Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (10): 20230009.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20230009

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Controlled Growth of Silver Nanowires with Chemically Exfoliated Ti3C2T x Nanosheets

LIU Jianfang(), ZHAO Haocheng, LIANG Fangnan, YOU Xuerui, ZHOU Kun   

  1. Department of Energy Chemistry and Materials Engineering,Shanxi Institute of Energy,Jinzhong 030600,China
  • Received:2023-01-09 Online:2023-10-10 Published:2023-05-04
  • Contact: LIU Jianfang E-mail:liujf@sxie.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the Science and Technology General Project of Shanxi Province, China(202203021211284);the Science and Technology Innovation Project of Higher Education Department of Shanxi Province, China(2022L609);the Teaching Reform and Innovation Project of Higher Education Department of Shanxi Province, China(J20221275)

Abstract:

Silver nanowires(Ag NWs) are important materials for next-generation transparent conductors(TCs). However, Ag NWs synthesized by polyol reduction have large diameters, which affects the optical and electrical properties of Ag NWs thin films. Herein, we propose a new method for the synthesis of Ag NWs using MXene, and the growth of Ag NWs with different diameters can be achieved by controlling the size of nanosheets. The growth mechanism was studied by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM), revealing the important role of MXene as both a reducing and nucleating agent. Therefore, our work exhibits that as a novel two-dimensional layered material, MXene is helpful for the synthesis of high-quality Ag NWs, making them a new-generation material for high-performance flexible transparent electrode.

Key words: Titanium carbide, Silver nanowire, Reducing agent, Nucleating agent, Flexible transparent electrode

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