A Short Review of Two-Dimensional Metal Borides: Structure and Synthesis

Year 2025, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 13 - 18, 22.04.2025

Aytekin Uzunoglu , Canan Yagmur Karakas

Abstract

Two-dimensional transition metal borides (MBenes) pose significant advantages in various applications owing to their high oxidation resistance and stability, tailorable surface properties, and large surface area. Mbenes, two-dimensional transition metal borides, was discovered in 2017 and showed similar structural properties with transition metal carbides and nitrides known as MXenes. MBenes display great potential in various applications, including sensing and catalysis, due to their high electrical conductivity, the rich content of surface functional groups, the easy modification of surface functional groups and/or surface chemistry, the large physical surface area, and the hydrophilic surface properties. Despite its great potential, the research focused on MBenes is in the infant stage, and further research should be conducted to unravel the real potential of those new material families, especially in advanced materials science. This review briefly defines the structure and synthesis of MBenes, and their differences from those of Mxenes are explained in detail.

Keywords

MBenes , 2D materials , synthesis

İki Boyutlu Metal Borürler: Yapısal Özellikleri ve Sentezi

Abstract

İki boyutlu geçiş metali borürleri (MBenes), yüksek oksidasyon direnci ve stabilitesi, uyarlanabilir yüzey özellikleri ve geniş yüzey alanı nedeniyle çeşitli uygulamalarda önemli avantajlar sağlamaktadır. İki boyutlu geçiş metali borürleri olarak adlandırılan MBene’ ler, 2017 yılında keşfedilmiş ve MXene olarak bilinen geçiş metali karbürleri ve nitrürlerle benzer yapısal özellikler göstermektedir. MBene'ler, yüksek elektriksel iletkenlikleri, yüzey fonksiyonel gruplarının zengin içeriği, yüzey fonksiyonel gruplarının ve/veya yüzey kimyasının kolay modifikasyonu, geniş fiziksel yüzey alanı ve hidrofilik özellikleri nedeniyle sensör ve katalizör uygulamaları dahil olmak üzere çeşitli uygulamalarda büyük potansiyel sergilemektedirler. Bu büyük potansiyellerine rağmen MBene üzerine yapılan araştırmalar başlangıç aşamasındadır ve bu yeni malzeme ailesinin gerçek potansiyelini ortaya çıkarmak için daha fazla araştırma yapılmalıdır. Bu derleme çalışmasında, MBene'lerin yapısı ve sentezi kısaca tanımlanmakta ve MXene'lerden farklılıkları açıklanmaktadır.

Keywords

iki boyutlu malzemeler , MBene , sentez

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