Martins, Nicolas F.Mapasha, Refilwe EdwinFwalo, CheweElaggoune, WardaLaranjeira, Jose. A.S.Sambrano, Julio R.2025-12-032026-01Martins, N.F., Mapasha, R.E., Fwalo, C. et al. 2026, 'Investigating the catalytic performance of Nb2S2C TMCC monolayer for lithium-sulfur batteries', Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. 728, art. 138740, pp. 1-8, doi : 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.138740.0927-7757 (print)1873-4357 (online)10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.138740http://hdl.handle.net/2263/107064DATA AVAILABILITY : Data supporting the results can be accessed by contacting the corresponding author.Please read abstract in the article.en© 2025 Elsevier B.V. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies, Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. , no. , pp. , 2025. doi : [12-24 months embargo]lithium–sulfur batteries (LiSBs)Batteries2D materialsDensity functional theory (DFT)Two-dimensional transition metal carbo-chalcogenides (TMCCs)Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)MXenesPostprint Article