MBenes: progress, challenges and future

B Zhang, J Zhou, Z Sun - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The prevalence of MXenes, two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides/nitrides
separated from layered MAX phases, has generated much interest in exploring 2D transition …

Borophene as a prototype for synthetic 2D materials development

AJ Mannix, Z Zhang, NP Guisinger, BI Yakobson… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The synthesis of 2D materials with no analogous bulk layered allotropes promises a
substantial breadth of physical and chemical properties through the diverse structural …

The emergence and evolution of borophene

M Ou, X Wang, L Yu, C Liu, W Tao, X Ji… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neighboring carbon and sandwiched between non‐metals and metals in the periodic table
of the elements, boron is one of the most chemically and physically versatile elements, and …

Tribological performance of nanoparticles as lubricating oil additives

M Gulzar, HH Masjuki, MA Kalam, M Varman… - Journal of Nanoparticle …, 2016 - Springer
The prospect of modern tribology has been expanded with the advent of nanomaterial-
based lubrication systems, whose development was facilitated by the nanotechnology in …

Rediscovering the crystal chemistry of borides

G Akopov, MT Yeung, RB Kaner - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
For decades, borides have been primarily studied as crystallographic oddities. With such a
wide variety of structures (a quick survey of the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database counts …

Scalable exfoliation and dispersion of two-dimensional materials–an update

H Tao, Y Zhang, Y Gao, Z Sun, C Yan… - Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The preparation of dispersions of single-and few-sheet 2D materials in various solvents, as
well as the characterization methods applied to such dispersions, is critically reviewed …

2D metal borides (MBenes): Synthesis methods for energy storage applications

AJ Khan, SS Shah, S Khan, A Mateen, B Iqbal… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials are being widely discussed because they have
huge potential for use. Of these, 2D transition metal borides, known as MBenes, are the …

Formation and Characterization of Hydrogen Boride Sheets Derived from MgB2 by Cation Exchange

H Nishino, T Fujita, NT Cuong… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) materials are promising for applications in a wide range of fields
because of their unique properties. Hydrogen boride sheets, a new 2D material recently …

Synthesis, properties, and applications of MBenes (two-dimensional metal borides) as emerging 2D materials: a review

A Sharma, VS Rangra, A Thakur - Journal of Materials Science, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials like conventional graphene, hexagonal boron
nitride (h-BN, monolayer), and transition metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDCs) have gotten a …

Emerging graphene derivatives and analogues for efficient energy electrocatalysis

HF Wang, C Tang, CX Zhao, JQ Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The demand for highly efficient conversion and storage of renewable energy sources calls
for advanced electrocatalytic technologies. 2D graphene has long been investigated as a …