Chen, Ruwei;
Tang, Hao;
Dai, Yuhang;
Zong, Wei;
Zhang, Wei;
He, Guanjie;
Wang, Xiaohui;
(2022)
Robust Bioinspired MXene–Hemicellulose Composite Films with Excellent Electrical Conductivity for Multifunctional Electrode Applications.
ACS Nano
10.1021/acsnano.2c08163.
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Abstract
MXene-based structural materials with high mechanical robustness and excellent electrical conductivity are highly desirable for multifunctional applications. The incorporation of macromolecular polymers has been verified to be beneficial to alleviate the mechanical brittleness of pristine MXene films. However, the intercalation of a large amount of insulating macromolecules inevitably compromises their electrical conductivity. Inspired by wood, short-chained hemicellulose (xylo-oligosaccharide) acts as a molecular binder to bind adjacent MXene nanosheets together; this work shows that this can significantly enhance the mechanical properties without introducing a large number of insulating phases. As a result, MXene–hemicellulose films can integrate a high electrical conductivity (64,300 S m–1) and a high mechanical strength (125 MPa) simultaneously, making them capable of being high-performance electrode materials for supercapacitors and humidity sensors. This work proposes an alternative method to manufacture robust MXene-based structural materials for multifunctional applications.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Robust Bioinspired MXene–Hemicellulose Composite Films with Excellent Electrical Conductivity for Multifunctional Electrode Applications |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acsnano.2c08163 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c08163 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an Open Access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | MXene, electrical conductivity, hemicellulose, humidity sensor, mechanical strength, structural electrode, supercapacitor |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10158423 |
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