MXene
MXene noun: 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.
Noun
MXene (plural MXenes)
- 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.
- 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.[2011, Michael Naguib, Murat Kurtoglu, Volker Presser, Jun Lu, Junjie Niu, Min Heon, Lars Hultman, Yury Gogotsi, Michel W. Barsoum, “Two-Dimensional Nanocrystals Produced by Exfoliation of Ti₃AlC₂”...
- 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.2020, Zhaokui Jin, Danyang Chen, Penghe Zhao, Yanyuan Wen, Mingjian Fan, Gaoxin Zhou, Yingshuai Wang, Qianjun He, “Coordination-induced exfoliation to monolayer Bi-anchored MnB2 nanosheets for...
Forms of MXene
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Origin of MXene
A contraction of Mₙ₊₁Xₙ, the general formula for these compounds.
Questions about MXene
- What does MXene mean?
- MXene means 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.
- What part of speech is MXene?
- MXene is a noun.
- What is the plural of MXene?
- The plural of MXene is MXenes.
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