The more than 60 ternary carbides and nitrides, with the general formula M n+ 1AX n—
where n= 1, 2, or 3; M is an early transition metal; A is an A-group element (a subset of …

This review presents MAX phases (M is a transition metal, A an A-group element, X is C or
N), known for their unique combination of ceramic/metallic properties, as a recently …

We report thermal expansion coefficients of the end members and solid-solution compounds
in the Cr2 (Alx, Ge1− x) C system. All samples studied were essentially phase-pure …

In this paper, the first-principles pseudopotential total energy method is used to predict the
structural, electronic and elastic properties of the M3AlC2 (MAX) phases, where M= 3d, 4d …

Despite their intriguing properties, MAX phases to date remain a class of materials
overwhelmingly synthesized and studied with conventional approaches that date back to …

Herein we systematically investigated the alloying effects on structural, magnetic, and
electrical/thermal transport properties in MAX-phase Cr 2− x M x GeC (M= Ti, V, Mn, Fe, and …

Cr 2 GeC thin films were grown by magnetron sputtering from elemental targets. Phase-pure
Cr 2 GeC was grown directly onto Al 2 O 3 (0001) at temperatures of 700–800° C. These …

Using ab initio calculations, we have studied the structural, electronic and elastic properties
of M 2 GeC, with M= Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta andáW. Geometrical optimizations of the unit …

The dependences of the structural, thermodynamic, elastic, and magnetic properties of Cr 2
GeC on pressure and temperature were investigated with the quasiharmonic Debye model …

The magnetic properties, electronic band structure and Fermi surfaces of the hexagonal Cr 2
GeC system have been studied by means of both generalized gradient approximation (GGA) …