Transparent MXene-Polymer Supercapacitive Film Deposited Using RIR-MAPLE

Abstract

In this work, resonant infrared matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (RIR-MAPLE), a novel deposition technique, was used to produce a transparent composite electrode of polyflourene (PFO) and two-dimensional (2D) Ti3C2Tx nanosheets, which are part of the broader MXene family of transition metal carbides and nitrides. This deposition technique offers a facile way to vary film composition in polymer/polymer and polymer/nanoparticle films. Through this method, composite PFO and MXene films were studied across six different compositions, enabling the identification of a film composition that exhibited excellent charge storage (above 10 mF/cm2) and transparency (over 75% transmittance) when used as a supercapacitor electrode material. Thus, RIR-MAPLE shows promise as a controllable and facile deposition technique for organic/inorganic composite films for use in transparent supercapacitors, as well as in other energy storage applications.

Recent Advanced on the MXene–Organic Hybrids: Design, Synthesis, and Their Applications

“…However, the bulky methyl groups from polar polymers with charged nitrogen-containing ends prohibited the formation of the hydrogen bond. A physical vapor deposition technique, resonant infrared matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (RIR-MAPLE), was performed by Ajnsztajn et al to produce Ti 3 C 2 T x /PFO transparent hybrid electrode [ 75 ]. Via RIR-MAPLE, the film exhibited the minimal phase segregation.…”

Organic Thin Films Deposited by Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE) for Photovoltaic Cell Applications: A Review

“…The organic and hybrid layers deposited using MAPLE were usually applied in the biomedical area as antimicrobial coatings [73][74][75][76][77], bioactive coatings [78], tissue regeneration systems [79,80], bone regeneration systems [81], drug delivery systems [82][83][84], etc. However, the potential applications of the MAPLE deposited layers in other fields concerning organic photovoltaic cells [38,40,70,[85][86][87][88], hybrid photovoltaic cells [39,89,90], polymer light emitting diodes [91,92], antireflective coatings [93], photo-responsive coatings [82], non-linear optical materials [94][95][96], transparent supercapacitor electrodes [97] and sensing materials for various gases [98][99][100][101][102][103][104] has also been envisaged. The following are some examples of organic and hybrid layers deposited using MAPLE on various substrates, which were reported in studies published in the last three years: (i) poly(methyl methacrylate) bilayer antireflective coatings were designed by combining spin coating and MAPLE, the MAPLE deposited surface layer exhibiting a biomimic moth-eye structure on a glass substrate to trap the incident light [93]; (ii) photo-responsive coatings based on azobenzene-containing polymers nanocapsules were deposited on flat substrates (KBr and polyethylene) and 3D substrates (acr...…”

Functional Group Modification and Bonding Characteristics of Ti3C2 MXene‐Organic Composites from First‐Principles Calculations

“…3) Mixing MXene with various polymers to synthesize remarkable composite materials. [38][39][40][41] Wang et al [42] proposed an effective method for the rapid preparation of MXene nanosheet catalytic selfassembled polyacrylic acid (PAA) hydrogel, which showed excellent electrical conductivity, and elongation and agglomeration resistance performance. The interaction between TiO 2 @MXene nanosheets and AA monomers can effectively overcome the re-stacking of nanosheets in the solvent and initiate the formation of cross-link polymer chains of AA monomers without heating.…”

“…prepared a two‐dimensional layered Ti 3 C 2 /carbon nanotubes (CNTs) hybrid thin film as a lithium ion battery anode, which exhibited higher capacitance and better cycling stability. 3) Mixing MXene with various polymers to synthesize remarkable composite materials [38–41] . Wang et al [42] .…”