MXene is a two-dimensional material, which is a kind of
Transition Metal carbide, transition metal nitride or transition metal carbonitride with two-dimensional layered structure. It is a new material obtained by
MAX phase treatment and has a structure similar to graphene. MXene was discovered in 2011 at Drexel University in the United States, where it was first discovered as a transition metal carbide with good electrical conductivity. MXene can be prepared by etching the
Max Phase with an etching solution containing fluorine, such as hydrofluoric acid, etc. There are many kinds of MAX phase products, and a variety of MXene with different properties can be eroded by using MAX phase. At present, the MXene has been developed and published mainly Ti3C2Tx, Ti2CTx, Nb2CTx, Mo2CTx, Ti4N3Tx, Ta4C3Tx, Cr2TiC2Tx, V2CTx, Zr3C2Tx, (Nb0.8Zr0.2)4C3Tx and so on. Among them, Ti3C2Tx was first developed and came out, and the most research at this stage.
According to the "2022-2026 MXene Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Recommendation Report" released by Xinsiji Industry Research Center, MXene has the typical characteristics of two-dimensional materials, with excellent electrical conductivity and good lubricity, using it as raw materials, it can develop film, fiber, aerogel, hydrogel and other product forms. It can also be used with high polymer to prepare multi-functional composite materials. MXene can be widely used in photothermal conversion, field effect transistors, topological insulators, sensors, energy storage, electromagnetic shielding, catalysis, lubrication and other fields, so its research and development has attracted attention.
In the field of batteries, because MXene can provide more channels, which can greatly increase the speed of ion movement, it has excellent electrical conductivity and can replace traditional conductive materials copper and aluminum. The battery made of MXene is used in the field of smart phones, which can speed up the charging speed of mobile phones and shorten the charging time of mobile phones. In the future, with the increasing maturity of technological research, MXene batteries can also be applied to the field of new energy vehicles, shorten the charging time of power batteries, and promote the penetration rate of new energy vehicles.
MXene was developed in the United States, since 2011, China's research enthusiasm for MXene is high, at this stage in many regions of China have universities or scientific research institutions to conduct MXene research. There are more than 50 universities and research institutions studying MXene in China. There are mainly Dalian Institute of Chemical Sciences, Institute of Metals, Ningbo Institute of Materials, Harbin Engineering University, Dalian University of Technology, Shandong University, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Nankai University, Henan Polytechnic University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Sichuan University, Fudan University, etc.
Industry analysts said that China's semiconductor, sensor, electronics, new energy vehicles and other industries are developing rapidly, technology continues to upgrade, the market demand for high-performance materials continues to grow, two-dimensional materials with excellent performance attention, MXene as a new two-dimensional material, research continues to deepen. China's MXene research results continue to increase, and new MXene products with better performance are coming out one after another. In the future, with the increasing maturity of MXene technology, enterprises that can take the lead in realizing the industrialization of research results will have a first-mover advantage.
