• New Process for Making MXEnes Via Vapor-Phase Synthesis Could Expand Its Technological Applications

    September 17, 2026

    MXenes are two-dimensional nanomaterials first synthesized at Drexel University in 2011. They have been recognized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry as an emerging technology with “true potential to transform our world.” But their widespread use has thus far been limited by the complicated process it takes to produce them. In a recent paper, researchers from Drexel, with collaborators at the University of Pennsylvania and Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., show that a process called chemical vapor deposition can be tailored to produce the nanomaterials in a form, quality and quantity — and potentially at a lower cost — that could one day allow them to be used in electronic, environmental and quantum technologies.

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