MXENES FOR ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONSEMERGING CHARACTERISTICS COMPOSITIONS AND SYNTHESIS METHODS (HB 2025)

MXenes for Energy Storage Applications focuses on two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes), covering the structure, precursors, types of compositions, and unique properties of MXenes. It highlights various promising applications of MXenes-based materials across different energy fields, such as catalysis and energy conversion, including hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, supercapacitors, batteries, and so forth.

This book provides advanced solutions for all the issues and challenges related to energy storage and conversion:

• It covers a large range of MXenes from their basics to the advancements and their energy applications.
• It provides a detailed description of the structures, precursors, types of compositions, and unique properties of MXenes.
• It discusses synthesis techniques of MXenes along with their pros and cons.
• It summarizes the promising energy applications, including catalysis and electrochemical reactions for hydrogen production to batteries.
• It briefly explains recent progress, challenges, and practical limitations with proposed solutions.

This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in materials science, chemical engineering, and nanomaterials.

Muhammad Rafique received his Ph.D. from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. Currently, he is working as an assistant professor in Department of Physics, University of Sahiwal, Sahiwal. His research interests include condensed matter physics, laser matter interactions, energy storage materials, energy storage and conversion devices (supercapacitors, fuel cells, solar cells, etc.) photocatalysis, water splitting and water purification, etc. On the basis of his contributions, he has been declared a 2% scientist of the world.

M. Bilal Tahir received his Ph. D from University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan. Currently, he is working as Head of Department and Associate Professor in Department of Physics, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan. He has published many articles in international reputed and impact factor journals. He also has contributed many chapters in various books and authored international books. His research interests include photo-catalysis, water splitting and hydrogen production, dye degradation, industrial wastewater treatments, energy storage and conversion devices, nano-composite as energy storage, photocatalytic materials, etc.

Saira Anwar received her Master of Philosophy (M. Phil) in Physics from University of Sahiwal, Sahiwal and working as Research Scholar in Department of Physics, University of Sahiwal. Her research interests are 2D materials, energy storage and conversion devices, supercapacitors, nano-composite as energy storage materials, etc.