A brief review on the progress of MXene-based catalysts for electro- and photochemical water splitting for hydrogen generation

Manzoor Ahmad Pandit, Jingwei Yuan, Roshan Nazir, Yubing Dong and Qianqian Li

Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 2602
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Recent developments of MXene-based catalysts for hydrogen production by water splitting

Ting-Yu Shuai, Qi-Ni Zhan, Hui-Min Xu, Zhi-Jie Zhang and Gao-Ren Li

Green Chem., 2023, 25, 1749
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Rose-like, ruthenium-modified cobalt nitride nanoflowers grown in situ on an MXene matrix for efficient and stable water electrolysis

Liang Yan and Bing Zhang

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 20758
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Interface electronic engineering of a nickel foam-supported Fe2O3/V2CTx heterostructure for efficient oxygen evolution reaction

Min Hu, Shuang Li, Li Dong, Keke Li, Jinsong Zhou, Ya-Pan Wu, Cheng-Bin Zhong, Xue-Qian Wu and Dong-Sheng Li

New J. Chem., 2025, 49, 20385
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MXenes for electrocatalysis applications: Modification and hybridization

Xue Bai and Jingqi Guan

Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2022, 43, 2057
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A Reversible Anodizing Strategy in a Hybrid Electrolyte Zn-Ion Battery through Structural Modification of a Vanadium Sulfide Cathode

Prakas Samanta, Souvik Ghosh, Wooree Jang, Cheol-Min Yang, Naresh Chandra Murmu and Tapas Kuila

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2021, 4, 10656
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MXenes as Superexcellent Support for Confining Single Atom: Properties, Synthesis, and Electrocatalytic Applications

Mingming Zhang, Cui Lai, Bisheng Li, Shiyu Liu, Danlian Huang, Fuhang Xu, Xigui Liu, Lei Qin, Yukui Fu, Ling Li, Huan Yi and Liang Chen

Small, 2021, 17
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Supported Metal Centers in Oxygen Electrocatalysis

Linghui Zhao, Yaoda Liu, Lei Li, Dongshuang Wu and Zhengfei Dai

Small, 2026
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Design and functionalization of two-dimensional transition metal carbides for electrochemical energy conversion and storage

Miao Fan, Yi Wei, Weijie Li and Chao Han

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2026, 112457
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MXene-Based Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Water Electrolysis: a Review

M. Ryabicheva, Y. Zhigalenok, M. Skakov, Y. Koyanbayev, A. Miniyazov and F. Malchik

Eurasian Chem.-Technol. J., 2025, 27, 71
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MXene‐based Materials for Water Splitting: Synthesis and Modification

Cuihua An, DiDi Dong, Shuai Wu, Lingxiao Gao, Xiaodong Chen, Penggang Jiao, Qibo Deng, Junsheng Li and Ning Hu

Chemistry An Asian Journal, 2023, 18
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Research progress of MXene-based catalysts for electrochemical water-splitting and metal-air batteries

Jingyuan Qiao, Lingqiao Kong, Shaokang Xu, Kaixian Lin, Wei He, Meng Ni, Qiushi Ruan, Peigen Zhang, Ying Liu, Wei Zhang, Long Pan and ZhengMing Sun

Energy Storage Materials, 2021, 43, 509
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Anchoring metal-organic framework-derived hollow CoV2O6 nanocubes onto lattice tensile strained V2CTx MXene for superior overall water splitting

Yu Zhou, Yousen Wu, Dongxuan Guo, Jinlong Li, Dawei Chu, Shengnan Na, Muran Yu, Daqing Li, Guozhe Sui and Dong-Feng Chai

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023, 963, 171133
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2D MXene Nanomaterials as Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER): A Review

Shaik Gouse Peera, Ravindranadh Koutavarapu, Liu Chao, Lakhveer Singh, Govindhasamy Murugadoss and Gaddam Rajeshkhanna

Micromachines, 2022, 13, 1499
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Controllable synthesis of vanadium-doped nickel-chalcogenide/graphene cathodes and MnV2O6·2H2O/graphene anode for high-energy asymmetric supercapacitors

Hengwei Zhang, Xin Gao, Fei Yao and Hongyan Yue

Journal of Energy Storage, 2023, 61, 106717
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Facile Synthesis of Walnut-like Haggite by One Step Hydrothermal Method

Yan Xue, Lu Fang, Qing-Qing Zhou, Qian-Wen Li, Lin Chen and Junjun Zhang

International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2022, 17, 221237
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MXene based non-noble metal catalyst for overall water splitting in alkaline conditions

Dezheng Guo, Qiwen Pan, Thomas Vietor, Weijun Lu and Yuan Gao

Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023, 87, 518
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MXene‐Supported Single‐Atom Electrocatalysts

Jianan He, Joshua D. Butson, Ruijia Gu, Adrian Chun Minh Loy, Qining Fan, Longbing Qu, Gang Kevin Li and Qinfen Gu

Advanced Science, 2025, 12
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Three-Dimensional Network of Highly Uniform Cobalt Oxide Microspheres/MXene Composite as a High-Performance Electrocatalyst in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Mostafa Ghaemmaghami and Yadollah Yamini

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 18782
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The Single Atom Anchoring Strategy: Rational Design of MXene‐Based Single‐Atom Catalysts for Electrocatalysis

Lixiang Wang, Yuhai Dou, Rong Gan, Qin Zhao, Quanlei Ma, Yijing Liao, Guidan Cheng, Yan Zhang and Dingsheng Wang

Small, 2025, 21
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Corrosion performance and mechanisms of U71Mn and U75V steels in simulated solution

ZhenPing Shi, Di Xu, Tao Wang, ShaoLiang Wu, HengQiong Jia, Yi Shi, Wei Du, ZhongYu Yi, ShanQing Peng, Lei Yuan and ZhenJia Zhang

Surf. Topogr.: Metrol. Prop., 2025, 13, 035013
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A mini-review on the MXenes capacity to act as electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

Louai Mahdi Maghrabi, Nirpendra Singh and Kyriaki Polychronopoulou

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 51, 133
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Interfacial Engineering of Ti3C2Tx ‐Protected CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots for Enhanced Charge Transport and Superior Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis

Priyanka, Avinash Rundla, Bheem Kumar, Mahaveer Singh, Divya Rani, Pushpendra Kumar, Vikash Mishra and Kedar Singh

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2025
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Constructing diverse spinel/V2CTx heterostructures with tailored interfacial electron coupling for efficient oxygen evolution reaction

Li Dong, Shuang Li, Min Hu, Keke Li, Ya-Pan Wu, Xue-Qian Wu, Guangtong Hai, Cheng-Bin Zhong, Ru-an Chi and Dong-Sheng Li

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 533, 174651
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Two-dimensional vanadium carbide (V2C) MXene boosted nickel iron phosphide derived from prussian blue analogue for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction

Chen-Han Lin, Sakthivel Perumal, Yin-Chen Lin, Li-Yin Hsiao, Lu-Yin Lin and Kuo-Chuan Ho

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 111, 40
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Multiscale Design of Array‐Type Integrated Electrodes for Gas‐Involving Electrocatalytic Reactions

Haoxiong Nan, Rui Gao, Ruixi Xie, Lingxue Meng, Jiang Wang and Jia Yu

Small, 2025, 21
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Should We Overlook MXenes for Water Splitting? A Critical Review of Synthesis, Applications, and Future Prospects

Roushan Nigam Ramnath Shaw, Sachin V. Jadhav and Neetu R. Jha

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2026, 10
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Surface plasmon resonance aptasensor based on niobium carbide MXene quantum dots for nucleocapsid of SARS-CoV-2 detection

Rongyuan Chen, Lun Kan, Fenghe Duan, Linghao He, Minghua Wang, Jing Cui, Zhihong Zhang and Zhonghou Zhang

Microchim Acta, 2021, 188
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2D molybdenum titanium carbide MXene based film for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction

Qais M. Al-Bataineh, Ahmad A. Ahmad, A.B. Migdadi, Aurel Diacon, Gabriela Toader, Oana Brincoveanu, Alexandra Mocanu, Cosmin Romanitan and Celina M. Damian

Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2026, 324, 118970
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Recent advance in MXenes: New horizons in electrocatalysis and environmental remediation technologies

Karim Khan, Ayesha Khan Tareen, Muhammad Iqbal, Ye Zhang, Asif Mahmood, Nasir Mahmood, Jinde Yin, Rabia Khatoon and Han Zhang

Progress in Solid State Chemistry, 2022, 68, 100370
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Recent Advanced Developments and Prospects of Surface Functionalized MXenes-Based Hybrid Composites toward Electrochemical Water Splitting Applications

Rakesh Kulkarni, Lakshmi Prasanna Lingamdinne, Janardhan Reddy Koduru, Rama Rao Karri, Yoon-Young Chang, Suresh Kumar Kailasa and Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak

ACS Materials Lett., 2024, 6, 2660
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Ion transport behaviors in MXenes for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

Ling Fei, Lei Lei, Hui Xu, Xinghua Guo, Bo Chen, Xu Han, Xun Chen, Qing Huang and Degao Wang

Carbon Energy, 2025, 7
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Theoretical Approach toward Optimum Anion-Doping on MXene Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: an Ab Initio Thermodynamics Study

Hyunjun Nam, Eun Seob Sim, Minyeong Je, Heechae Choi and Yong-Chae Chung

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 37035
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Subtle 2D/2D MXene‐Based Heterostructures for High‐Performance Electrocatalytic Water Splitting

Jiaqi Wang, Ganceng Yang, Yanqing Jiao, Haijing Yan and Honggang Fu

Small Methods, 2025, 9
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Surface reconstruction and structural transformation of two-dimensional Ni-Fe MOFs for oxygen evolution in seawater media

Liyuan Xiao, Xue Bai, Jingyi Han, Tianmi Tang, Siyu Chen, Hui Qi, Changmin Hou, Fuquan Bai, Zhenlu Wang and Jingqi Guan

Nano Res., 2024, 17, 2429
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Progress and prospects of MXene-based bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting in alkaline media

Muhammad Zubair, Sadaf Siddique, Syed Asad Abbas, Mutawara Mahmood Baig, Abdul Waheed and Faisal Shahzad

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 62, 994
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MXene‐Based Oxygen Electrocatalysts: Mechanistic Insights, Property Tuning Strategies, and Prospects toward Practical Applications

Jing Xu, Zheng Zhou, Tao Yang, Xiaochen Liu, Guanqi Tang, Huali Wu, Diankai Zhang, Yixin Su, Zhonghuai Wu, Zengxia Pei and Weiqing Yang

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37
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Tunable Structured MXenes With Modulated Atomic Environments: A Powerful New Platform for Electrocatalytic Energy Conversion

Sutong Xiao, Yijuan Zheng, Xizheng Wu, Mi Zhou, Xiao Rong, Liyun Wang, Yuanjiao Tang, Xikui Liu, Li Qiu and Chong Cheng

Small, 2022, 18
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In situ construction of heterostructure NiSe–NiO nanoarrays with rich oxygen vacancy on MXene for efficient oxygen evolution

Liang Yan, Jiayu Liang and Hao Li

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023, 48, 13159
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.12.301