MAX phases as nanolaminate materials: chemical composition, microstructure, synthesis, properties, and applications

L Fu, W **a - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

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 …

Loading actinides in multilayered structures for nuclear waste treatment: the first case study of uranium capture with vanadium carbide MXene

L Wang, L Yuan, K Chen, Y Zhang… - … applied materials & …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Efficient nuclear waste treatment and environmental management are important hurdles that
need to be overcome if nuclear energy is to become more widely used. Herein, we …

Effect of neutron irradiation on select MAX phases

DJ Tallman, EN Hoffman, NC El'ad, BL Garcia-Diaz… - Acta Materialia, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Herein we report on the effect of neutron irradiation–of up to 0.1 displacements per atom at
360 (20)° C or 695 (25)° C–on polycrystalline samples of Ti 3 AlC 2, Ti 2 AlC, Ti 3 SiC 2 and …

Extraordinary Areal and Volumetric Performance of Flexible Solid‐State Micro‐Supercapacitors Based on Highly Conductive Freestanding Ti3C2Tx Films

H Huang, H Su, H Zhang, L Xu, X Chu… - Advanced Electronic …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Approaching state‐of‐the‐art areal and volumetric capacitances while maintaining high‐
power characteristic is a big challenge that promotes practical application of flexible solid …

Point defect properties in high entropy MAX phases from first-principles calculations

H **ao, S Zhao, Q Liu, Y Li, S Zhao, F Luo, Y Wang… - Acta Materialia, 2023‏ - Elsevier
MAX phase materials exhibit both metal and ceramic properties due to their unique
laminated atomic structures, making them promising candidates in advanced nuclear energy …

Ti3AlC2, a candidate structural material for innovative nuclear energy system: The microstructure phase transformation and defect evolution induced by energetic …

T Deng, J Sun, P Tai, Y Wang, L Zhang, H Chang… - Acta Materialia, 2020‏ - Elsevier
For the structure materials applied in the innovative nuclear energy system, the strongly
environment radiation source is always a big concern which will severely degrade the …

Effect of neutron irradiation on defect evolution in Ti3SiC2 and Ti2AlC

DJ Tallman, L He, BL Garcia-Diaz, EN Hoffman… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Herein we report on the characterization of defects formed in polycrystalline Ti 3 SiC 2 and
Ti 2 AlC samples exposed to neutron irradiation–up to 0.1 displacements per atom (dpa) at …

Disorder in Mn+1AXn phases at the atomic scale

C Wang, T Yang, CL Tracy, C Lu, H Zhang… - Nature …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Atomic disordering in materials alters their physical and chemical properties and can
subsequently affect their performance. In complex ceramic materials, it is a challenge to …

Effects of neutron irradiation of Ti3SiC2 and Ti3AlC2 in the 121–1085 C temperature range

DJ Tallman, L He, J Gan, NC El'ad, EN Hoffman… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Herein we report on the formation of defects in response to neutron irradiation of
polycrystalline Ti 3 SiC 2 and Ti 3 AlC 2 samples exposed to total fluences of≈ 6× 10 20 n/m …