• 文献标题:   Ti3C2Tx-Based Three-Dimensional Hydrogel by a Graphene Oxide-Assisted Self-Convergence Process for Enhanced Photoredox Catalysis
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHEN Y, XIE XQ, XIN X, TANG ZR, XU YJ
  • 作者关键词:   mxene, hydrogel, graphene oxide, selfconvergence, redox catalysi
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Fuzhou Univ
  • 被引频次:   61
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsnano.8b06136
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Assembly of two-dimensional (2D) layered structures into three-dimensional (3D) macroscopic hydrogel has been an enduring attracting research theme. However, the anisotropic intersheet cross -linking to form Ti3C2Tx MXene-based hydrogel remains intrinsically challenging because of the superior hydrophilic nature of 2D Ti3C2Tx. Herein, Ti3C2Tx MXene is ingeniously assembled into the 3D macroscopic hydrogel under mild conditions by a graphene oxide (GO)-assisted self-convergence process. During the process, GO is reduced to reduced graphene oxide (RGO) by virtue of the reduction ability of Ti3C2Tx, leading to the partial removal of hydrophilic oxygen-containing groups and an increase of the hydrophobicity and the pi-conjugated structures of RGO, which enables the assembly of RGO into a 3D RGO framework. Simultaneously, Ti3C2Tx is self-converged to be incorporated into the RGO framework by intimate interfacial interactions, thereby generating Ti3C2Tx-based hydrogel. The hydrogel with interconnected porous structure holds great potential as a promising material platform for photoredox catalysis. With the incorporation of Eosin Y photosensitizer, the functional Ti3C2Tx-based hydrogel exhibits enhanced photoactivity compared to the powder counterpart and features easy operability. This work enriches the rational utilization of GO/MXene colloid chemistry to design Ti3C2Tx MXene-based hydrogels with improved overall efficacy in practical applications.