Recent advances in MXene: Preparation, properties, and applications

Frontiers of Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 276-286

  Lei, Jin Cheng ^a   Zhang, Xu ^a   Zhou, Zhen ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2D materials; exfoliation; graphene; MXene; supercapacitors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931260211     PISSN: 20950462     EISSN: 20950470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11467-015-0493-x     Document Type: Review

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