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From atomic structure to anodic performance: Unraveling TiB MBenes (x = 1–6) for next-generation potassium-ion batteries via first-principles calculations

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MBene with Redox‐Active Terminal Groups for an Energy‐Dense Cascade Aqueous Battery

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Multilayer Fluorine‐Free MoBTx MBene with Hydrophilic Structural‐Modulating for the Fabrication of a Low‐Resistance and High‐Resolution Humidity Sensor

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Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Boron Cluster Compounds (MBnenes) with Strain-Independent Room-Temperature Magnetism

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Transient MBene surpassing MXene for high-selectivity NH3 sensing in meat spoilage detection

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Hybrid Metal–Organic Framework/MBene Nanostructures Featuring Active Ni Sites for Boosted Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Media

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Precisely regulating polysulfides adsorption of Ni-Co bimetallic boride by continuous component optimization for optimal lithium-sulfur electrocatalytic performances

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Unveiling the potential of M2B-Type MBenes as highly selective catalysts for electrochemical CO2-to-CH4 conversion

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Theoretical prediction of stable WB4 monolayer as a high-capacity anode material for alkali-metal ion batteries

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Cl‐Terminated Mo4/3B2‐x MBene‐Modulated CsPbCl3 Perovskite for Enhanced‐Performance Self‐Powered UV Photodetectors Enabling Efficient Large‐Area Imaging

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Enhanced‐Performance UV Photodetectors via Efficient Passivation of the SnO2/Perovskite Interface Using Cl‐Terminated Mo4/3B2−x MBene for High‐Definition Ultraviolet Imaging

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MBenes-supported single-atom catalysts for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions by first-principles study and machine learning

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NiB monolayer: A topological metal with high NORR electrocatalytic perfomance

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Insights into molecular interactions at organic-MBene heterointerfaces for efficient Zn-ion storage

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Heterostructured CoO/MoB MBene composites for high performance lithium-ion batteries anode

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XGBoost algorithm-guided synthesis of violet phosphorus/MoAlB-MBene nanozyme for portable wireless intelligent sensing of sesamol in different varieties of sesame seeds

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Novel Two-Dimensional MBenes: Synthesis, Properties, and Energy Storage and Electrocatalytic Applications of Two-Dimensional Metal Borides

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Mo2B2O2MBene for Efficient Electrochemical CO Reduction to C2 Chemicals: Computational Exploration

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Chemical conversion of MoAlB into Mo2AlB2 single crystals: Structure and electronic properties

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High Catalytic Performance of M2B2 MBenes in Aqueous Li–N2 Battery Cathodes: A Theoretical Study

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Theoretical investigation of NbB as an electrode material for Li/Na-ion batteries

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Tailorable MBene aerogel with the lowest evaporation enthalpy for solar seawater desalination and wastewater purification

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Spin-mediated electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia on two-dimensional transition metal borides

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MoB QDs/N, F-CDs for ratiometric fluorescence sensing of perfluorooctanoic acid based on fluorine‑fluorine interaction

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First-principles explorations on 2D transition metal diborides featuring inverse sandwich structures and their gas sensing properties

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MBenes: Next-generation multifunctional sensors for humidity, gas, biomolecule, and environmental toxin detection

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Soft Chemistry of Hard Materials: Low-Temperature Pathways to Bulk and Nanostructured Layered Metal Borides

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An MBene Modulating the Buried SnO2/Perovskite Interface in Perovskite Solar Cells

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Rapid synthesis of two-dimensional MoB MBene anodes for high-performance sodium-ion batteries

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Realizing unipolar and bipolar intrinsic skyrmions in MXenes from high-fidelity first-principles calculations

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Hydrogenation driven ultra-low lattice thermal conductivity in β 12 borophene

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Dual-function MBene catalyst: Fe2B2 MBene as iron source and electron donor in self-sustaining Fenton oxidation

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