Fig. 5
From: Structural, electronic and thermodynamic properties of triatomic borate-terminated MXene surfaces

Adsorption free energy (\(\Delta \text {H}_{ads}^{\text {T}_{x}}\)) dependence on the chemical potentials \(\mu _{\text {Cl}}\) (a) and \(\mu _{\text {BO}_{2}}\) (b) for Cl- and BO\(_{2}\)-terminated MXenes. Left, central, and right panels show the adsorption behavior for M\(_{2}\)X, M\(_{4}\)X\(_{3}\), and Ti-based MXenes, respectively. Gray-shaded regions correspond to the stability ranges of Cl and BO\(_{2}\) terminations upon chemical potentials constrains. Red vertical lines mark the upper limits for \(\mu _{\text {Cl}}\) and \(\mu _{\text {BO}_{2}}\) potentials.