“…In addition, due to the ceramic nature of MXenes, their strong mechanical properties allow the potential to tune the band gap through applying strain. Strain-induced band modulation, for example, semiconductor-to-metal transition, band gap size control, and indirect-to-direct transition, have been seen in several MXenes in the past few years. ,, Notably, the indirect-to-direct transition via applied strain offers a simple and effective approach to achieve fine-tuning of properties of advanced photonics devices. Meanwhile, Yu et al reported the indirect-to-direct transition in monolayer MXenes, such as Ti 2 CO 2 , Zr 2 CO 2 , and Hf 2 CO 2 , via introducing biaxial strain (Figure c).…”