Journal of Physical Chemistry C, volume 122, issue 39, pages 22660-22666

Novel Phase of AlN4 as a Possible Superhard Material

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2018-09-18
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Impact factor3.7
ISSN19327447, 19327455
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
General Energy
Abstract
Nitrides have attracted great attention due to their outstanding applications as superconductors, high-energy materials, and hard materials. Utilizing particle swarm optimization algorithm on crystal structure prediction in combination with first-principle calculations, a novel stable stoichiometry, AlN4 with space group P31c, is thermodynamically stable above 123 GPa and remains metastable at ambient conditions. Structurally, AlN4 is intriguing with the appearance of N8 with distorted double triangular conical columns and Al atoms sharing the same lattice hP4 with sodium. The metastable of AlN4 stems from the inherent stability of three-dimensional covalent bonded nets from N8 and Al–N8. The new aluminum nitride with hardness of 45.7 GPa by Gao’s model is a potential hard material. Interestingly, the band gap of AlN4 is becoming wider with increasing pressure. Our work reveals a new form of N cluster and also provides a key perspective toward the understanding of novel chemical bonding in nitrogen-rich...

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Ma S. et al. Novel Phase of AlN4 as a Possible Superhard Material // Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2018. Vol. 122. No. 39. pp. 22660-22666.
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Ma S., Peng F., Zhu S., Li S., Gao Tao 高. 涛. Novel Phase of AlN4 as a Possible Superhard Material // Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2018. Vol. 122. No. 39. pp. 22660-22666.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b07385
UR - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b07385
TI - Novel Phase of AlN4 as a Possible Superhard Material
T2 - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
AU - Zhu, Shuangshuang
AU - Ma, Shiyin
AU - Peng, Feng
AU - Li, Shichang
AU - Gao Tao, 高 涛
PY - 2018
DA - 2018/09/18 00:00:00
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
SP - 22660-22666
IS - 39
VL - 122
SN - 1932-7447
SN - 1932-7455
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@article{2018_Ma,
author = {Shuangshuang Zhu and Shiyin Ma and Feng Peng and Shichang Li and 高 涛 Gao Tao},
title = {Novel Phase of AlN4 as a Possible Superhard Material},
journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry C},
year = {2018},
volume = {122},
publisher = {American Chemical Society (ACS)},
month = {sep},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b07385},
number = {39},
pages = {22660--22666},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b07385}
}
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Ma, Shiyin, et al. “Novel Phase of AlN4 as a Possible Superhard Material.” Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 122, no. 39, Sep. 2018, pp. 22660-22666. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b07385.
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