Two-dimensional (2D) materials are attracting significant attention due to their unique properties. The most famous example is graphene, an atomically thin layer of carbon atoms: but recently an entirely new family of 2D materials, early transition metal carbides and carbonitrides, was discovered.
The selective etching of the A-group element from a MAX phase results in the formation of these 2D layered materials, dubbed “MXenes”; of which eleven different carbides and carbonitrides have been reported to date. With potential applications in batteries, Li-ion capacitors, supercapacitors, catalysis, water purification/desalination, gas storage and separation, sensors, thermoelectrics, and structural/multifunctional composites, this fascinating family has significant potential contribute to the expanding list of technologies driven by advanced nanomaterials.
Speakers
Prof. Yury Gogotsi, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Dr. Baptiste Gault (Moderator), Materials Science Publisher