Fig. 2: Characterization of pristine Ti3C2Tx and MEB under high-temperature annealing with the presence of oxygen.
From: High-temperature stability in air of Ti3C2Tx MXene-based composite with extracted bentonite
a Cross-sectional STEM images of MEB with EDX mapping. b Optical image of pristine Ti3C2Tx film and MEB film before and after annealing at 400 °C for 2 h in synthetic air. c The tensile stress-strain curves of MEB-RT and MEB-Air-400C-2. Cross-sectional SEM images of the annealed Ti3C2Tx films (d) and MEB films (e). f Raman spectra of Ti3C2Tx films before and after treatment under synthetic air at 400 °C for 2, 4, and 6 h. g Raman spectra of MEB films before and after treatment under synthetic air at 400 °C for 2, 4, and 6 h. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
