Enhanced pseudocapacitive energy storage and thermal stability of Sn2+ ion-intercalated molybdenum titanium carbide (Mo2TiC2) MXene

Electrochemical energy-storage (EES) devices are a major part of energy-storage systems for industrial and domestic applications. Herein, a two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbide MXene, namely Mo2TiC2, was intercalated with Sn ions to study the structural, morphological, optical, and electroc...

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Published in:RSC advances 2022-11, Vol.12 (49), p.31923-31934
Main Authors: Ali, Irfan, Haider, Zulqarnain, Syed Rizwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
Chemistry
Electrodes
Energy storage
Interlayers
Liquid phases
Metal carbides
MXenes
Storage systems
Thermal stability
Titanium carbide
Transition metals
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Summary:Electrochemical energy-storage (EES) devices are a major part of energy-storage systems for industrial and domestic applications. Herein, a two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbide MXene, namely Mo2TiC2, was intercalated with Sn ions to study the structural, morphological, optical, and electrochemical energy-storage effects. The Sn2+-intercalated modified layered structure, prepared via a facile liquid-phase pre-intercalated cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) method, showed a higher surface area of 30 m2 g−1, low band gap of 1.3 eV, and large interlayer spacing of 1.47 nm, as compared to the pristine Mo2TiC2. The Sn@Mo2TiC2 electrode showed a high specific capacitance of 670 F g−1, representing a large diffusion control value compared to pure Mo2TiC2 (212 F g−1) at a scan rate of 2 mV s−1. The modified electrode also presented long-term cyclic performance, high-capacity retention and coulombic efficiency measured over 10 000 cycles. The Sn@Mo2TiC2 electrode showed much improved electrocatalytic efficiency, which may open up ways to employ double-transition 2D MXenes in energy-storage devices.
ISSN:2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/d2ra05552j