A review on two-dimensional MXene materials and their application for increasing the photocatalytic properties of semiconductors

Document Type : Review

Authors
Rezvaneh Amrollahi
Pooneh Nayebi
Department of physics, Iran university of science and technology, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
A review on two-dimensional MXene materials and their application for increasing the photocatalytic properties of semiconductors
Rezvaneh Amrollahi*, Pooneh Nayebi
Department of physics, Iran university of science and technology, Tehran, Iran

Abstract:

The two-dimensional transition metal carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides (MXenes) ,that were first synthezied in 2011, have found many application in ion batteries, sensors, energy storage devices, and etc due to their high chemical diversity, structural complexities and electrical conductivity similar to metals. In addition, the MXene family is one of the most valuable candidates for improving and boosting the photocatalytic performance of semiconductors beacuse of its special surface, functional groups and also accelerating the separation of charge carriers. In this review, we tried to introduce the structure, prepration method of MXene and its effect on the photocatalytic properties of semiconductors for photodegradation of dyes, water splitting reaction, and CO2 conversion.

Keywords: MXenes, photocatalysis, dyes, water splitting, CO2 conversion
Keywords
MXenes
photocatalysis
dyes
water splitting
CO2 conversion
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  • Receive Date 10 April 2022
  • Revise Date 23 May 2022
  • Accept Date 18 July 2022