Water-free way to make MXenes could mean new uses for the promising nanomaterials
Saturday, March 14, 2020 - 13:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Ten years after producing the first sample of the now widely studied family of nanomaterials, called MXenes, researchers have discovered a different way to make the atom-thin material that presents a number of new opportunities for using it. The new discovery removes water from the MXene-making process, which means the materials can be used in applications in which water is a contaminant or hampers performance, such as battery electrodes and next-generation solar cells.