Fluorine-free synthesized tantalum carbide (Ta<sub>2</sub>C Mxene) as an efficient electrocatalyst for water reduction and nitro compound reduction
Aathilingam Vijayaprabhakaran, Murugavel Kathiresan
Abstract
Ta 2 C MXene, a 2D layered material is synthesized via a fluorine-free etching method, and its application towards electrochemical HER and chemical and electrochemical reduction of nitrocompounds is described here.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrocatalystMaterials scienceFluorineElectrochemistryReduction (mathematics)TantalumCarbideNitroEtching (microfabrication)Tantalum carbideIsotropic etchingInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryComposite materialElectrodeMetallurgyOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryLayer (electronics)EngineeringAlkylMathematicsGeometryMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices