CPC H01M 4/58 (2013.01) [C01B 32/90 (2017.08); H01M 4/463 (2013.01); H01M 10/054 (2013.01); H01M 10/0569 (2013.01); C01P 2006/40 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0031 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. An electrochemical cell comprising:
(a) an electrode comprising a layered material having a plurality of layers, each of the layers comprising a substantially two-dimensional ordered array of cells having an empirical formula of Mn+1Xn,
wherein M comprises a transition metal selected from the group consisting of a Group IIIB metal, a Group IVB metal, a Group VB metal, a Group VIB metal, and any combination thereof
wherein X is CxNy wherein x+y=n, and
wherein n is equal to 1, 2, or 3 and
(b) an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises a room-temperature ionic liquid or wherein the electrolyte comprises a deep eutectic solvent,
wherein the plurality of layers lacks terminal halide or oxygen surface functionality.
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