High-capacitance Ti3C2Tx MXene obtained by etching submicron Ti3AlC2 grains grown in molten salt

Abstract

Submicron Ti₃AlC₂ grains are grown in molten salt. Etching the grains gives rise to small-sized Ti₃C₂T_x MXene particulates with capacitance more than twice that of the large ones derived from conventional high-temperature synthesis. Detailed electrochemical, structural, and spectroscopic studies demonstrate that increased capacitance predominantly originates from a decrease in the lateral size of the small Ti₃C₂T_x MXene particulates.