MXenes Composites

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MXenes Composites

Aqib Muzaffar, M. Basheer Ahamed, Kalim Deshmukh

The chemical transformations of MAX phase compounds especially in the form of chemical exfoliations into new functional and novel two dimensional (2D) nitrides and carbides lead to the formation of so called MXenes. The evolution of these 2D novel materials in the field of material science and technology has brought new opportunities, and their continuous exploitation has opened a new window in the field of electronics. MXenes form a family of layered 2D materials having the combined hydrophilic surfaces with metallic conductivity. The delamination of MXenes produces single–layered nanosheets with a thickness of the order of nanometers with lateral size of the order of micrometers. The higher aspect ratio of these delaminated layers renders MXene promising nanofillers for multifunctional polymeric nanocomposites. The addition of other nanofillers to MXene forming hybrid fillers for polymeric composites has been an innovative approach to yield multifunctional materials. This chapter highlights the fundamentals of MXene composites along with their physical and chemical characteristics and potential applications.

Keywords
2D Materials, MXenes, MAX Phases, Polymer Composites, Applications

Published online 5/30/2019, 32 pages

Citation: Aqib Muzaffar, M. Basheer Ahamed, Kalim Deshmukh, MXenes Composites, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 51, pp 105-136, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644900253-5

Part of the book on MXenes: Fundamentals and Applications

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