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ArticleNature communications2019

Control of MXenes' electronic properties through termination and intercalation.

James L Hart, Kanit Hantanasirisakul, Andrew C Lang, Babak Anasori, David Pinto, Yevheniy Pivak, J Tijn van Omme, Steven J May, Yury Gogotsi, Mitra L Taheri

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 154 papers.

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154 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

James L HartDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2960-6925
Kanit HantanasirisakulDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4890-1444
Andrew C LangDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Babak AnasoriDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
David PintoDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Yevheniy PivakDENSsolutions, Informaticalaan 12, Delft, 2626ZD, The Netherlands.
J Tijn van OmmeDENSsolutions, Informaticalaan 12, Delft, 2626ZD, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9166-3410
Steven J MayDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Yury GogotsiDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Mitra L TaheriDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. mtaheri@coe.drexel.edu.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MXenes are an emerging family of highly-conductive 2D materials which have demonstrated state-of-the-art performance in electromagnetic interference shielding, chemical sensing, and energy storage. To further improve performance, there is a need to increase MXenes' electronic conductivity. Tailoring the MXene surface chemistry could achieve this goal, as density functional theory predicts that surface terminations strongly influence MXenes' Fermi level density of states and thereby MXenes' electronic conductivity. Here, we directly correlate MXene surface de-functionalization with increased electronic conductivity through in situ vacuum annealing, electrical biasing, and spectroscopic analysis within the transmission electron microscope. Furthermore, we show that intercalation can induce transitions between metallic and semiconductor-like transport (transitions from a positive to negative temperature-dependence of resistance) through inter-flake effects. These findings lay the groundwork for intercalation- and termination-engineered MXenes, which promise improved electronic conductivity and could lead to the realization of semiconducting, magnetic, and topologically insulating MXenes.

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PMCPMC6355901

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