Stability of Ti-B-N solid solutions and the formation of nc-TiN/a-BN nanocomposites studied by combined ab initio and thermodynamic calculations

Acta Materialia

Volumn 56, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 4440-4449

  Zhang, R F ^a   Sheng, S H ^a   Veprek, S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ab initio electron theory; Nitrides; Spinodal; Superhard nanocomposite; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLID SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM NITRIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

AB INITIO ELECTRON THEORY; AB-INITIO; FACE-CENTERED-CUBIC; HEXAGONAL-CLOSE PACKED; NITRIDES; SPINODAL; SUPERHARD NANOCOMPOSITE; THERMODYNAMICS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 50249099707     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2008.04.066     Document Type: Article

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