Recent Progress in Emerging Novel MXenes Based Materials and their Fascinating Sensing Applications

• Published in: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Germany), 2023-05, Vol.19 (19), p.e2206147-n/a
• Main Authors: Khan, Karim, Tareen, Ayesha Khan, Iqbal, Muhammad, Ye, Zhang, Xie, Zhongjian, Mahmood, Asif, Mahmood, Nasir, Zhang, Han
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Carbon nitride; Commercialization; future suggestions; Graphene; MXenes; MXenes nanomaterials sensing applications; MXenes nanomaterials synthesis methods; MXenes selective properties; Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Sensors; Stoichiometry; Synthesis; Thermodynamic properties; Transition metals; Two dimensional materials
• ISSN: 1613-6810; 1613-6829
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206147

Early transition metals based 2D carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides nanomaterials are known as MXenes, a novel and extensive new class of 2D materials family. Since the first accidently synthesis based discovery of Ti3C2 in 2011, more than 50 additional compositions have been experimentally reported, including at least eight distinct synthesis methods and also more than 100 stoichiometries are theoretically studied. Due to its distinctive surface chemistry, graphene like shape, metallic conductivity, high hydrophilicity, outstanding mechanical and thermal properties, redox capacity and affordable with mass‐produced nature, this diverse MXenes are of tremendous scientific and technological significance. In this review, first we'll come across the MXene based nanomaterials possible synthesis methods, their advantages, limitations and future suggestions, new chemistry related to their selected properties and potential sensing applications, which will help us to explain why this family is growing very fast as compared to other 2D families. Secondly, problems that help to further improve commercialization of the MXene nanomaterials based sensors are examined, and many advances in the commercializing of the MXene nanomaterials based sensors are proposed. At the end, we'll go through the current challenges, limitations and future suggestions. Early transition metals based 2D carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides nanomaterials are known as MXenes, a novel and extensive new class of 2D‐materials family. Due to its distinctive surface chemistry, graphene like shape, metallic conductivity, high hydrophilicity, outstanding mechanical and thermal properties, redox capacity and affordable with mass‐produced nature, this diverse MXenes are of tremendous scientific and technological significance.