Chemical bonding and electronic-structure in MAX phases as viewed by X-ray spectroscopy and density functional theory

M Magnuson, M Mattesini - Thin Solid Films, 2017 - Elsevier
This is a critical review of MAX-phase carbides and nitrides from an electronic-structure and
chemical bonding perspective. This large group of nanolaminated materials is of great …

Magnetic MAX phases from theory and experiments; a review

AS Ingason, M Dahlqvist, J Rosén - Journal of Physics …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Elastic properties, thermal stability, and thermodynamic parameters of MoAlB

S Kota, M Agne, E Zapata-Solvas, O Dezellus, D Lopez… - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
MoAlB is the first and, so far, the only transition-metal boride that forms alumina when
heated in air and is thus potentially useful for high-temperature applications. Herein, the …

Mn-doping-induced itinerant-electron ferromagnetism in GeC

Z Liu, T Waki, Y Tabata, H Nakamura - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
The magnetism of the M n+ 1 AX n phase, Cr 2 GeC, and its Mn-doped system,(Cr 1− x Mn
x) 2 GeC (x≤ 0.25), synthesized via a solid state reaction, was investigated systematically …

Density Functional Theory Study of Mn+1AXn Phases: A Review

Y Bai, N Srikanth, CK Chua, K Zhou - Critical Reviews in Solid …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT M n+ 1AX n phases (MAX phases for short with M: transition metal, A: A group
elements, X: C or N, and n= 1–3) have attracted considerable attention due to the unique …

Alloying effects on structural, magnetic, and electrical/thermal transport properties in MAX-phase Cr2− xMxGeC (M= Ti, V, Mn, Fe, and Mo)

S Lin, Y Huang, L Zu, X Kan, J Lin, W Song… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Epitaxial growth and electrical transport properties of CrGeC thin films

P Eklund, M Bugnet, V Mauchamp, S Dubois… - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
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 …

First-principles study of structural, thermodynamic, elastic, and magnetic properties of Cr2GeC under pressure and temperature

W Zhou, L Liu, P Wu - Journal of Applied Physics, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
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 …

Electronic correlation effects in the Cr2GeC Mn+ 1AXn phase

M Mattesini, M Magnuson - Journal of Physics: Condensed …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
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) …

Enthalpy of formation and thermodynamic parameters of the MAX phase V2AlC

MT Agne, MW Barsoum - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2016 - Elsevier
Making use of the fact that the experimental equilibrium temperature of the reaction, Al 4 C
3+ 6Al 3 V⇒ 3V 2 AlC+ 19Al, is 1211±1 K, we calculated the standard enthalpy of formation …