Titanium carbide (Ti3C2) MXene is a transition metal complex made up of stacked nitrides, carbides, and carbonitrides. It is a novel two-dimensional material discovered in 2011 and has been explored in a variety of applications such as nanosorption, lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, biosensors, ion sieving and catalysis.
Alfa Chemistry is a technology business that specializes in the research and development of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, primarily MXenes and MAX phase materials, black phosphorus, and other related materials. Our R&D team is led by a group of PhDs with extensive research experience and worldwide studies. We can "personalize" Ti3C2 solutions to meet the needs of our customers. Contact us today to assist you in solving your application problems quickly.
Titanium Carbide Solution Synthesis and Characterization
Alfa Chemistry provides unique Ti3C2 solutions to its customers. This custom product contains a Ti3C2 flake solution in a dispersion medium. Because of its environmental stability, thermal stability, dispersing capabilities, and non-polluting nature, ethanol is recommended as a dispersion solution among our products. Ethanol, isopropanol, deionized water, NMP, and other solutions are also available. Please contact us with the sort of solution you require if your research requires alternative dispersions.
We frequently utilize liquid phase exfoliation, a simple yet cost-effective solution processing procedure, to prepare bespoke solutions. To achieve high quality Ti3C2 sheets distributed in solution, pulsed ultrasonication and acid treatment of high quality Ti3C2 crystals are used. Ti3C2 crystals were dispersed in ethanol at various mass/volume concentrations to make Ti3C2 suspensions. To assure Ti3C2 exfoliation and produce dispersions with single, few layers, the suspensions were sonicated. Depending on your needs, we may create monolayer, few-layer, multilayer, or even bulk stacked solutions.
Fig 1. (a,b) FESEM, and (c,d) HRTEM images of Mxene Ti3C2. (Auliya R. Z, et al. 2021)
The Ti3C2 custom solutions have excellent environmental stability and may be easily deposited on a variety of substrates and surfaces. The thickness of Ti3C2 flakes formed on various substrates ranges from 1 L to many layers and multilayers, with lateral sizes ranging from around 10 nm to 5 µm. Electron energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDAX), Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies have all validated the crystallinity of Ti3C2 flakes.
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International shipments mostly allow only small volumes, so we mostly ship supersaturated 2D solutions, with concentrations depending on the type of 2D layer. The supersaturated solution can be diluted into a large amount (about 250-500mL) after the customer gets it. The customer can then deposit the 2D layer onto the desired substrate via a simple spin casting process.
Reference
- Auliya R. Z, et al. (2021). "Exploration of 2D Ti3C2 MXene for All Solution Processed Piezoelectric Nanogenerator Applications." Scientific Reports. 11: 17432.
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