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MXenes constitute a new class of two-dimensional materials and have received considerable attention in the past decade from researchers in a wide variety of fields. In this study, we showed that the rheological properties of the concentrated (50 wt%) colloidal suspensions of the MXene sediment can be easily controlled by various water-soluble polymers to facilitate their solution processing in practical applications. The viscosity of the initially gelled polymer-free suspension at low shear rates was reduced by several orders of magnitudes by adding nonionic, anionic, and cationic polymers that can adsorb on the particle surface. The cationic poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) afforded the highest reduction in viscosity, attributed to the decrease in the undesirable face-to-edge electrostatic attraction between the MXenes. The PDDA-doped concentrated suspensions exhibited remarkably low viscosities and elastic moduli and thus can be applied to spray coating process without clogging even at high particle loadings.
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This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2018R1D1A1A02085492). This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (2021R1F1A1048634). This research was supported by Nano·Material Technology Development Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (2009–0082580).
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Cho, H., Lim, S., Kim, G. et al. Control of the rheological properties of concentrated aqueous MXene sediment suspensions using polymeric additives. Colloid Polym Sci 301, 357–370 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-023-05076-3
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