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Chelation Drives Surface Substitution in Hybrid‐MXenes

Khokhar, Vikash [Interdisciplinary Materials Science Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee USA]·Kim, Young‐Hwan [Department of Chemistry Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and James Franck Institute University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA]·Shawon, Abu Rashed Md. [Division of Materials Science and Engineering Ames National Laboratory Ames Iowa USA; Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames Iowa USA]·Karimi, Fatemeh [Department of Physics University of Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois USA]·Zangeneh, Danial [Department of Physics University of Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois USA]·Cheng, Yongqiang [Neutron Scattering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Tennessee USA]·Liu, Chang [Chemical Science Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Tennessee USA]·Martins, Murillo Longo [Neutron Scattering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Tennessee USA]·Filatov, Alexander S. [Department of Chemistry Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and James Franck Institute University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA]·Klie, Robert F. [Department of Physics University of Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois USA] (ORCID:0000000347736667)·Rossini, Aaron J. [Division of Materials Science and Engineering Ames National Laboratory Ames Iowa USA; Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames Iowa USA]·Anderson, John S. [Department of Chemistry Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and James Franck Institute University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA]·Talapin, Dmitri V. [Department of Chemistry Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and James Franck Institute University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA]·Jiang, De‐en [Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee USA] (ORCID:0000000151670731)
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Khokhar, Vikash [Interdisciplinary Materials Science Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee USA], Kim, Young‐Hwan [Department of Chemistry Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and James Franck Institute University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA], Shawon, Abu Rashed Md. [Division of Materials Science and Engineering Ames National Laboratory Ames Iowa USA; Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames Iowa USA], Karimi, Fatemeh [Department of Physics University of Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois USA], Zangeneh, Danial [Department of Physics University of Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois USA], Cheng, Yongqiang [Neutron Scattering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Tennessee USA], Liu, Chang [Chemical Science Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Tennessee USA], Martins, Murillo Longo [Neutron Scattering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge Tennessee USA], Filatov, Alexander S. [Department of Chemistry Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and James Franck Institute University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA], Klie, Robert F. [Department of Physics University of Illinois Chicago Chicago Illinois USA] (ORCID:0000000347736667), Rossini, Aaron J. [Division of Materials Science and Engineering Ames National Laboratory Ames Iowa USA; Department of Chemistry Iowa State University Ames Iowa USA], Anderson, John S. [Department of Chemistry Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and James Franck Institute University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA], Talapin, Dmitri V. [Department of Chemistry Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and James Franck Institute University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA], Jiang, De‐en [Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee USA] (ORCID:0000000151670731). 2026-07-20. Chelation Drives Surface Substitution in Hybrid‐MXenes. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.6432447

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