Ti_(3)C_(2)MXene:recent progress in its fundamentals,synthesis,and applications

In this rapidly developing society,it is always crucial to exploit new materials with suitable properties to meet specific application demands.Two-dimensional(2 D)transition metal carbon/nitrides(MXenes)are a novel graphene-like material with exciting research potential in recent years.Among them,Ti_(3)C_(2)debuts in a central position due to its relatively longer research history,mature synthetic process,and incredibly rich store of merits,such as good flexibility,large specific surface area,abundant termination groups,excellent electrical conductivity,and light-to-heat conversion ability.In this review,recent research progress on Ti_(3)C_(2)MXene and its composites was updated mainly from three aspects,including their fundamentals,synthesis,and applications.It has been found that diverse applications of Ti3 C2-based composites are inseparable and correlated with each other,which were linked by their unique physicochemical properties.In the end,a summary and a perspective on future opportunities and challenges of Ti_(3)C_(2)were given to offer theoretical and technical guidelines for further investigation on MXene family.

Design a Hybrid Energy-Supply for the Electrically Driven Heavy-Duty Hexapod Vehicle

Increasing the power density and overload capability of the energy-supply units(ESUs)is always one of the most challenging tasks in developing and deploying legged vehicles,especially for heavy-duty legged vehicles,in which significant power fluctuations in energy supply exist with peak power several times surpassing the average value.Applying ESUs with high power density and high overload can compactly ensure fluctuating power source supply on demand.It can avoid the ultra-high configuration issue,which usually exists in the conventional lithium-ion battery-based or engine-generator-based ESUs.Moreover,it dramatically reduces weight and significantly increases the loading and endurance capabilities of the legged vehicles.In this paper,we present a hybrid energy-supply unit for a heavy-duty legged vehicle combining the discharge characteristics of lithium-ion batteries and peak energy release/absorption characteristics of supercapacitors to adapt the ESU to high overload power fluctuations.The parameters of the lithium-ion battery pack and supercapacitor pack inside the ESU are optimally matched using the genetic algorithm based on the energy consumption model of the heavy-duty legged vehicle.The experiment results exhibit that the legged vehicle with a weight of 4.2 tons can walk at the speed of 5 km/h in a tripod gait under a reduction of 35.39%in weight of the ESU compared to the conventional lithium-ion battery-based solution.