Issue 47, 2021

Hierarchical MXene/transition metal chalcogenide heterostructures for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

Abstract

MXenes have gained rapidly increasing attention owing to their two-dimensional (2D) layered structures and unique mechanical and physicochemical properties. However, MXenes have some intrinsic limitations (e.g., the restacking tendency of the 2D structure) that hinder their practical applications. Transition metal chalcogenide (TMC) materials such as SnS, NiS, MoS2, FeS2, and NiSe2 have attracted much interest for energy storage and conversion by virture of their earth-abundance, low costs, moderate overpotentials, and unique layered structures. Nonetheless, the intrinsic poor electronic conductivity and huge volume change of TMC materials during the alkali metal-ion intercalation/deintercalation process cause fast capacity fading and poor-rate and poor-cycling performances. Constructing heterostructures based on metallic conductive MXenes and highly electrochemically active TMCs is a promising and effective strategy to solve these problems and enhance the electrochemical performances. This review highlights and discusses the recent research development of MXenes and hierarchical MXene/TMC heterostructures, with a focus on the synthesis strategies, surface/heterointerface engineering, and potential applications for lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, lithium–sulfur batteries, supercapacitors, electrocatalysis, and photocatalysis. The critical challenges and perspectives of the future development of MXenes and hierarchical MXene/TMC heterostructures for electrochemical energy storage and conversion are forecasted.

Graphical abstract: Hierarchical MXene/transition metal chalcogenide heterostructures for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
03 sept. 2021
Accepted
18 nov. 2021
First published
18 nov. 2021

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 19740-19770

Hierarchical MXene/transition metal chalcogenide heterostructures for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

J. Jin, T. Xiao, Y. Zhang, H. Zheng, H. Wang, R. Wang, Y. Gong, B. He, X. Liu and K. Zhou, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 19740 DOI: 10.1039/D1NR05799E

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