This review celebrates the width and depth of electron microscopy methods and how these have enabled massive research efforts on MXenes. MXenes constitute a powerful recent addition to 2-dimensional materials, derived from their parent family of nanolaminated materials known as MAX phases. Owing to their rich chemistry, MXenes exhibit properties that have revolutionized ranges of applications, including energy storage, electromagnetic interference shielding, water filtering, sensors, and catalysis. Few other methods have been more essential in MXene research and development of corresponding applications, compared with electron microscopy, which enables structural and chemical identification at the atomic scale. In the following, the electron microscopy methods that have been applied to MXene and MAX phase precursor research are presented together with research examples and are discussed with respect to advantages and challenges.

这篇评论庆祝了电子显微镜方法的宽度和深度，以及这些方法如何促进了对MXene的大规模研究。MXene构成了二维材料的有力补充，该二维材料来自其父级纳米层压材料系列（称为MAX相）。由于其丰富的化学性质，MXenes的性质已改变了应用范围，包括能量存储，电磁干扰屏蔽，水过滤，传感器和催化作用。与电子显微镜相比，在MXene的相应应用研究和开发中，很少有其他方法比电子显微镜更重要，后者可以在原子级进行结构和化学鉴定。在下面的，