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  1. D.A. Goldstein , B. Ratzker , P. Shekhter , B. Favelukis , M. Sokol, "Sulfur Impurity Removal in Magnesium Aluminate Spinel by Acid Treatment", Powder Technology, 119215 (2023) [DOI]

  2. B. Favelukis, S. Chakrabartty, V. Kumar, S.H Kim, A. El-Zoka, M. Krämer, D. Raabe, B. Gault, N. Eliaz, A. Natan, M. Sokol, B.A. Rosen", Improved Durability of Ti3C2Tz at Potentials above the Reversible Hydrogen Electrode by Tantalum Substitution", Advanced Functional Materials,  2309749 (2023) [DOI]

  3. M. Krämer, B. Favelukis, A.A. El-Zoka, M. Sokol, B.A. Rosen, N. Eliaz, S. Kim and B. Gault, "Near-Atomic Scale Perspective on the Oxidation of Ti3C2Tx MXenes: Insights from Atom Probe Tomography", Advanced Materials, 2305183 (2023) [DOI]

  4. M. Sokol, T.A. Elmeligy, G. Plummer, G.J. Tucker and M.W. Barsoum,
    "Tensile creep of textured Ti2AlC in the 1000–1150°C temperature range", Acta Materialia, 261, 119350 (2023) [DOI]

  5. ​​ B. Ratzker, M. Sokol, "Exploring the capabilities of high-pressure spark plasma sintering (HPSPS): A review of materials processing and properties", Materials & Design, 233 112238 (2023) [DOI]

  6. A. Hazan, B. Ratzker, D. Zhang, A. Katiyi, M. Sokol, Y. Gogotsi and A. Karabchevsky, "MXene Nanoflakes Enabled All-Optical Nonlinear Activation Function for On-Chip Photonic Deep Neural Networks", Advanced Materials, 35 2210216 (2023) [DOI]

  7.  B. Ratzker, O. Messer, B. Favelukis, S. Kalabukhov, N. Maman, V. Ezersky, M.Sokol, "MXene-Based Ceramic Nanocomposites Enabled by Pressure-Assisted Sintering", ASC Nano, 17 157-167, (2023) [DOI]                                Highlighted on issue cover

  8. ​T.A. Elmelegy, E. Epifano, M. Sokol, G. Hug, M. Hans, J.M. Schneider, M.W. Barsoum, "Isothermal Oxidation of Ti3Al0.6Ga0.4C2 MAX Phase Solid Solution in Air at 1000 to 1300°C", Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 169 031510 (2022) [DOI]

  9.  R. Pai, V. Natu, M. Sokol, M. Carey, M.W. Barsoum and V. Kalra, "Tuning functional two-dimensional MXene nanosheets to enable efficient sulfur utilization in lithium-sulfur batteries", Cell Reports Physical Science, 2 7 100480 (2021) [DOI]

  10. S. Intikhab, M. Sokol, V. Natu, S. Chatterjee, Y. Li, M.W. Barsoum and J. Snyder, "Electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) on mixed nanoporous RuIr borides", Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 51 1101-1108 (2021) [DOI]

  11. T.A. ElMelegy, M. Sokol and M.W. Barsoum, "Enhanced yield synthesis of bulk dense (M2/3Y1/3)=AlC (M = Cr, W, Mo) in-plane chemically ordered quaternary atomically laminated i-MAX phases and oxidation of (Cr2/3Y1/3)2AlC and (Mo2/3Y1/3)2AlC", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 867 158930 (2021) [DOI]

  12. X. Zhao, M. Sokol, M.W. Barsoum and L. Lamberson, "Effect of grain orientation on the compressive response of highly oriented MAX phase Ti3SiC2", Materials Science and Engineering A, 809 140869 (2021) [DOI]

  13. X. Zhao, M. Sokol, M.W. Barsoum and L. Lamberson, "Effect of grain orientation on the compressive response of highly oriented MAX phase Ti3SiC2", Materials Science and Engineering A, 809 140869 (2021) [DOI]

  14. M.T.P. Rigby, V. Natu,   M. Sokol, D.J. Kelly, D.G. Hopkinson, Y. Zou, J.R.T. Bird, L.J. Evitts, M. Smith, C.P. Race, P. Frankel, S.J. Haigh and  M.W. Barsoum, "Synthesis of new M-layer solid-solution 312 MAX phases (Ta1−xTix)3AlC2 (x = 0.4, 0.62, 0.75, 0.91 or 0.95), and their corresponding MXenes", RSC Advances, 11 3110 (2021) [DOI]

  15.  S. Kota, L. Verger, V. Natu, M. Sokol, M.W. Barsoum, "Thermal stability of the nanolayered Fe2AlB2 in nitrogen and argon atmospheres", Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 00 1-7 (2020) [DOI]

  16. D. Potashnikov, E.N. Caspi, A. Pesach, S. Kota, M. Sokol, L.A. Hanner, M.W. Barsoum, H.A. Evans, A. Eyal, A. Keren, O. Rivin, "Magnetic properties of (Fe1-xMnx)2AlB2 and the impact of substitution on the magnetocaloric effect", Physical Review Materials, 4 084404 (2020) [DOI]

  17. M. Benchakar, V. Natu, T.A. Elmelegy, M. Sokol, J. Snyder, C. Comminges, C. Morais, S. Célérier, A. Habrioux, M.W. Barsoum, "On a Two-Dimensional MoS2/Mo2CTx Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Obtained by the Topotactic Sulfurization of Mo2CTx MXene", Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 167 124507 (2020) [DOI]

  18. M. Carey, Z. Hinton, V. Natu, R. Pai, M. Sokol, N.J. Alvarez and M.W. Barsoum, "Dispersion and stabilization of alkylated 2D Ti3C2Tz MXene in nonpolar solvents", Cell Reports Physical Science, 1 100042 (2020) [DOI]

  19. V. Natu, R. Pai, M. Sokol, M. Carey, V. Kalra and M.W. Barsoum, "2D Ti3C2Tz MXene synthesized by water free etching of Ti3AlC2 in polar organic solvents", Chem, 6 616-630 (2020) [DOI]                                                                             Highlighted on issue cover

  20. W. Wang, M. Sokol, S, Kota and M.W. Barsoum, "Reaction Paths and Microstructures of Nickel and Ti2AlC Mixtures Reacted in the 1050 – 1350 °C Temperature Range", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 828 154193 (2020) [DOI]

  21. B. Ratzker, A. Wagner, M. Sokol, L. Meshi, S. Kalabukhov and N. Frage, "Deformation in nanocrystalline ceramics: A microstructural study of MgAl2O4", Acta Materialia, 183 137-144 (2020) [DOI]

  22. M. Carey, M. Sokol, G. R. Palmese and M.W. Barsoum, "Water Transport and Thermomechanical Properties of Ti3C2Tz MXene Epoxy Nanocomposites", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11, 42, 39143-39149 (2019) [DOI]

  23. M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov, E. Zaretsky and M.W. Barsoum, "Abnormal Response of Ti3SiC2 To High Strain-Rate Loading", Physical Review Materials, 3 063610-063621 (2019) [DOI]  ​​                                                                                                                     Selected as Editors’ Suggestion

  24.  S. Kota, M. Sokol and M.W. Barsoum, "A Progress Report on the MAB Phases: Atomically Laminated, Ternary Transition Metal Borides", International Materials Reviews (2019) [DOI]

  25. V. Natu, J. L. Hart, M. Sokol, H. Chiang, M. L. Taheri and M.W. Barsoum,"Edge Capping of 2D-MXene Sheets with Polyanionic Salts to Mitigate Oxidation in Aqueous Colloidal Suspensions", Angewandte Chemie, 58(2019) [DOI]   Selected as Hot Paper

  26. M. Sokol, V. Natu, S. Kota, and M.W. Barsoum, "On the Chemical Diversity of the MAX Phases", Trends in Chemistry, 1 [2] 210-223 (2019) [DOI] 

  27. M. Carey, Z. Hinton, M. Sokol, N. Alvarez and M.W. Barsoum, "Nylon-6/Ti3C2Tz MXene nanocomposites synthesized by in-situ ring opening polymerization of ɛ-caprolactam and their water transport properties", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11 20425-20436 (2019) [DOI]

  28. A. Wagner, B. Ratzker, S. Kalabukhov, S. Kolusheva, M. Sokol and N. Frage, "Highly-doped Nd:YAG fabricated by conventional and high pressure SPS", Ceramic International, 45 12279-12284 (2019) [DOI]

  29. B. Ratzker, A. Wagner, M. Sokol S. Kalabukhov, M.P. Dariel and N. Frage, "Optical and mechanical properties of transparent alumina fabricated by high-pressure spark plasma sintering", Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 39 2712-2719 (2019) [DOI]

  30.  M. Sokol, J. Wang, H. Keshavan and M. W. Barsoum, "Bonding and Oxidation Protection of Ti2AlC and Cr2AlC for a Ni-based Superalloy", Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 39 878-882 (2019) [DOI]

  31. A. Wagner, B. Ratzker, S. Kalabukhov, M. Sokol and N. Frage, "Residual Porosity and Optical Properties of Spark Plasma Sintered Transparent Polycrystalline Cerium-doped YAG", Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 39 1436-1442 (2019) [DOI]

  32. ​ B. Ratzker, A. Wagner, M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov and N. Frage, "Stress-enhanced dynamic grain growth during high-pressure spark plasma sintering of submicron alumina", Acta Materialia, 164 390-399 (2019) [DOI]

  33. G.W. Bentzel*, M. Sokol*, J. Griggs, A.C. Lang and M.W. Barsoum, "On the Interactions of Ti2AlC, Ti3AlC2, Ti3SiC2 and Cr2AlC with Palladium at 900°C", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 771 1103-1110 (2019) [DOI]

  34. V. Natu, M. Sokol, L. Verger and M.W. Barsoum, "Effect of Edge Charges on Stability and Aggregation of Ti3C2Tz MXene Colloidal Suspensions", The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122 27745-27753 (2018) [DOI]

  35. M. Sokol, B. Ratzker, S. Kalabukhov, M. P. Dariel, E. Galun and N. Frage, "Transparent Polycrystalline Magnesium Aluminate Spinel Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering", Advanced Materials, 30 1706283 (2018) [DOI]

  36. S. Cohen, B. Ratzker, M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov and N. Frage, "Polycrystalline Transparent Magnesium Aluminate Spinel Processed by a Combination of Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP)", Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 38 [15] 5153-5159 (2018) [DOI]

  37. B. Ratzker, M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov and N. Frage, "Compression creep of copper under pulsed direct electric current studied by a spark plasma sintering (SPS) apparatus", Materials Science and Engineering: A, 712 424-429 (2018) [DOI]

  38. B. Ratzker, M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov and N. Frage, "High-pressure spark plasma sintering of silicon nitride with LiF additive", Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 38 [4] 1271-1277 (2018) [DOI]

  39. M. Sokol, S. Meir, E. Strumza, S. Kalabukhov, S. Hayun and N. Frage, "On the effects of LiF on the synthesis and reactive sintering of gahnite (ZnAl2O4)", Ceramics International, 43 [17] 14891-14896 (2017) [DOI]

  40. M. Sokol, M. Halabi, Y. Mordekovitz, S. Kalabukhov, S. Hayun and N. Frage, "An Inverse Hall-Petch Relation in Nanocrystalline MgAl2O4 Spinel Consolidated by High Pressure Spark Plasma Sintering (HPSPS)", Scripta Materialia, 139 159-161 (2017) [DOI]

  41. M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov, E. Zaretsky and N. Frage, "Effect of grain size on the static and dynamic mechanical properties of magnesium aluminate spinel (MgAl2O4)", Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 37 [10] 3417-3424 (2017) [DOI]

  42. B. Ratzker, M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov and N. Frage, "Using a spark plasma sintering apparatus as a tool in a compressive creep study of fine-grained alumina", Ceramics International, 43 [12] 9369-9376 (2017) [DOI]

  43. M. Sokol, M. Halabi, S. Kalabukhov, N. Frage, "Nano-structured MgAl2O4 Spinel Consolidated by High Pressure Spark Plasma Sintering (HPSPS)", Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 37 [2] 755-762 (2017) [DOI]

  44. A. Hecht, Z. Burshtein, A. Katzir, N. Salman, M. Sokol, E. Frumker, E. Galun and A. A. Ishaaya, 2016, "Passive Q-switching of a Tm:YLF laser with a Co2+ doped silver halide saturable absorber", Optical Materials, 64 64-69 (2017) [DOI]

  45. B. Ratzker, M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov and N. Frage, "Creep of Polycrystalline Magnesium Aluminate Spinel Studied by an SPS Apparatus", Materials, 9(6) 493 (2016) [DOI]

  46. M. Radune, M. Zinigrad, S. Kalabukhov, M. Sokol, V.I. Chumanov and N. Frage, "Spark Plasma Sintering of Ti1-XAlXN Nano-powders Synthesized by High-Energy Ball Milling", Ceramics International, 42, 11077-84 (2016) [DOI]

  47. M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov, V. Kasiyan, M. P. Dariel and N. Frage, "Functional properties of Nd:YAG polycrystalline ceramics processed by High Pressure Spark Plasma Sintering (HPSPS)", Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 99 [3] 802-807 (2015) [DOI]

  48. M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov, V. Kasiyan, A. Rothman, M. P. Dariel and N. Frage, "Mechanical, thermal and optical properties of the SPS-processed polycrystalline Nd:YAG", Optical Materials, 38 204-210 (2014) [DOI]

  49. M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov, M. P. Dariel and N. Frage, "High-pressure spark plasma sintering (SPS) of transparent polycrystalline magnesium aluminate spinel (PMAS)", Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 34 [16] 4305-4310 (2014) [DOI]

  50. Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings                                                                       M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov and N. Frage, "Fabrication of Polycrystalline Transparent Co+2: MgAl2O4 by a Combination of Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) Processes”, MATEC Web of Conferences, 109 03002 (2017) [DOI]

  51. Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings                                                                       M. Sokol, S. Kalabukhov and N. Frage, "Low temperature fabrication of transparent magnesium aluminate spinel by high pressure spark plasma sintering", Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Nanostructured and Multifunctional Materials III, ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017, pp. 27-35. [DOI]

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