Template-free 3D titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene particles crumpled by capillary forces

S A Shah; T Habib; H Gao; P Gao; W Sun; M J Green; M Radovic

doi:10.1039/c6cc07733a

Template-free 3D titanium carbide (Ti₃C₂T_x) MXene particles crumpled by capillary forces

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Dec 22;53(2):400-403. doi: 10.1039/c6cc07733a.

Authors

S A Shah¹, T Habib¹, H Gao², P Gao², W Sun¹, M J Green³, M Radovic²

Affiliations

¹ Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, 77843, USA. micah.green@tamu.edu.
² Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, 77843, USA. mradovic@tamu.edu.
³ Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, 77843, USA. micah.green@tamu.edu and Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, 77843, USA. mradovic@tamu.edu.

PMID: 27958604
DOI: 10.1039/c6cc07733a

Abstract

Ti₃C₂T_x and other types of MXene nanosheets are an exciting new class of 2D materials. However, little has been reported on manipulating the shape of MXene nanosheets. Here, we demonstrate that flat Ti₃C₂T_x nanosheets encapsulated within spray-dried droplets can be scrolled, bent, and folded into 3D crumpled structures. This morphological change was observed to be reversible upon rehydration.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Nanostructures / chemistry*
Particle Size
Surface Properties
Titanium / chemistry*

Substances

titanium carbide
Titanium