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A 314-type MAB phase V3PB4 with hexagonal crystal structure is synthesized by self-propagating high temperature combustion synthesis (SHS), with the help of the full first-principles predictions for the phase stability and adiabatic combustion temperature of SHS. Using XRD and TEM, V3PB4 crystallizes in the space group of P
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