Synthesis of Ti3C2 Mxene through In Situ HF and Direct HF Etching Procedures as Electrolyte Fillers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

Nurulain A. Adibah; S.N. Azella Zaine; Muhammad Fadhlullah  Abd Shukur

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1023.15

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Synthesis of Ti₃C₂ Mxene through In Situ HF and Direct HF Etching Procedures as Electrolyte Fillers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

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MXene is the new family of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides, carbonitrides and nitrides discovered in 2011. The unique properties of 2D MXene such as excellent mechanical properties, hydrophilic surfaces and metallic conductivity made it interesting for application in electrodes of rechargeable batteries, supercapacitors, photocatalysts, catalysts, transparent conducting films, and flexible high-strength composites. The MXene can be synthesized through a selective etching process by using either in-situ HF (hydrofluoric acid) or direct HF methods. This study reports on the effect of the in-situ HF and direct HF etching procedures on the morphology of the synthesis Ti₂C₃ MXene using titanium aluminum carbide (Ti₂AlC₃) as precursor. The morphology and elements presence were evaluated by using variable pressure field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and energy dispersion X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy analyses, respectively. The analysis shows that the MXene synthesized through the direct HF method was successfully delaminated compared to the in-situ HF procedures.

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Nurulain A. Adibah*, S.N. Azella Zaine, Muhammad Fadhlullah Abd Shukur

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Delamination, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC), Etching, MXene, MXene Synthesis

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