Volume 19, Issue 48 2304687
Research Article

Rheology Engineering for Dry-Spinning Robust N-Doped MXene Sediment Fibers toward Efficient Charge Storage

Zhongming Xia

Zhongming Xia

School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Henghan Dai

Henghan Dai

School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Jin Chang

Jin Chang

School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Jia Yang

Corresponding Author

Jia Yang

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454003 P. R. China

E-mail: [email protected]

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Huifang Wang

Huifang Wang

School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Yurong Wang

Yurong Wang

School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Zengyu Hui

Zengyu Hui

Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072 China

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Rui Wang

Rui Wang

School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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Gengzhi Sun

Corresponding Author

Gengzhi Sun

School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 P. R. China

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First published: 30 July 2023
Citations: 10

Abstract

MXene nanosheets are believed to be an ideal candidate for fabricating fiber supercapacitors (FSCs) due to their metallic conductivity and superior volumetric capacitance, while challenges remain in continuously collecting bare MXene fibers (MFs) via the commonly used wet-spinning technique due to the intercalation of water molecules and a weak interaction between Ti3C2TX nanosheets in aqueous coagulation bath that ultimately leads to a loosely packed structure. To address this issue, for the first time, a dry-spinning strategy is proposed by engineering the rheological behavior of Ti3C2TX sediment and extruding the highly viscose stock directly through a spinneret followed by a solvent evaperation induced solidification. The dry-spun Ti3C2TX fibers show an optimal conductivity of 2295 S cm−1, a tensile strength of 64 MPa and a specific capacitance of 948 F cm−3. Nitrogen (N) doping further improves the capacitance of MFs to 1302 F cm−3 without compromising their mechanical and electrical properties. Moreover, the FSC based on N-doped MFs exhibits a high volumetric capacitance of 293 F cm−3, good stability over 10 000 cycles, excellent flexibility upon bending-unbending, superior energy/power densities and anti-self-discharging property. The excellent electrochemical and mechanical properties endow the dry-spun MFs great potential for future applications in wearable electronics.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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