Two‐Dimensional Nanocrystals Produced by Exfoliation of Ti3AlC2¶
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Abstract¶
2D Ti3C2 nanosheets, multilayer structures, and conical scrolls produced by room temperature exfoliation of Ti3AlC2 in HF are reported. Since Ti3AlC2 is a member of a 60+ group of layered ternary carbides and nitrides, this discovery opens a door to the synthesis of a large number of other 2D crystals.
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- cite → Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials — The MXene exfoliation paper connects its Ti3AlC2-derived nanocrystals to liquid exfoliation methods for producing two-dimensional nanosheets from layered materials.
- cite → Single-layer MoS2 transistors — The MXene paper situates Ti3C2 nanocrystals alongside single-layer MoS2 as part of the emerging class of functional two-dimensional materials.
- cite → Electric Field Effect in Atomically Thin Carbon Films — The MXene paper frames Ti3C2 exfoliation in the lineage of atomically thin materials opened by graphene's electric-field-effect demonstration.
- enables ← Electric Field Effect in Atomically Thin Carbon Films — Graphene's isolation by mechanical exfoliation established the atomically thin 2D-material paradigm that motivated exfoliated MXene nanocrystals.