Multi-Interface Engineering of MXenes for Self-Powered Wearable Devices

Chao Liu; Ziheng Feng; Tao Yin; Tao Wan; Peiyuan Guan; Mengyao Li; Long Hu; Chun-Ho Lin; Zhaojun Han; Haolan Xu; Wenlong Chen; Tom Wu; Guozhen Liu; Yang Zhou; Shuhua Peng; Chun Wang; Dewei Chu

doi:10.1002/adma.202403791

Multi-Interface Engineering of MXenes for Self-Powered Wearable Devices

Adv Mater. 2024 May 23:e2403791. doi: 10.1002/adma.202403791. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Chao Liu¹, Ziheng Feng¹, Tao Yin¹, Tao Wan¹, Peiyuan Guan¹, Mengyao Li¹, Long Hu¹, Chun-Ho Lin¹, Zhaojun Han^{2

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4}, Haolan Xu⁵, Wenlong Chen⁶, Tom Wu⁷, Guozhen Liu⁸, Yang Zhou⁹, Shuhua Peng⁹, Chun Wang⁹, Dewei Chu¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
² School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
³ School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
⁴ CSIRO Manufacturing, 36 Bradfield Road, Lindfield, NSW, 2070, Australia.
⁵ Future Industries Institute, UniSA STEM, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, South Australia, 5095, Australia.
⁶ School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia.
⁷ Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China.
⁸ Integrated Devices and Intelligent Diagnosis (ID2) Laboratory, CUHK(SZ)-Boyalife Regenerative Medicine Engineering Joint Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Programme, School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518172, China.
⁹ School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.

PMID: 38780429
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202403791

Abstract

Self-powered wearable devices with integrated energy supply module and sensitive sensors have significantly blossomed for continuous monitoring of human activity and the surrounding environment in healthcare sectors. The emerging of MXene-based materials has brought research upsurge in the fields of energy and electronics, owing to their excellent electrochemical performance, large surface area, superior mechanical performance, and tunable interfacial properties, where their performance can be further boosted via multi-interface engineering. Herein, a comprehensive review of recent progress in MXenes for self-powered wearable devices is discussed from the aspects of multi-interface engineering. The fundamental properties of MXenes including electronic, mechanical, optical, and thermal characteristics are discussed in detail. Different from previous review works on MXenes, multi-interface engineering of MXenes from termination regulation to surface modification and their impact on the performance of materials and energy storage/conversion devices are summarized. Based on the interfacial manipulation strategies, potential applications of MXene-based self-powered wearable devices are outlined. Finally, proposals and perspectives are provided on the current challenges and future directions in MXene-based self-powered wearable devices.

Keywords: MXenes; energy storage and harvesting; multi‐interface engineering; self‐powered wearable devices.

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