A Review on Synthesis of 2-Dimensional M_n+1X (MXene) materials

¹ Post Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, UIS, Chandigarh University, Punjab, 140413, India
² Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry, UIS, Chandigarh University, Punjab, 140413, India.
³ Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, UIS, Chandigarh University, Punjab, 140413, India.

^* Corresponding author email: kamal.e8281@cumail.in

Abstract

The sequence of 2D transition metal carbides, carbonitrides, and nitrides has gained a lot of interest since the discovery of Ti₃C₂. About thirty new MXene compounds have been identified, with eight different MXene synthesis methods. The presence of surface terminations such as hydroxyl, oxygen, fluorine, or chlorine in the materials described thus far indicates strong hydrophilicity as well as metallic conductivity MXenes are becoming increasingly popular due to their diverse chemistry, which has sparked a surge in academic interest. We will study and examine the many methods of fabricating MXenes in this review, which will cover everything from MAX phase etching to exfoliation, as well as the best approach to synthesise them and their most current applications.