Two‐Dimensional Nanocrystals Produced by Exfoliation of Ti<sub>3</sub>AlC<sub>2</sub>
Michael Naguib, Murat Kurtoglu, Volker Presser, Jun Lu, Junjie Niu, Min Heon, Lars Hultman, Yury Gogotsi, Michel W. Barsoum
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.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceExfoliation jointCarbideTernary operationNitrideNanocrystalMAX phasesNanotechnologyCrystallographyMetallurgyGrapheneLayer (electronics)Programming languageChemistryComputer scienceMXene and MAX Phase Materials2D Materials and ApplicationsGraphene research and applications