MAX phases are a family of ternary carbide or nitride ceramics possessing a layered crystal
structure and, due to their chemical bonds having a mixed covalent-ionic-metallic nature …

Early transition metal borides (MAB‐phases) are extensively investigated due to their
excellent mechanical and tribological properties. These characteristics of ternary transition …

In recent days, study of topological Weyl semimetals have become an active branch of
physics and materials science because they led to realization of the Weyl fermions and …

Binary carbides demonstrate an attractive set of physical properties that are suitable for
numerous and diverse applications. In the present study, we have explored the structural …

Although TM 2 AlC is a promising high-temperature material, the relationship between the
mechanical and thermodynamic properties of TM 2 AlC is unknown. In particular, the …

MAX phase series materials have the excellent thermal, electrical and mechanical
properties and have great research potential. To achieve a comprehensive understanding of …

Abstract 212 MAX phase borides are new additions to the MAX phase family with enhanced
thermo-mechanical properties. In this article, first-principles calculations have been carried …

NaSn 2 P 2 is a recently discovered superconducting system belonging to a particular class
of materials with van der Waals (vdW) structure. There is enormous interest in vdW …

In the present study, the structural and hitherto uninvestigated mechanical (elastic stiffness
constants, machinability index, Cauchy pressure, anisotropy indices, brittleness/ductility …

Tetragonal Mo 5 PB 2, a recently discovered superconductor, is an extension of transition
metal binaries with general formula T 5 M 3. A large number of physical properties of Mo 5 …