Affiliation:
1. College of New Energy Zhengzhou University of Light Industry Zhengzhou Henan 450001 China
2. Henan International Joint Laboratory of Ceramic Energy Materials Zhengzhou Henan 450001 China
3. State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-carbon & Environmental Materials (CDLCEM) School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhengzhou University 100 Kexue Avenue Zhengzhou 450001 China
4. Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Xingyang Zhengzhou 450100 China
Abstract
Rechargeable metal‐ion batteries (MIBs) beyond lithium‐ion batteries based on Na, K, Mg, and Al metal electrodes which are earth‐abundant and low‐cost have been developed for large‐scale energy storage systems. MXenes, a type of transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides, are discovered as electrodes for MIBs owing to their distinctive properties of large‐scale ultrathin conductive 2D structures, adjustable surface functional groups, regulable interlayer spacing, and high specific surface area. Herein, the properties of MXenes are summarized and the recent progress on MXene‐based materials for diversified MIBs (Li, Na, K, Mg, and Al‐ion batteries) is introduced. The main focus is on the synthesis and applications of MXene‐based materials in MIBs, and their roles in electrochemical reactions. Further examples are provided to demonstrate the significant function of MXene‐based composite as active materials, substrates, collectors, and precursors in different MIBs, highlighting the enormous potential of MXene‐based materials to construct advanced electrodes. This review expects to offer a deep understanding of the relationship between the electrochemical performance and the MXene‐based electrodes, which will promote more novel and creative breakthroughs in the MXenes‐based electrodes for MIBs.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science