Pillared Mo <sub>2</sub> TiC <sub>2</sub> MXene for high-power and long-life lithium and sodium-ion batteries
Philip A. Maughan, Luc Bouscarrat, Valerie R. Seymour, Shouqi Shao, Sarah J. Haigh, Richard Dawson, Nuria Tapia‐Ruiz, Nuno Bimbo
Abstract
We apply a silica pillaring method to create a porous Mo <sub>2</sub> TiC <sub>2</sub> MXene with nanoengineered interlayer distances, significantly improving performance in Li and Na-ion batteries. The charge storage mechanism is studied experimentally for the first time.
Topics & Concepts
Lithium (medication)Materials scienceIonPorositySodiumChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryMetallurgyComposite materialEndocrinologyEngineeringMedicineOrganic chemistryMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsAdvancements in Battery MaterialsFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices