The Potential of MXene Materials as a Component in the Catalyst Layer for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Michelle P. Browne; Daire Tyndall; Valeria Nicolosi

doi:10.1016/j.coelec.2022.101021

The Potential of MXene Materials as a Component in the Catalyst Layer for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Chemical Physics 2022-12-22 v1 Materials Science

Authors: Michelle P. Browne , Daire Tyndall , Valeria Nicolosi

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Abstract

MXenes are a class of 2D/layered materials which are highly conductive, hydrophilic, have a large electrochemical surface area and are easily processible into electrodes for energy applications. Since the discovery of MXenes over ten years ago, these materials have been mainly used in the preparation of electrodes for batteries and supercapacitors. However, due to their aforementioned properties, MXenes could potentially be utilised as a component in the catalyst layer for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER). This opinion piece will discuss some of the recent literature in the area of hybrid catalysts consisting of various Transition Metal Oxides (TMOs) and MXenes for the OER. We will also discuss current drawbacks and future outlook in this new area of research.

Keywords

catalysis photocatalysis

Cite

@article{arxiv.2212.10810,
  title  = {The Potential of MXene Materials as a Component in the Catalyst Layer for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction},
  author = {Michelle P. Browne and Daire Tyndall and Valeria Nicolosi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.10810},
  year   = {2022}
}

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