Inducing liquid crystallinity in dilute MXene dispersions for facile processing of multifunctional fibers
Ken Aldren S. Usman, Jizhen Zhang, Si Qin, Ya Yao, Peter A. Lynch, Pablo Mota‐Santiago, Minoo Naebe, Luke C. Henderson, Dylan Hegh, Joselito M. Razal
Abstract
The addition of CNCs into MXene dispersions enables LC-MXene phases at lower critical transition concentrations, allowing wet spinning of fibers using previously unspinnable concentrations of MXene.
Topics & Concepts
CrystallinityMaterials scienceChemical engineeringComposite materialEngineeringMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsAdvanced Materials and Mechanics