Stereochemical Vacuum Gap Explains Out-of-Plane Thermal Insulation in MXenes

Two-dimensional MXenes are promising materials for thermal management and spectral camouflage, combining low out-of-plane thermal conductivity with low infrared emissivity and mechanical robustness.

Two-dimensional MXenes are promising materials for thermal management and spectral camouflage, combining low out-of-plane thermal conductivity with low infrared emissivity and mechanical robustness. Yet the near-order-of-magnitude spread in experimental out-of-plane thermal…