Prospects of MXenes in energy storage applications

P E Lokhande; Amir Pakdel; H M Pathan; Deepak Kumar; Dai-Viet N Vo; Adel Al-Gheethi; Ajit Sharma; Saurav Goel; Prabal Pratap Singh; Byeong-Kyu Lee

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134225

Prospects of MXenes in energy storage applications

Chemosphere. 2022 Jun:297:134225. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134225. Epub 2022 Mar 5.

Authors

P E Lokhande¹, Amir Pakdel², H M Pathan³, Deepak Kumar⁴, Dai-Viet N Vo⁵, Adel Al-Gheethi⁶, Ajit Sharma⁷, Saurav Goel⁸, Prabal Pratap Singh⁹, Byeong-Kyu Lee¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411007, India; Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Biomedical Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: prasadlokhande2007@gmail.com.
² Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Biomedical Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
³ Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411007, India.
⁴ School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, India. Electronic address: deepak.sharma99967@gmail.com.
⁵ Center of Excellence for Green Energy and Environmental Nanomaterials (CE@GrEEN), Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, 755414, Viet Nam.
⁶ Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment (FKAAB), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), 86400, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia.
⁷ School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, India.
⁸ School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, SE1 0 AA, UK; University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, 248007, India; Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, India.
⁹ Department of Chemistry, GLA University, Mathura, India.
¹⁰ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ulsan, Daehak, South Korea.

PMID: 35259358
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134225

Abstract

The transition metal carbides/nitrides referred to as MXenes has emerged as a wonder material presenting newer opportunities owing to their unique properties such as high thermal and electrical conductivity, high negative zeta-potential and mechanical properties similar to the parent transition metal carbides/nitrides. These properties of MXenes can be utilized in various societal applications including for energy storage and energy conversion. In this focused review, we provide a ready glance into the evolutionary development of the MXene family and various efforts that are made globally towards property improvement and performance enhancement. Particular attention in this review is made to direct the attention of readers to the bright prospects of MXene in the energy storage and energy conversion process - which is extremely timely to tackle the current concern on climate change. The review concludes by offering fresh insights into the future research needs and challenges that need to be addressed to develop resilient energy solutions.

Keywords: 2D materials; Energy storage; Li-ion battery; MXene; Supercapacitor.