Electronic structure of MAX phases

Electronic structure of MAX phases
In the Framework og the ANR projet Maxycrist , the researched coordinated by Thierry Ouisse has allowed to develop crystal growth methods to obtain centimeter-sized crystal of MAX phases, as for example, Cr2AlC.

Single crystal growth of those nano-laminates allows us to determine the anisotropic physical properties which are due to their crystal structure. In particular, « ARPES » measurements give an almost direct assessment of their band structure and of their Fermi surface.


T. Ito, D. Pinek, T. Fujita, M. Nakatake, S.I. Ideta, K. Tanaka, T. Ouisse,
Phys. Rev. B 96, 195168 (2017)