Journal article
Composition-structure-property relationships in MXenes
Nature reviews. Materials, v 11(7), pp 516-531
02 Apr 2026
Abstract
The rapid growth of the 2D MXenes family is driven by the designer chemistry control of their composition and structures, including the transition metal and surface functional groups, non-metal X sublattice and atomic-layer configurations. This compositional diversity controls the chemical ordering, atomic-level defects and surface chemistry, ultimately shaping properties of the MXenes. In this Review, we discuss how variations in compositional diversity and atomic arrangement give rise to material properties that enable new applications and breakthroughs in technology. We review design strategies, including atomic vacancy control, intercalation engineering and surface functionalization, that fine-tune the composition–property relationships in MXenes. In addition, we present emerging areas of MXenes research, including advances in biomedicine, optoelectronics, environmental remediation and catalysis, communication and quantum technologies, space exploration and thermal management.
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- Title
- Composition-structure-property relationships in MXenes
- Creators
- Anupma Thakur - Purdue University West LafayetteJongyoun Kim - Drexel UniversityBrian C. Wyatt - Argonne National LaboratoryYury Gogotsi (Corresponding Author) - Drexel UniversityBabak Anasori - Purdue University West Lafayette
- Publication Details
- Nature reviews. Materials, v 11(7), pp 516-531
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing
- Number of pages
- 16
- Grant note
- National Science Foundation: CHE-2318105 Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) Korea, Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Center programme: P0028332 DST INSPIRE Faculty Award: IFA24-MS-219 Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Argonne National Laboratory Office of Science, of the US Department of Energy: DE-AC02-06CH11357
The authors acknowledge the support from the National Science Foundation for funding this project under the M-STAR Center for Chemical Innovation (NSF CCI) programme grant CHE-2318105. B.C.W., Y.G. and B.A. also acknowledge the support of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) Korea, Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Center programme grant P0028332 supervised by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology. A.T. acknowledges the DST INSPIRE Faculty Award No. IFA24-MS-219 at the Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, for the support. B.C.W. was supported by Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) funding from Argonne National Laboratory, provided by the Director, Office of Science, of the US Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Materials Science and Engineering; A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001731907900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105034848364
- Other Identifier
- 991022172656904721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology