MXene

English thumb|A scanning electron microscope image of the MXene Ti3C2 Etymology A contraction of Mn+1Xn, the general formula for these compounds. Noun en materials science Any of a class of inorganic compounds with the general formula Mn+1Xn (where M is an early transition metal and X is carbon or nitrogen), characterized by a layered structure. from 2011 en Here, we report the extraction of the Al from Ti3AlC2 and formation of a new of 2D material that we propose to call "MXene" to emphasize its graphene-like morphology. Two-Dimensional Nanocrystals Produced by Exfoliation of Ti3AlC2 w:Advanced Materials 2011 Michael Naguib; Murat Kurtoglu; Volker Presser; Jun Lu; Junjie Niu; Min Heon; Lars Hultman; Yury Gogotsi; Michel W. Barsoum 37 23 10.1002/adma.201102306 on en Generally, MXenes were synthesized by the chemical etching method where chemical etching agents were used to etch off one of layers within ABC-type trielemental layered compounds. Coordination-induced exfoliation to monolayer Bi-anchored MnB2 nanosheets for multimodal imaging-guided photothermal therapy of cancer Theranostics (journal) Theranostics 2020 Zhaokui Jin; Danyang Chen; Penghe Zhao; Yanyuan Wen; Mingjian Fan; Gaoxin Zhou; Yingshuai Wang; Qianjun He 10.7150/thno.39715