Synthesis of (V2/3Sc1/3)(2)AlC i-MAX phase and V2-xC MXene scrollsShow others and affiliations
2019 (English)In: Nanoscale, ISSN 2040-3364, E-ISSN 2040-3372, Vol. 11, no 31, p. 14720-14726Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
We report the synthesis and characterization of a new laminated i-MAX phase, (V2/3Sc1/3)(2)AlC, with in-plane chemical ordering between the M-elements. We also present evidence for the solid solution (V2-xScx)(2)AlC, where x amp;lt;= 0.05. Chemical etching of the Al and Sc results in a two-dimensional (2D) MXene counterpart: V2-xC from the latter phase. Furthermore, etching with HF yields single-sheet MXene of flat morphology, while LiF + HCl gives MXene scrolls. We also show a 4x reduction in etching time for (V2-xScx)(2)AlC compared to V2AlC, suggesting that traces of Sc changes the phase stability, and make the material more susceptible to etching. The results show a path for improved control of MXene synthesis and morphology, which may be applicable also for other MAX/MXene systems.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY , 2019. Vol. 11, no 31, p. 14720-14726
National Category
Materials Chemistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-160619DOI: 10.1039/c9nr02354bISI: 000484297400021PubMedID: 31347630OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-160619DiVA, id: diva2:1362626
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Funding Agencies|Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF)Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research [EM16-0004]; Research Infrastructure Fellow program [RIF 14-0074]; Knut and Alice Wallenberg (KAW) FoundationKnut & Alice Wallenberg Foundation; Swedish Government Strategic Research Area in Materials Science on Functional Materials at Linkoping University [2009 00971]; Swedish Research councilSwedish Research Council [642-2013-8020, 2016-04412]; [KAW 2015.0043]
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