Phase stability of Crn+ 1GaCn MAX phases from first principles and Cr2GaC thin-film synthesis using magnetron sputtering from elemental targets

Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 971-974

  Petruhins, Andrejs ^a   Ingason, Arni Sigurdur ^a   Dahlqvist, Martin ^a   Mockute, Aurelija ^a   Junaid, Muhammad ^a   Birch, Jens ^a   Lu, Jun ^a   Hultman, Lars ^a   Persson, Per O A ^a   Rosen, Johanna ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Epitaxial thin films; Magnetron sputtering; MAX phases

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; ANTIFERROMAGNETIC SPINS; BULK SYNTHESIS; ELEMENTAL TARGETS; EPITAXIAL THIN FILMS; FIRST PRINCIPLES; MAGNETIC STATE; MAX PHASIS;

EPITAXIAL GROWTH; PHASE STABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MAGNETRON SPUTTERING;

EID: 84887966760     PISSN: 18626254     EISSN: 18626270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssr.201308025     Document Type: Article

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