Nanomaterials for Energy Efficiency

Get Inside the Science:

• The Cliff of the Two-Dimensional World
• A.J. Drexel Nantechnology Institute

Inside Science Buzzwords:

1. Inorganic - Consisting of non-carbon-based elements.
2. Ceramic - A material that contains inorganic and nonmetallic elements and is often formed through the process of heating and cooling.
3. Titanium - A chemical element often mixed with other metalic elements such as iron or aluminum.
4. Nanosheet - A film of material whose thickness is often measured in terms of atoms and is so thin that it can be considered two-dimensional in its properties.
5. Carbide - A compound containing carbon and a metallic material.
6. MXene - A nanosheet, made of layers five atoms thick, based on titanium carbide material.