<p>Defect engineering holds great promise for tailoring the multifunctional properties of MXenes. However, quantitative correlations between defect and material performance remain largely unexplored due to the lack of a reliable strategy to precisely control defect densities. Here, we demonstrate that the defect density of Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub><i>x</i></sub> MXenes—including titanium and carbon vacancies, substitutional oxygen defects, and the associated lattice strain—is precisely controlled by adjusting carbon stoichiometry during TiC precursor synthesis and aluminum content during Ti<sub>3</sub>AlC<sub>2</sub> MAX formation. The defect densities&#xa0;propagate from precursors to final MXenes, enabling the fabrication of a series of Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub><i>x</i></sub> MXenes with systematically controlled defect densities. This allows a quantitative correlation between defect density and multifunctional properties including electrical and thermal conductivities, infrared emissivity, electromagnetic shielding effectiveness, Joule heating performance, and oxidation stability. The defect-minimized Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub><i>x</i></sub> MXene exhibits outstanding&#xa0;performance, with an electrical conductivity of 26,000&#xa0;S&#xa0;cm<sup>−1</sup>, thermal conductivity of 57&#xa0;W&#xa0;m<sup>−1</sup>&#xa0;K<sup>−1</sup>, electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of 90.5&#xa0;dB at 10&#xa0;µm, Joule heating performance of 263&#xa0;°C at 1.5&#xa0;V, ultralow infrared emissivity of 0.05, and superior oxidation resistance (activation energy of 72&#xa0;kJ&#xa0;mol<sup>−1</sup>). Furthermore, this work establishes a comprehensive quantitative framework linking defect structure to multifunctional performance and stability.</p>

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Quantitative Defect–Property Correlations in Ti3C2Tx MXenes via Precursor-Controlled Defect Engineering

  • Tufail Hassan,
  • Doyeon Lee,
  • Shabbir Madad Naqvi,
  • Myungjae Kim,
  • Jung-Min Oh,
  • Sang Woon Park,
  • Aamir Iqbal,
  • Soo Yeong Cho,
  • Zhiwang Hao,
  • Noushad Hussain,
  • Zubair Khalid,
  • Shakir Zaman,
  • Xiangmeng Kong,
  • Ki-Min Roh,
  • Hanjung Kwon,
  • Chong Min Koo

摘要

Defect engineering holds great promise for tailoring the multifunctional properties of MXenes. However, quantitative correlations between defect and material performance remain largely unexplored due to the lack of a reliable strategy to precisely control defect densities. Here, we demonstrate that the defect density of Ti3C2Tx MXenes—including titanium and carbon vacancies, substitutional oxygen defects, and the associated lattice strain—is precisely controlled by adjusting carbon stoichiometry during TiC precursor synthesis and aluminum content during Ti3AlC2 MAX formation. The defect densities propagate from precursors to final MXenes, enabling the fabrication of a series of Ti3C2Tx MXenes with systematically controlled defect densities. This allows a quantitative correlation between defect density and multifunctional properties including electrical and thermal conductivities, infrared emissivity, electromagnetic shielding effectiveness, Joule heating performance, and oxidation stability. The defect-minimized Ti3C2Tx MXene exhibits outstanding performance, with an electrical conductivity of 26,000 S cm−1, thermal conductivity of 57 W m−1 K−1, electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of 90.5 dB at 10 µm, Joule heating performance of 263 °C at 1.5 V, ultralow infrared emissivity of 0.05, and superior oxidation resistance (activation energy of 72 kJ mol−1). Furthermore, this work establishes a comprehensive quantitative framework linking defect structure to multifunctional performance and stability.