| Abstract Scope |
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as graphene, are thin-layered materials consisting of a single or a few layers of atoms. 2D materials are attractive for their potentially diverse applications in key technological areas due to their unique properties in terms of electrostatic efficiency, mechanical strength, tunable electronic structure, and optical transparency. Isolation/synthesis of graphene from its precursor some twenty years ago has opened the door for the discovery and exploration of other emerging 2D materials; more than 2,000 of them that can be easily exfoliated have been discovered or synthesized to date, and yet their physical and chemical properties are largely unexplored. In this talk, we focus on studying the mechanical properties of thin films of Ti3C2Tx MXene (where Ti is titanium, C is carbon, and T represents a terminal group). Effect of fabrication technique, size (thickness), strain rate, solution concentration, packing density, as well as annealing temperature on the mechanical behavior and fracture toughness of the MXene thin film will be reported. In addition, we will also report the durability of MXene composite film under moisture environment for the purpose of effective electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. |