Our collaborative study on porous Ti₃AlC₂ MAX phase enabling efficient Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene production has ranked among the ten most cited articles in the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology (IJACT)
MXenes are a rapidly growing class of 2D materials with applications in energy, electronics, and sensing. Despite this progress, MAX phase synthesis has not been optimized for efficient MXene production.
Here, we introduced a porous Ti₃AlC₂ MAX phase designed for this purpose. Its ~70% porosity allows easy manual processing, avoiding time-consuming drilling and ball milling.
The method also replaces expensive titanium powders with affordable titanium sponge. The produced Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene exhibits larger flakes and higher conductivity than conventional materials.
This work improves understanding of MAX phase formation and offers a scalable approach applicable to other systems, advancing the future of MXene research.