Recent advances in preparation and application of MXenes-based nanodots

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Abstract The two-dimensional (2D) layered MXene materials have excellent physicochemical properties. The nanodot materials prepared by MXenes (MNDs) not only inherit the physical and chemical properties of the two-dimensional layered MXenes material itself, but also exhibit some new properties due to the size effect of the nanodots. This article reviewed MXenes-based nanodot materials comprehensively and summarized the preparation methods of MXenes nanodots including Ti₃C₂, MoC₂, and others. Meanwhile, this article compared various common preparation methods, and analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of different methods, on the basis of which the application prospects of such new nanomaterials in optoelectronic and biomedical fields are summarized.

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	ZHU Yansong
	SU Junjun
	PAN Hongfei
	REN Xiangkui
	CHEN Zhijian

Keywords： MXenes nanodots review optoelectronic materials

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ZHU Yansong, SU Junjun, PAN Hongfei, REN Xiangkui, CHEN Zhijian.Recent advances in preparation and application of MXenes-based nanodots[J] Chemcial Industry and Engineering, 2024,V41(3): 26-34

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