2D transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) suggest an uncommonly broad combination of important functionalities amongst 2D materials. Nevertheless, MXene suffers from facile oxidation and ...colloidal instability upon conventional water‐based processing, thus limiting applicability. By experiments and theory, It is suggested that for stability and dispersibility, it is critical to select uncommonly high permittivity solvents such as N‐methylformamide (NMF) and formamide (FA) (εr = 171, 109), unlike the classical solvents characterized by high dipole moment and polarity index. They also allow high MXene stacking order within thin films on carbon nanotube (CNT) substrates, showing very high Terahertz (THz) shielding effectiveness (SE) of 40–60 dB at 0.3–1.6 THz in spite of the film thinness < 2 µm. The stacking order and mesoscopic porosity turn relevant for THz‐shielding as characterized by small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS). The mechanistic understanding of stability and structural order allows guidance for generic MXene applications, in particular in telecommunication, and more generally processing of 2D materials.
By using high permittivity solvents like N‐methylformamide (NMF) and formamide (FA), MXene stability and dispersibility are largely improved, enabling effective Terahertz (THz) shielding despite in ultrathin film. Small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS) analysis highlights the importance of stacking order and mesoscopic porosity. This work offers valuable insights for generic MXene applications, particularly in telecommunication and 2D material processing.
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