MXenes are a recently discovered family of two-dimensional (2D) early transition metal
carbides and carbonitrides, which have already shown many attractive properties and great …

The ever-increasing demand on developing layered materials for practical applications,
such as electrochemical energy storage, responsive materials, nanofluidics, and …

Layered double hydroxide (LDH) single-layer nanosheets were traditionally prepared
through a multi-step exfoliation process which is very time-consuming and of low efficiency …

Success in the exfoliation of the stacked T-functionalized titanium carbide MXenes Tin+
1CnT2 (T= OH, O, and F) would potentially extend their application scope, which requires an …

The formation of octadecylphosphonic acid (ODPA) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and
their stability in water has been studied on four distinctly different aluminum oxide surfaces …

In order to understand the role played by kaolinite in heterogeneous ice nucleation, an
extensive density-functional theory study has been performed for water on its (001) basal …

In this work, we have computed the exfoliation energy (the energy required to separate a
single layer from the bulk structure), the interlayer distance, and the thermodynamic state …

The in situ synthesis of mesoporous nanotubes from natural minerals remains a great
challenge. Herein, we report the successful synthesis of mesoporous silica nanotubes …

The infrared OH stretching frequencies of the various types of hydroxyl groups on MgO
surfaces have been calculated by periodic (VASP) and cluster (Gaussian) DFT simulations …

Halloysite clay nanotubes (HNTs) are emerging nanomaterials for numerous environmental
applications, including catalysis and biomass valorization. The efficacy of halloysite as a …