The 2D materials created by etching feature surface-ending functional groups, whereas the MXenes created by CVD do not. However, they have unique properties and a stable atomic structure, enabling the investigation of their interior characteristics and their impact on domain boundaries. The intrinsic...
It is thus established that the surface Ti atom in Ti3C2Tx ending with the -OH functional group has a higher reducing capacity than the Ti3C2 atom ending with the -O functional group. The latter leaves a pristine Ti3C2Tx, i.e., a polymer with electronically unsaturated terminal Ti atoms....