Neutron Diffraction Measurements and First Principles Study of Thermal Motion of Atoms in Select M_{n+1}AX_n and Binary MX Transition Metal Carbide Phases

Nina J. Lane, Sven C. Vogel, Gilles Hug +4

Herein, we compare the thermal vibrations of atoms in select ternary carbides with the formula Mn+1AXn ("MAX phases," M = Ti, Cr; A = Al, Si, Ge; X = C, N) as determined from first…