New Technique to Look at the Atoms that Make Up MXenes and Other Nanomaterials

Since the initial discovery of what has become a rapidly growing family of two-dimensional layered materials -; called MXenes -; in 2011, Drexel University researchers have made steady progress in understanding the complex chemical composition and structure, as well as the physical and electrochemical properties, of these exceptionally versatile materials. More than a decade later, advanced instruments and a new approach have allowed the team to peer within the atomic layers to better understand the connection between the materials' form and function.