This special symposium is devoted to the synthesis, properties, and applications of MXenes, a class of two-dimensional nanomaterials with exceptional versatility and tunability. MXenes have garnered significant attention due to their unique combination of metallic conductivity, hydrophilicity, and surface chemistry, enabling their use across a broad spectrum of disciplines. This session will explore the fundamental understanding of MXene structure-property relationships, as well as their integration into functional systems.

Special emphasis will be placed on leveraging MXenes’ exceptional electronic, optical, and chemical properties for applications ranging from energy storage and catalysis to biomedicine and environmental remediation. Of particular interest are the techniques for tailoring MXene surface functionalization to achieve specific chemical interactions, the incorporation of MXenes into nanocomposites, and their role in advancing flexible and wearable technologies. Contributions on emerging applications, such as quantum materials and neuromorphic systems, are also highly encouraged, along with discussions of challenges in scalability, stability, industrial translation, and their computational modeling.