Physical properties of new MAX phase borides M2SB (M = Zr, Hf and Nb) in comparison with conventional MAX phase carbides M2SC (M = Zr, Hf and Nb): Comprehensive insights
M. A. Ali, M. M. Hossain, M. M. Uddin, M. A. Hossain, A. K. M. A. Islam, S. H. Naqib
In this article, a detailed study of the recently synthesized MAX phase borides M2SB (M = Zr, Hf and Nb) has been performed via first principles technique. Investigation of mechanical hardness, elastic anisotropy, optical properties, dynamical stability and thermal properties are considered for the first time. The estimated values of stiffness constants and elastic moduli are found in good agreement with available results. The micro and macro hardness (Hmicro and Hmacro) parameters are calculated. The Vickers hardness is also calculated using Mulliken population analysis. The electronic density of states and charge density mapping are used to explain the variation of stiffness constants, elastic moduli and hardness parameters among the studied ternary borides. The Nb2SB compound is found to show best combination of mechanical properties. Mixture of covalent and ionic bonding within these borides is explained using Mulliken population analysis. The direction dependent values of Youngs modulus, compressibility, shear modulus and Poissons ratio are visualized by 2D and 3D representations and different anisotropic factors are calculated. The important optical constants are calculated and analyzed. The metallic nature of the studied borides is confirmed from the DOS and optical properties. The reflectivity spectra reveal the potential use of Zr2SB as coating materials to diminish solar heating. The studied borides are dynamically stable as confirmed from the phonon dispersion curves. The characteristic thermodynamic properties have also been calculated and analyzed. The physical properties of corresponding 211 MAX phase carbides are also calculated for comparison with those of the titled ternary borides.
The rise of 212 MAX phase borides, Ti$_2$PB$_2$, Zr$_2$PbB$_2$, and Nb$_2$AB$_2$ [A = P, S]: DFT insights into the physical properties for thermo-mechanical applications
一类有趣的三元金属硼化物,称为212 MAX相硼化物,是MAX相家族的最新进展。本文报道了对Ti $_2$ PB $_2$、Zr $_2$ PbB $_2$和Nb $_2$ AB $_2$ [A = P,S]的从头计算结果,其中首次预测了Ti $_2$ PB $_2$及其211硼化物相Ti $_2$ PB。通过计算形成能、声子色散曲线和弹性刚度常数证实了该体系的稳定性。发现Ti $_2$ PB $_2$、Zr $_2$ PbB $_2$和Nb $_2$ AB $_2$ [A = P,S]的弹性常数、弹性模量和维氏硬度值显著大于它们的对应物211硼化物和碳化物的弹性常数、弹性模量和维氏硬度值,其趋势与其他212硼化物相似。所研究的化合物像大多数MAX和MAB相一样易碎。电子能带结构和态密度揭示了标题硼化物的金属性质。几个热参数进行了探讨,证明Ti2PB2,Zr2PbB2,和Nb2AB2 [A = P,S]的适用性相比,他们的同行,和一个类似的趋势被发现为其他212硼化物。所获得的结果预测,Ti2PB2,Zr2PbB2,和Nb2AB2 [A = P,S]作为有效的热障涂层材料具有显着的潜力。通过计算介电常数(实部和虚部)、折射率、吸收系数、光电导性、反射率和能量损失函数,研究了Ti $_2$ PB $_2$、Zr $_2$ PbB $_2$和Nb $_2$ AB $_2$ [A = P…
Neutron Diffraction Measurements and First Principles Study of Thermal Motion of Atoms in Select M_{n+1}AX_n and Binary MX Transition Metal Carbide Phases
在这里,我们比较了在选定的三元碳化物与公式Mn+1AXn(“最大相”,M = Ti,Cr; A = Al,Si,Ge; X = C,N)的原子的热振动,确定从第一原理声子计算的高温中子粉末衍射研究。还研究了过渡金属碳化物TiC、TaC和WC,以在更简单的碳化物上测试我们的方法。良好的定性和定量的二元碳化物的预测值和实验值之间的协议。对于所研究的所有MAX相-Ti 3SiC 2、Ti 3GeC 2、Ti 2AlN、Cr2 GeC和Ti4 AlN 3-密度泛函理论计算预测,A元素以最高振幅振动,并且在基面内以较高振幅各向异性振动,这与高温中子衍射研究的早期结果一致。在某些情况下,理论和实验原子位移参数之间的绝对值存在定量差异,例如各向异性的逆转或温度相关原子位移参数的系统偏移。计算了与模式相关的Grüneisen参数,探讨了系统的非谐性。
Compositionally Complex Ceramics (CCCs): A New Paradigm in Ceramics
Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering(加州大学圣地亚哥分校艾思友峰李家族化学与纳米工程系;材料科学与工程计划);Program in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego
Elastic properties of cubic silicon carbide with Si vacancies
Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)(马德里材料科学研究所,西班牙国家科学研究委员会);CNR-IOM Democritos National Simulation Center, Istituto Officina dei Materiali(意大利国家研究委员会材料研究所德谟克利特国家模拟中心)
Chemical physics of superconductivity in layered yttrium carbide halides from first principles
我们对碳化钇卤化物Y $_2$ $X_2$ C $_2$($X$ =Cl,Br,I)的超导电性进行了彻底的第一性原理研究,其最大转变温度($T_{\rm c}$)为$\sim$ 10 K。对优化后的晶体结构进行了详细的分析,结果表明,Y $_2$ C $_2$嵌段在卤素取代Cl,Br到I后发生单轴压缩,与晶格矢量的单调展开相反.采用基于超导体密度泛函理论的非经验方法,在传统声子机制下,我们成功地再现了$T_{\rm c}$的卤素依赖性。在Y $_2$ I $_2$ C $_2$中观察到一个C $_2$振动模式的异常增强耦合,这意味着可能偏离传统的配对图片。利用电子-声子耦合的Wannier表象,我们证明了卤素电子轨道和离子振动对超导配对几乎没有贡献。因此,该系统的卤素依赖性是卤素离子通过对超导Y $_2$ C $_2$块的单轴压缩力的间接效应。因此,我们建立了一个定量可靠的图片的超导物理的这个系统,提取一个独特的效果的原子替代,这是潜在的适用于其他超导体。
Recently, a group of MAX phases, (Mo$_{2/3}$Y$_{1/3}$)$_2$AlC, (Mo$_{2/3}$Sc$_{1/3}$)$_2$AlC, (W$_{2/3}$Sc$_{1/3}$)$_2$AlC, (W$_{2/3}$Y$_{1/3}$)$_2$AlC, and (V$_{2/3}$Zr$_{1/3}$)$_2$AlC, with in-plane ordered double transition metals, named iMAX phases, have been synthesized. Experimentally, some of these MAX phases can be chemically exfoliated into two-dimensional (2D) single- or multilayered transition metal carbides, so-called MXenes. Accordingly, the 2D nanostructures derived from iMAX phases are named iMXenes. Here, we investigate the structural stabilities and electronic structures of th…
A general Lewis acidic etching route for preparing MXenes with enhanced electrochemical performance in non-aqueous electrolyte
过渡金属的二维碳化物和氮化物,称为MXenes,是一种快速增长的二维材料家族,作为储能材料引起了人们的关注。到目前为止,MXene主要是由含Al的MAX相(其中A = Al)通过Al溶解在含F溶液中制备的,但大多数其他MAX相尚未被探索。在这里,氧化还原控制的A位蚀刻的MAX相在路易斯酸熔体中提出和验证的合成各种MXene从非常规MAX相前体与A元素Si,Zn和Ga。通过该熔融盐合成方法获得的Ti 3C 2 MXene材料的负极在1 M LiPF 6碳酸盐基电解质中提供高达738 C g-1(205 mAh g-1)的Li+存储容量,具有高倍率性能和伪电容式电化学特征。由这种熔盐合成路线制备的MXene提供了作为电化学储能应用的高倍率负极材料的机会。