Nanolayered solids have attracted a lot of attention due to their intrinsic properties like damage tolerance, high toughness, amongst others. As an example, MAX and MAB phases are thermodynamically stable nanolaminates of early transition metals carbides, nitrides, and borides. Due to their inherent nanolaminated crystal structure they have remarkable and unique combination of metal-like and ceramic-like properties, such as machinability, good electrical/thermal conductivity, high thermal shock resistance, good oxidation/corrosion resistance, and stiffness at high temperatures. It is also possible to selectively etch atomic metal layers out of the crystal structure and to separate each nanolaminated block of these transition metal compounds to form 2D solids (MXenes, MBenes). Despite their relatively short history, MXenes have attracted attention due to their attractive properties, such as excellent electronic conductivity, surface functionality, and tunability.
This symposium will focus on the manufacturing, design challenges, properties like thermal, electrical, optoelectronic, solid lubrication and mechanical properties, stability, oxidation/corrosion resistance, and radiation tolerance of both 2D and 3D forms. A special session will be organized for further expanding research on the chemistry of layered and ternary structures.
Symposium Organizers:
- Surojit Gupta, University of North Dakota, USA; Surojit.gupta@und.edu
- Miladin Radovic, Texas A&M, USA; mradovic@tamu.edu
- Christina Birkel, Arizona State University, USA
- Babak Anasori, Purdue University, USA
- Aiguo Zhao, Henan Polytechnic University, China
- Jesus Gonzalez-Julian, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- Qing Huang, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, China
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