Preparation and Humidity Sensing Properties of MXene/CNF Composite Aerogels
In this study,the novel two-dimensional transition metal carbon and nitrogen material(MXene)was composited with cellulose nanofibers(CNF),and four different kinds of CNF composite aerogel sensors were prepared after freeze-drying by the liquid nitrogen direc-tional and non-directional pre-freezing methods.The impacts of various types of CNF and MXene,with different liquid nitrogen pre-freezing methods on the morphology and structure of the MXene/CNF composite aerogels were investigated.The results showed that the oriented monolayer MXene/TOCNF composite aerogel had the most excellent morphology.Additionally,the humidity sensitivity test was conducted at relative humidity levels ranging from 11%~97%.The results revealed a three times of increase in response value at relative humidity of 97%with MXene dosage of 10%,indicating superior sensitive of the sensor to high humidity.Furthermore,the sensors demonstrated overall stablility within 14 days.