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Advancements in high-entropy materials for electromagnetic wave absorption

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Preparation and Chemosensory Properties of Nanocomposite Obtained by Hydrothermal Modification of Ti2CTx with Hierarchically Organized Co(CO3)0.5(OH)⋅0.11H2O

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Preparation and microwave absorption performance study of high-entropy MAX phase (Ti1/4V1/4Zr1/4Nb1/4)2AlC

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Synthesis of (Ti V Cr )3C2T MXene for excellent electromagnetic wave absorption properties

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Low Temperature Chemoresistive Oxygen Sensors Based on Titanium-Containing Ti2CTx and Ti3C2Tx MXenes

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Electromagnetic wave absorption properties of high-entropy carbide ceramics: The role of Fe content in (Hf(1-X)/4Zr(1-X)/4Nb(1-X)/4Ta(1-X)/4FeX)C compositions

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Lewis acid molten salt etched porous lamellar Ti2AlC powders for enhanced microwave absorption

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Synthesis and electromagnetic wave absorption performances of a novel (Mo0.25Cr0.25Ti0.25V0.25)3AlC2 high-entropy MAX phase

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The corrosion behavior of multicomponent porous MAX phase (Ti0.25Zr0.25Nb0.25Ta0.25)2AlC in hydrochloric acid

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Laser‐induced self‐propagating synthesis of Al3BC3 powder for high‐temperature electromagnetic wave absorption

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Molten salt electrolysis synthesis of high-purity nanostructured (VxCr1-x)2AlC solid solutions with tunable Cr/V ratios

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MXene‐Based Electromagnetic Attenuation Materials in Microwave and Terahertz Bands

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Synthesis and electromagnetic wave properties of Ti2.7M0.1T0.2AlC2 (M = Fe, Ni, T = Zr, Mo, W, Ta) powder

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Preparation and Chemosensory Properties of Composite Material Ti2CTx–10 mol % SnO2

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Synthesis of Ti3AlC2 MAX Phase in KBr Protective Melt

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Anomalous electromagnetic wave absorption of MAX phase ceramic powder achieved through high entropy solid solution and melt pool heat transfer preparation method

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Comprehensive review of MAX phase and MXene materials: synthesis, properties, and applications

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Mullite/SiB6 coating for microcrack heal and microwave absorption performance at high temperatures

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Synthesis of MAX Phases in the Ti2AlC–V2AlC System as Precursors of Heterometallic MXenes Ti2 – xVxC

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A comparative study the structural, mechanical, and electronic properties of medium-entropy MAX phase (TiZrHf)2SC with Ti2SC, Zr2SC, Hf2SC via first-principles

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Multiprincipal Element M2FeC (M = Ti,V,Nb,Ta,Zr) MAX Phases with Synergistic Effect of Dielectric and Magnetic Loss

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Facile synthesis of hollow Ti3AlC2 microrods in molten salts via Kirkendall effect

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Gas sensing properties of Ti0.2V1.8CTx/V2O5 nanocomposite

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Current Advances in i‐MAX Phases and their Two Dimensional Derivative i‐MXenes: Challenges and Opportunities

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In-situ synthesis of multi-principal-element (Mo0.25Cr0.25Ti0.25V0.25)3C2Tx MXene-based composites with enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption

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Ceramics International, 2023, 49, 40498
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Strong microwave absorption of Fe-deficient SrFe9.4Cu0.8Sn0.5O19-d with enhanced permittivity and ferromagnetic resonance by high annealing temperature

Bo Liu, Lun Li, Kewei Li, Xiaoqiong Wang, Yukun Tan, Shifeng Zhao, Wenping Zhou, Shuya Xing, Wenyun Yang, Shunquan Liu and Hong Chang

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Recent progress on high temperature radar absorbing coatings (RACs): a review

Chaosheng Ma, Wenbo Yu, Guozheng Ma and Wang Haidou

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Influence of the Composition of the MF–HCl (M = Li+, Na+, $${\text{NH}}_{4}^{ + }$$) Etching System on the Gas-Sensing Properties of Ti3C2Tx/TiOx Nanocomposites

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Magnetic-dielectric synergistic construction of Ni-doped Ti3AlC2 achieving efficient microwave absorption

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Separated reversal of spins in two spin sublattices and strong microwave absorption with adjustable broad bandwidth in SrFe10.4Zn0.8Sn0.8O19

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Nanoengineering Cr2GaC/C hybrids for high-performance electromagnetic absorbers via sol-gel and electrospinning

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Entropy‐Driven Morphology Regulation of MAX Phase Solid Solutions with Enhanced Microwave Absorption and Thermal Insulation Performance

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Introduction of magnetic losses in MAX phase solid solution Cr1.5V0.5AlC to obtain advanced electromagnetic wave absorption

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Gas-Sensing Properties of the Ti0.2V1.8CTx/V2O5 Nanocomposite

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Molten salt guided synthesis of carbon Microfiber/FeS dielectric/magnetic composite for microwave absorption application

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Fabrication and electromagnetic wave absorption modulation of high-performance (TaNbTiV)₂AlC MAX phase

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Joule heating‐driven ultrafast synthesis of high‐entropy MAX phase as a robust electromagnetic wave absorber

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Enhanced microwave absorption performance of high-entropy (Mo0.2Cr0.2Nb0.2Ti0.2V0.2)4AlC3 MAX phase through high-energy ball milling

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High-entropy engineering of A-site in MAX phases toward superior microwave absorption properties

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Pore structure characteristic and properties of porous Ti3(Al,Si)C2 solid solution prepared by pressureless sintering

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Atomic Scale Design of MXenes and Their Parent Materials─From Theoretical and Experimental Perspectives

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Hollow silicon carbide microspheres for excellent and lightweight electromagnetic wave absorber

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