Abstract The Fukushima-Daiichi accident revealed that the zirconium fuel claddings have
the significant safety risk of hydrogen detonation due to the strong oxidation and hydrogen …

In recent years, MAX phases, a family of nanolaminate materials, have garnered
tremendous research interest worldwide, due to the fact that they possess an excellent …

High entropy ceramics (HECs) are a novel class of ceramics that exhibit high melting point,
excellent high-temperature mechanical performance, and superb corrosion resistance …

To cope with the shortcomings of nuclear fuel design exposed during the Fukushima
Nuclear Accident, researchers around the world have been directing their studies towards …

Chemical complexity significantly affects structures and properties in materials, such as high-
entropy alloys and oxides. In this study, we firstly studied the radiation effects in high-entropy …

This study explores the feasibility of employing MAX phase composite as impregnated solid
lubricants and/or as bulk material for advanced high temperature tribological applications …

MAX phase materials exhibit both metal and ceramic properties due to their unique
laminated atomic structures, making them promising candidates in advanced nuclear energy …

M n+ 1 AX n phases exhibit unique laminated atomic structures that result in properties
typical of both ceramics and metals. Due to their unusual characteristics, these materials …

Hexagon-like MAX-phase V4AlC3 single crystals grown by a high-temperature flux method
were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy …

Cr 2 AlC MAX phases were deposited using magnetron sputtering. The synthesis was
performed via layer-by-layer deposition from elemental targets onto Si wafer and polished …