An <italic>ab initio</italic> investigation of vibrational, thermodynamic, and optical properties of Sc<sub><bold>2</bold></sub>AlC MAX compound

An ab initio investigation of vibrational, thermodynamic, and optical properties of Sc₂AlC MAX compound

Ali M A¹, Nasir M T⁴, Khatun M R², Islam A K M A³, Naqib S H^{2, †,}

Temperature dependences of the calculated thermodynamic parameters of Sc₂AlC under zero pressure: (a) Helmholtz free energy, (b) internal energy, (c) entropy, and (d) specific heat.