Figure 1.

Generation of the 2D nanomaterial Ti₃C₂T _x . a) Schematic illustration of the synthesis of Ti₃C₂T _x nanoflakes. b) XRD patterns of Ti₃AlC₂ and Ti₃C₂T _x . SEM images of c) Ti₃AlC₂ particles and d) Ti₃C₂T _x flakes on silicon wafers. e) AFM image of single Ti₃C₂T _x flakes; the inset shows the thickness profile along the green line. f) Schematic illustration of Ti₃C₂T _x embedded in the membrane core from molecular dynamics simulation. g) A 2D density map of the PC head group of the POPC lipid bilayer. h) Orientational order parameter S_CD of the bilayer with embedded Ti₃C₂T _x . i) Schematic illustration of trapping and translocation of Ti₃C₂T _x through transient pores.