Thermal stability of MAX phases

The susceptibility of MAX phases to thermal dissociation at 1300-1550 °C in high vacuum has been studied using in-situ neutron diffraction. Above 1400 °C, MAX phases decomposed to binary carbide (e.g. TiCx) or binary nitride (e.g. TiNx), primarily through the sublimation of A-elements such as Al or...

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Main Authors: Low, It Meng, Pang, W.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Trans Tech Publications Ltd 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48124
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description The susceptibility of MAX phases to thermal dissociation at 1300-1550 °C in high vacuum has been studied using in-situ neutron diffraction. Above 1400 °C, MAX phases decomposed to binary carbide (e.g. TiCx) or binary nitride (e.g. TiNx), primarily through the sublimation of A-elements such as Al or Si, which results in a porous surface layer of MXx being formed. Positive activation energies were determined for decomposed MAX phases with coarse pores but a negative activation energy when the pore size was less than 1.0 ìm. The insights for tailor-design of MAX phases with controlled thermal stability and intercalated MXenes for energy storage are addressed. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-481242017-09-13T14:22:15Z Thermal stability of MAX phases Low, It Meng Pang, W. The susceptibility of MAX phases to thermal dissociation at 1300-1550 °C in high vacuum has been studied using in-situ neutron diffraction. Above 1400 °C, MAX phases decomposed to binary carbide (e.g. TiCx) or binary nitride (e.g. TiNx), primarily through the sublimation of A-elements such as Al or Si, which results in a porous surface layer of MXx being formed. Positive activation energies were determined for decomposed MAX phases with coarse pores but a negative activation energy when the pore size was less than 1.0 ìm. The insights for tailor-design of MAX phases with controlled thermal stability and intercalated MXenes for energy storage are addressed. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48124 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.617.153 Trans Tech Publications Ltd restricted
spellingShingle Low, It Meng
Pang, W.
Thermal stability of MAX phases
title Thermal stability of MAX phases
title_full Thermal stability of MAX phases
title_fullStr Thermal stability of MAX phases
title_full_unstemmed Thermal stability of MAX phases
title_short Thermal stability of MAX phases
title_sort thermal stability of max phases
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48124