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Alkylammonium Cation Intercalation into Ti₃C₂ (MXene): Effects on Properties and Ion-Exchange Capacity Estimation
Chemistry of Materials
  • Michael Ghidiu
  • Sankalp Kota
  • Joseph Halim
  • Alexander W. Sherwood
  • Nils Nedfors
  • Johanna Rosen
  • Vadym Mochalin, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Michel W. Barsoum
Abstract

Ti3C2Tx+ ions was produced and ion-exchanged with a series of trimethylalkylammonium (AA) cations of increasing alkyl chain length. A discontinuous expansion in the MXene layer spacing was observed, attributed to complete packing of the interlayer space at a critical chain length. The latter was used to estimate the number of cations per Ti3C2 formula unit, which was found to be in good agreement with a similar quantification obtained from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The system was also modeled using density functional theory and molecular dynamics, arriving at cation concentrations in the same range. The intercalated AA cations led to tunable increases in resistivity of the normally highly electrically conductive MXene and were investigated as interlayer pillars in electrochemical capacitors.

Department(s)
Chemistry
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for High Performance Computing Research
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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© 2017 American Chemical Society (ACS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
3-1-2017
Publication Date
01 Mar 2017
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Citation Information
Michael Ghidiu, Sankalp Kota, Joseph Halim, Alexander W. Sherwood, et al.. "Alkylammonium Cation Intercalation into Ti₃C₂ (MXene): Effects on Properties and Ion-Exchange Capacity Estimation" Chemistry of Materials Vol. 29 Iss. 3 (2017) p. 1099 - 1106 ISSN: 0897-4756
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/vadym-mochalin/71/