Synthesis of two-dimensional Ti3C2TxMXene using HCl+LiF etchant: Enhanced exfoliation and delamination

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 695, Issue , 2017, Pages 818-826

  Zhang, Tian ^a   Pan, Limei ^a   Tang, Huan ^a   Du, Fei ^a   Guo, Yanhua ^a   Qiu, Tai ^a   Yang, Jian ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Delamination; Electrochemical performance; Exfoliation; MXene; Ti3C2Tx

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DELAMINATION; ETCHING; ETHANOL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; WASHING;

ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; EXFOLIATION; HYDROPHILIC SURFACES; MXENE; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REVERSIBLE CAPACITY; TI3C2TX; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85006827202     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.10.127     Document Type: Article

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