Niobium carbide MXenes belong to a class of metal carbide MXenes with niobium as the early transition metal. The transformation of niobium carbide MXene sheets in to few-layer MXene sheets, the combination of the niobium-based MXene with other materials, delamination, intercalation, and partial oxidation of the niobium carbide MXene sheets have resulted in the formation of a material with excellent energy storage and sensing potentials. Herein, the synthesis and classification of the niobium-based MXenes (NBM), their application as sensing materials for a wide range of analytes, and their energy storage potentials are discussed exhaustively. The various transformations of niobium carbide MXenes over the last two decades are also established in this timely review. Essentially, this review is a searchlight on the prospects of NBM, the current state of their application, and their relevance in the materials research community.

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利用铌基 MXene 进行传感器和储能应用：过去、现在和未来


碳化铌MXenes属于一类以铌为早期过渡金属的金属碳化物MXenes。碳化铌 MXene 片向少层 MXene 片的转变，铌基 MXene 与其他材料的结合，碳化铌 MXene 片的分层、插层和部分氧化，导致形成了具有优异性能的材料。能量存储和传感潜力。本文详尽讨论了铌基 MXene (NBM) 的合成和分类、它们作为各种分析物传感材料的应用以及它们的能量存储潜力。这篇及时的综述还确立了过去二十年碳化铌 MXene 的各种转变。从本质上讲，这篇综述是对 NBM 前景、其应用现状及其在材料研究界的相关性的探照灯。