Fig. 1: Electric field-induced alignment of MXene sheets.
From: Field-induced orientational switching produces vertically aligned Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets
a Atomic structure of MXene nanosheet and its schematic illustration. \(\vec{{{{{{\bf{n}}}}}}}\) is normal verctor of a MXene sheet. b Schematic illustration of electrode-patterned cell. \(s\) is separation between the electrodes. c, d POM images of MXene samples without (c) and with (d) an AC electric field application. P and A symbols represent the polariser and analyser, respectively. e, f SEM images freeze-dried MXene nanosheets prepared under no electric field (e) and under an electric field (f). g Schematic illustration of reversible modulation of MXene nanosheet orientation in the condition of ON or OFF states of the electric field.
