Single‐Atom Sites on MXenes for Energy Conversion and Storage

Autor: Yanglansen Cui, Zhenjiang Cao, Yongzheng Zhang, Hao Chen, Jianan Gu, Zhiguo Du, Yongzheng Shi, Bin Li, Shubin Yang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Small Science, Vol 1, Iss 6, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2688-4046
DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202100017
Popis: Single‐atom sites on MXenes (SASs‐MXenes) have attracted widespread attention for energy storage and conversion due to their highest atom utilization efficiency, intriguing intrinsic properties, unusual performance, and improved robustness. In addition, the large surface area and abundant anchor sites make MXenes ideal substrates for supporting single atoms via covalent interaction. Herein, the main strategies for synthesis of SASs‐MXenes are first summarized, which cover capturing single atoms by cation vacancies, coordinating single atoms with heterodopants, and inheriting single atoms from MAX phases. Then, disclosing the crucial roles SASs‐MXenes play in tuning the kinetics and thermodynamics of various catalytic reactions, i.e., hydrogen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, CO2 reduction reaction, CO2 functionalization, polysulfide conversion, and other redox reactions involved in rechargeable batteries, is focused on. Finally, the challenges and future opportunities for developing highly active SASs‐MXenes are discussed.
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