This Symposium aims at being an international forum in which the different aspects of the MAX phases and their more recently discovered derivative 2D compounds, viz. the MXenes, are discussed. The MAX phases are layered hexagonal machinable ternary early transition metal carbides and nitrides. Currently the MAX phases number over 60, with new ones, especially 413’s and solid solutions still being discovered on a routine basis. The recent realization that it is possible to easily etch the Al layers from some of these phases, to produce 2D solids that have much in common with graphene – hence the label MXene - is a new and exciting development that will in turn greatly enhance interest in and research of both the MAX and MXene phases. The International Symposium “Progress in Nano-laminated Ternary Carbides and Nitrides (MAX Phases) and Derivatives Thereof (MXenes)” will focus on the latest advances in understanding the chemistry/processing/properties/microstructure relationships of the MAX and MXene phases. The proposed sessions will cover the gamut from density functional theory calculations to transport properties, to new phases, both predicted and synthesized, to ambient and high temperature mechanical properties including creep and oxidation. How the MAX phases are converted to MXene and the properties of the latter will also be covered. Lastly, a session will be devoted to current and potential applications of the MAX and MXene phases.

Session Topics

CG-1 Bulk and thin film transport properties of the MAX and MXene phases

CG-2 New MAX and MXene phases

CG-3 Room temperature mechanical properties of the MAX phases

CG-4 High temperature mechanical, thermal and oxidation properties of the MAX phases

CG-5 MAX and MXene composites and their properties

CG-6 Electronic properties, ab initio calculations and structural characterization

CG-7 Synthesis and fabrication of MAX and MXene phases

CG-8 Functional properties and related applications of the MAX and MXene phases.

CG-9 MAX phases in extreme environments

CG-10 Application of the MAX and MXene phases

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