Oxycarbide MXenes and MAX phases identification using monoatomic layer-by-layer analysis with ultralow-energy secondary-ion mass spectrometry.
Journal
Nature nanotechnology
ISSN: 1748-3395
Titre abrégé: Nat Nanotechnol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101283273
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2022
Nov 2022
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received:
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04
2022
accepted:
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08
2022
pubmed:
23
9
2022
medline:
23
9
2022
entrez:
22
9
2022
Statut:
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Résumé
The MXene family of two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides already includes ~50 members with distinct numbers of atomic layers, stoichiometric compositions and solid solutions, in-plane or out-of-plane ordering of atoms, and a variety of surface terminations. MXenes have shown properties that make them attractive for applications ranging from energy storage to electronics and medicine. Although this compositional variability allows fine-tuning of the MXene properties, it also creates challenges during the analysis of MXenes because of the presence of multiple light elements (for example, H, C, N, O, and F) in close proximity. Here, we show depth profiling of single particles of MXenes and their parent MAX phases with atomic resolution using ultralow-energy secondary-ion mass spectrometry. We directly detect oxygen in the carbon sublattice, thereby demonstrating the existence of oxycarbide MXenes. We also determine the composition of adjacent surface termination layers and show their interaction with each other. Analysis of the metal sublattice shows that Mo
Identifiants
pubmed: 36138199
doi: 10.1038/s41565-022-01214-0
pii: 10.1038/s41565-022-01214-0
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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1192-1197Subventions
Organisme : Narodowe Centrum Nauki (National Science Centre)
ID : 2018/31/D/ST5/00399
Organisme : Ministry of Science and Higher Education | Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (National Centre for Research and Development)
ID : LIDER/8/0055/L-12/20/NCBR/2021
Organisme : National Science Foundation (NSF)
ID : DGE-1646737
Organisme : DOE | Office of Science (SC)
ID : DE-SC0018618
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© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
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