A review on two-dimensional MXene materials and their application for increasing the photocatalytic properties of semiconductors

A review on two-dimensional MXene materials and their application for increasing the photocatalytic properties of semiconductorsRezvaneh Amrollahi*, Pooneh NayebiDepartment of physics, Iran university of science and technology, Tehran, IranAbstract:The two-dimensional transition metal carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides (MXenes) ,that were first synthezied in 2011, have found many application in ion batteries, sensors, energy storage devices, and etc due to their high chemical diversity, structural complexities and electrical conductivity similar to metals. In addition, the MXene family is one of the most valuable candidates for improving and boosting the photocatalytic performance of semiconductors beacuse of its special surface, functional groups and also accelerating the separation of charge carriers. In this review, we tried to introduce the structure, prepration method of MXene and its effect on the photocatalytic properties of semiconductors for photodegradation of dyes, water splitting reaction, and CO2 conversion.