Structural and chemical determination of the new nanolaminated carbide Mo2Ga2C from first principles and materials analysis

Acta Materialia

Volumn 99, Issue , 2015, Pages 157-164

  Lai, C C ^a   Meshkian, R ^a   Dahlqvist, M ^a   Lu, J ^a   Naslund L A ^a   Rivin, O ^b   Caspi, E N ^b   Ozeri, O ^c   Hultman, L ^a   Eklund, P ^a   Barsoum, M W ^a,d   Rosen, J ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Ultrasonic Section   (Israel)

^d Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; First principles; Mo2Ga2C; Nanolaminated material; Phase stability

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CARBIDES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; PHASE STABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; CHEMICAL DETERMINATION; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FIRST PRINCIPLES; HEXAGONAL ARRANGEMENTS; HIGH RESOLUTION SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; MATERIALS ANALYSIS; MO2GA2C;

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EID: 84938904236     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2015.07.063     Document Type: Article

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