Near-infrared light-responsive hydrogels: Via peroxide-decorated MXene-initiated polymerization

Na Tao; Depan Zhang; Xilong Li; Dongyang Lou; Xiaoyi Sun; Chuanwan Wei; Juan Li; Junliang Yang; You Nian Liu

doi:10.1039/c9sc03917a

Near-infrared light-responsive hydrogels: Via peroxide-decorated MXene-initiated polymerization

Na Tao
, Depan Zhang
, Xilong Li
, Dongyang Lou
, Xiaoyi Sun
, Chuanwan Wei
, Juan Li^*
, Junliang Yang
, You Nian Liu

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Two-dimensional MXene Ti₃C₂T_x nanosheets with peroxide decoration (p-Ti₃C₂T_x) are synthesized by a sonication-assisted MILD etching method. The obtained MXenes can generate hydroxyl radical species and act as an initiator for free-radical polymerization of a series of acrylic monomers without the use of light illumination or co-initiators. The monomers analyzed include acrylamide, N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM), N,N-dimethylacrylamide, methyl methacrylate, and hydroxyethyl methacrylate. By simply mixing N-isopropylacrylamide monomers and p-Ti₃C₂T_x nanosheets under deoxygenated conditions, PNIPAM-based nanocomposite hydrogels are synthesized using a high concentration of the monomer. The nanocomposite hydrogels have a photothermal conversion efficiency of 34.7% and photothermal stability superior to that of pristine Ti₃C₂T_x. Taking advantage of the thermal responsive behavior of PNIPAM, the nanocomposite hydrogels are successfully exploited as remotely near-infrared light controlled "smart" windows, fluidic valves and photodetectors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	10765-10771
Number of pages	7
Journal	Chemical Science
Volume	10
Issue number	46
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c9sc03917a
Publication status	Published - 2019
Externally published	Yes

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