Fig. 12

a Schematic illustration of simultaneous interfacial chemical grafting reaction and phase transfer for preparing a stable nonpolar Ti₃C₂T_x dispersion. Photographs of DHT-treated Ti₃C₂T_x suspensions in polar (first three vials) and nonpolar solvents b right after sonication and c after 10 days. Photographs of Ti₃C₂T_x suspensions d right after sonication and e after 10 days. f Typical SEM micrograph of a drop of DHT-treated Ti₃C₂T_x dispersed in a cyclohexane suspension cast on a porous alumina substrate. Scale bar is 1 μm. Inset shows the Tyndall effect. g TEM micrograph of a drop of a DHT-MXene-decalin suspension after 10 days. Scale bar is 0.5 μm. Inset shows selected area diffraction pattern with a scale bar of 10 nm⁻¹. a–g Reproduced with permissions from ref. [62]. Copyright (2020), Elsevier