TY - JOUR
T1 - Research progress of MXene-based catalysts for electrochemical water-splitting and metal-air batteries
AU - Qiao, Jingyuan
AU - Kong, Lingqiao
AU - Xu, Shaokang
AU - Lin, Kaixian
AU - He, Wei
AU - Ni, Meng
AU - Ruan, Qiushi
AU - Zhang, Peigen
AU - Liu, Ying
AU - Zhang, Wei
AU - Pan, Long
AU - Sun, Zheng Ming
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (grant no. BK20200406 ), National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 51731004 ), the grants (Project no.: PolyU 152064/18E) from Research Grant Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong SAR, and Project of Strategic Importance Program of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Project ID: P0035168).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - MXenes, a rising family of two-dimensional (2D) materials, are characterized by a unique combination of high electrical conductivities, hydrophilicity, and adjustable surface properties, which exhibit great potential in overall water splitting and metal-air batteries as electrocatalysts. In this review, the preparation methods, and some relevant properties of MXenes are summarized, and their applications in electrocatalysis are systematically reviewed from theoretical calculations to experimental investigations, including hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and bifunctional activity. The strategies for improving their electrocatalytic performance and electrocatalytic mechanisms are discussed, and the challenges and prospects relative to the applications of MXenes in electrocatalysis are also presented.
AB - MXenes, a rising family of two-dimensional (2D) materials, are characterized by a unique combination of high electrical conductivities, hydrophilicity, and adjustable surface properties, which exhibit great potential in overall water splitting and metal-air batteries as electrocatalysts. In this review, the preparation methods, and some relevant properties of MXenes are summarized, and their applications in electrocatalysis are systematically reviewed from theoretical calculations to experimental investigations, including hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and bifunctional activity. The strategies for improving their electrocatalytic performance and electrocatalytic mechanisms are discussed, and the challenges and prospects relative to the applications of MXenes in electrocatalysis are also presented.
KW - Electrocatalysis
KW - Metal-air batteries
KW - MXenes
KW - Water-splitting
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ensm.2021.09.034
DO - 10.1016/j.ensm.2021.09.034
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85122288631
SN - 2405-8297
VL - 43
SP - 509
EP - 530
JO - Energy Storage Materials
JF - Energy Storage Materials
ER -
