Preparation and gas sensing properties of a novel two-dimensional material Ti3C2Tx MXene

Han Dan; Liu Zhi-Hua; Liu Lu-Lu; Han Xiao-Mei; Liu Dong-Ming; Zhuo Kai; Sang Sheng-Bo

doi:10.7498/aps.71.20211048

Abstract

Since the discovery of graphene materials, two-dimensional materials have been widely recognized and gradually applied. Two-dimensional transition metal carbides (MXenes) have better mechanical, magnetic and electrical properties than traditional two-dimensional materials. In this work, Ti₃C₂T_x samples are prepared by etching Ti₃AlC₂ with different etching agents for the solutions of HF and LiF/HCl. The effects of etching agents on the structure and gas sensing properties of Ti₃C₂T_x materials are studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and gas sensing properties analysis. The material structure analysis shows that both HF and LiF/HCl etching agents have good etching effect on Ti₃C₂T_x material. The results of gas sensing properties show that the gas sensing properties of Ti₃C₂T_x prepared by LiF/HCl etching agent is better than by HF etching agent, and the wide range, high sensitivity and high stability of NH₃ detection can be achieved at room temperature. The analysis shows that the high sensing performance of Ti₃C₂T_x prepared by LiF/HCl solution etching is mainly due to the high proportion of —O and —OH functional groups on the surface of Ti₃C₂T_x. The experimental studies can lay a theoretical foundation for studying the gas sensing and practical application of Ti₃C₂T_x based sensor.

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Taiyuan University of Technology, College of information and computer, MicroNano System Research Center, Taiyuan 030600, China

Corresponding author: Zhuo Kai, zhuokai@tyut.edu.cn ; Sang Sheng-Bo, sunboa-sang@tyut.edu.cn

Funds: Project supported by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62031022) and the National NaturalScience Foundationof China (Grant Nos. 51975400, 61971301).

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图 1 MAX相及其对应的MXene结构

Figure 1. MAX phase and its corresponding MXene structure.

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图 2 (a)和(b) HF溶液刻蚀制备Ti₃C₂T_x材料SEM图像; (c)和(d) LiF/HCl溶液刻蚀制备Ti₃C₂T_x材料SEM图像

Figure 2. (a) and (b) SEM images of Ti₃C₂T_x prepared by HF solution etching; (c) and (d) SEM image of Ti₃C₂T_x prepared by LiF/HCl solution etching.

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图 3 HF溶液刻蚀制备Ti₃C₂T_x材料的　(a) XPS光谱图; (b) Ti 2p光谱; (c) C 1s光谱和(d) O 1s光谱; LiF/HCl溶液刻蚀制备Ti₃C₂T_x材料的(e) XPS光谱图; (f) Ti 2p光谱; (g) C 1s光谱和(h) O 1s光谱

Figure 3. (a) XPS spectra of Ti₃C₂T_x prepared by HF solution etching; (b) Ti 2p spectrum; (c) C 1s spectrum and (d) O 1s spectrum; (e) XPS spectra of Ti₃C₂T_x prepared by LiF/HCl solution etching; (f) Ti 2p spectrum; (g) C 1s spectrum; (h) O 1s spectrum.

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图 4 室温下, (a) HF溶液, (b) LiF/HCl溶液刻蚀制备Ti₃C₂T_x基气体传感器对不同浓度NH₃的响应度; (c) HF溶液, (d) LiF/HCl溶液刻蚀制备的Ti₃C₂T_x基气体传感器的响应度随NH₃浓度变化的朗缪尔等温线

Figure 4. Response of Ti₃C₂T_x based gas sensor prepared by etching: (a) HF solution and (b) LiF/HCl solution to NH₃ with different concentrations at room temperature; Langmuir isotherm of the responsivity of Ti₃C₂T_x based gas sensor prepared by the etching of (c) HF solution and (d) LiF/HCl solution.

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图 5 室温下,　(a) HF溶液刻蚀制备和(b) LiF/HCl溶液刻蚀制备的Ti₃C₂T_x基气体传感器对10 ppm NH₃的重复性; (c)室温下, 两种刻蚀剂刻蚀制备的Ti₃C₂T_x基气体传感器对10 ppm NH₃ 的稳定性; (d)室温下, 两种刻蚀剂刻蚀制备的Ti₃C₂T_x基气体传感器对不同气体的响应度

Figure 5. At room temperature, (a) Ti₃C₂T_x based gas sensor prepared by etching HF solution and (b) Ti₃C₂T_x based gas sensor prepared by etching LiF/HCl solution was repeatable to 10 ppm NH₃. (c) at room temperature, the stability of Ti₃C₂T_x based gas sensor prepared by two etching agents for 10 ppm NH₃; (d) response of Ti₃C₂T_x based gas sensor etched by two etching agents to different gases at room temperature.

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图 6 气体分子吸附在不同端接官能团Ti₃C₂T_x上的密度泛函理论模拟结果　(a) Ti₃C₂(OH)₂, (b) Ti₃C₂O₂和(c) Ti₃C₂F₂上NH₃最小能量配置的侧面和顶部视图(1 Å = 0.1 nm)

Figure 6. DFT simulation results of gas molecules adsorbed on different terminated functional groups Ti₃C₂T_x. Side and top views of the minimum energy configuration for NH₃ on (a) Ti₃C₂(OH)₂, (b) Ti₃C₂O₂ and (c) Ti₃C₂F₂ (1 Å = 0.1 nm).

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图 7 Ti₃C₂T_x基气体传感器对NH₃的传感机理

Figure 7. Sensing mechanism of NH₃ by Ti₃C₂T_x based gas sensor.

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表 1 两种不同刻蚀剂制备获得的Ti₃C₂T_x材料比表面积

Table 1. Specific surface area of Ti₃C₂T_x prepared by two different etchers.

样品刻蚀剂比表面积/(m²·g^–1)

Ti₃C₂T_x HF溶液 5.265
Ti₃C₂T_x LiF/HCl溶液 5.263

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表 2 图4(c)和图4(d)朗缪尔等温线系数

Table 2. Figs. 4(c) and 4(d) Langmuir isotherm coefficients.

刻蚀剂 LiF/HCl HF

工作温度室温室温
a 38.94405 14.41327
b 0.06246 0.3099

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[4]	Tao Q, Lu J, Dahlqvist M, Mockute A, Calder S, Petruhins A, Meshkian R, Rivin O, Potashnikov D, Caspi E a N, Shaked H, Hoser A, Opagiste C, Galera R M, Salikhov R, Wiedwald U, Ritter C, Wildes A R, Johansson B, Hultman L, Farle M, Barsoum M W, Rosen J 2019 Chem. of Mater. 31 2476 Google Scholar
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[18]	Alhabeb M, Maleski K, Anasori B, Lelyukh P, Clark L, Sin S, Gogotsi Y 2017 Chem. Mater. 29 7633 Google Scholar
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