MSE Colloquium Series Speaker Yuri Gogosti

Zoom https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/94778631853

Meeting ID: 947 7863 1853

Passcode: 930557 

Yuri Gogosti

Drexel University

Distinguished University and Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach Professor;

Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty Host: Xi Ling

Student Host: Lu Ping

MSE Colloquium Webpage: www.bu.edu/eng/departments/mse/news/mse-colloquium-series/

Title: The Rise of MXenes

Abstract:

Carbides and nitrides of transition metals known as MXenes are a fast-growing family of 2D materials. More than 30 different MXenes have been reported, and the structure and properties of numerous other MXenes have been predicted using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Moreover, the availability of solid solutions on M and X sites, control of surface terminations, and the discovery of ordered double-M MXenes, such as out-of-plane ordered o-MXenes and in-plane ordered i-MXenes, offer the potential for producing dozens of new distinct structures. This presentation will describe the state of the art in the field. The manufacturing of MXenes, their delamination into single-layer 2D flakes and assembly into films, fibers and 3D structures will be briefly covered. Synthesis-structure-properties relations of MXenes will be addressed on the example of Ti3C2. The use of MXenes in ceramic- metal- and polymer-matrix composites, smart fibers and textiles will also be discussed. The versatile chemistry of the MXene family renders their properties tunable for a large variety of applications. Oxygen or hydroxyl-terminated MXenes have redox capable transition metals layers on the surface and offer a combination of high electronic conductivity with hydrophilicity, as well as fast ionic transport. This, among many other advantageous properties, makes the MXene family promising for energy storage and related electrochemical applications, but applications in plasmonics, electrocatalysis, biosensors, electronics, water purification/ desalination and other fields are equally exciting.

Speaker Bio:

Yury Gogotsi is Distinguished University Professor and Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Drexel University. He also serves as Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute. His research group works on 2D carbides, nanostructured carbons, and other nanomaterials for energy, water and biomedical applications. He is recognized as Highly Cited Researcher in Materials Science and Chemistry, and Citations Laureate by Thomson-Reuters/Clarivate Analytics. He has received numerous awards for his research including the ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials, Friendship Award from P.R.C., European Carbon Association Award, S. Somiya Award from IUMRS. He has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science, Materials Research Society, American Ceramic Society, the Electrochemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, International Society of Electrochemistry, as well as the World Academy of Ceramics and the European Academy of Sciences. He holds honorary doctorates from the National Technical University of Ukraine, Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine, and Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France. He served on the MRS Board of Directors and is acting as Associate Editor of ACS Nano.

When 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Friday, October 9, 2020
Location Zoom