
Liang, Kun
Wang, Degao
Du, Shiyu
Chai, Zhifang
Huang, Qing
contents Two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) have gained popularity in fields such as energy storage, catalysis, and electromagnetic interference due to their diverse elemental compositions and variable surface terminations (T). Generally, the synthesis of MXene materials involves etching the weak M-A metallic bonds in the ternary layered transition metal carbides and nitrides (MAX phase) using HF acid or Lewis acid molten salts, while the strong M-X covalent bonds preserve the two-dimensional framework structure of MXenes. On the other hand, the MAX phase material family also includes a significant class of members where the A site is occupied by non-metal main group elements (such as sulfur and phosphorus), in which both M-A and M-X are covalent bond-type sublayers. The aforementioned etching methods cannot be used to synthesize MXene materials from these parent phases. In this work, we discovered that the covalent bond-type M-A and M-X sublayers exhibit different reactivity with some inorganic materials in a high-temperature molten state. By utilizing this difference in reactivity, we can structurally modify these covalent sublayers, allowing for the substitution of elements at the X site (from B to Se, S, P, C) and converting non-metal A site atoms in non-van der Waals (non-vdW) MAX phases into surface atoms in vdW layered materials. This results in a family of early transition metal Xide chalcogenides (TMXCs) that exhibit lattice characteristics of both MXenes and transition metal chalcogenides. Using electron-donor chemical scissors, these TMXC layered materials can be further exfoliated into monolayer nanosheets. The atomic configurations of each atom in these monolayer TMXCs are the same as those of conventional MXenes, but the oxidation states of the M-site atoms can be regulated by both X-site atoms and intercalated cations.
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spellingShingle Sublayers Editing of Covalent MAX Phase for Nanolaminated Early Transition Metal Compounds
Li, Ziqian
Chen, Ke
Wang, Xudong
Luo, Kan
Lei, Lei
Li, Mian
Liang, Kun
Wang, Degao
Du, Shiyu
Chai, Zhifang
Huang, Qing
Materials Science
Chemical Physics
Two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) have gained popularity in fields such as energy storage, catalysis, and electromagnetic interference due to their diverse elemental compositions and variable surface terminations (T). Generally, the synthesis of MXene materials involves etching the weak M-A metallic bonds in the ternary layered transition metal carbides and nitrides (MAX phase) using HF acid or Lewis acid molten salts, while the strong M-X covalent bonds preserve the two-dimensional framework structure of MXenes. On the other hand, the MAX phase material family also includes a significant class of members where the A site is occupied by non-metal main group elements (such as sulfur and phosphorus), in which both M-A and M-X are covalent bond-type sublayers. The aforementioned etching methods cannot be used to synthesize MXene materials from these parent phases. In this work, we discovered that the covalent bond-type M-A and M-X sublayers exhibit different reactivity with some inorganic materials in a high-temperature molten state. By utilizing this difference in reactivity, we can structurally modify these covalent sublayers, allowing for the substitution of elements at the X site (from B to Se, S, P, C) and converting non-metal A site atoms in non-van der Waals (non-vdW) MAX phases into surface atoms in vdW layered materials. This results in a family of early transition metal Xide chalcogenides (TMXCs) that exhibit lattice characteristics of both MXenes and transition metal chalcogenides. Using electron-donor chemical scissors, these TMXC layered materials can be further exfoliated into monolayer nanosheets. The atomic configurations of each atom in these monolayer TMXCs are the same as those of conventional MXenes, but the oxidation states of the M-site atoms can be regulated by both X-site atoms and intercalated cations.
title Sublayers Editing of Covalent MAX Phase for Nanolaminated Early Transition Metal Compounds
topic Materials Science
Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.02157