ABSTRACT
Today, MXene is an alternative and attentive material for its potential multi-functional applications in various fields because of its excellent properties such as electrical, thermal, mechanical, optical, and others. Furthermore, several characteristics of MXene, such as high surface area, high absorption capacity, facile decoration, electrical conductivity, extraordinary charge carrier mobility, flexibility, changeable band gap, and distinct surface structure, make it more efficient and promising material with a broad range of potential applications, which can act as a suitable candidate for nano-reinforcements into the thermoplastic polymer matrices. Thermoplastic polymer/MXene nanocomposites can be successively applicable in energy storage, water purification, spintronics, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, microwave absorption, thermal management, sensors, electrocatalysis, photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide, electro/photocatalytic water splitting, and medicines, among other areas. Furthermore, thermoplastic polymer/MXene nanocomposites can have their properties tuned to enhance several of their applications. Hence, choosing of an appropriate and effective polymer matrix for the fabrication of an efficient MXene-based nanocomposites is a big challenge. Additionally, selective methods for the synthesis of MXene-based thermoplastic polymer nanocomposites and formation of selective morphology with tuning reaction conditions are important. Based on the various property and applications of MXene, the research interest of the thermoplastic polymer/MXene nanocomposites has been growing, and technical approaches for synthesizing and manufacturing are also intensifying to develop multifunctional properties. The synthesis of thermoplastic polymer/MXene nanocomposites effectively increases the electrical and mechanical properties of the polymers. The thermoplastic polymer/MXene nanocomposites show several applications in various fields based on their properties. As a final point, the synthesis, processing, development of nanocomposites and study of its properties and applications are the significant objective and future scope.
