Thermodynamic aspects of materials' hardness: Prediction of novel superhard high-pressure phases

High Pressure Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 531-537

  Mukhanov, V A ^a   Kurakevych, O O ^a   Solozhenko, V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Superhard materials; Theory of hardness; Thermodynamical properties

Indexed keywords

BORON; BORON NITRIDE; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CUBIC BORON NITRIDE; DIAMONDS; ELASTIC MODULI; HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NITRIDES; THERMODYNAMICS;

BULK MODULUS; CHEMICAL BONDINGS; COVALENT RADIUSES; GIBBS ENERGIES; HIGH PRESSURES; PRESSURE PHASES; SOLID PHASIS; SUPERHARD; SUPERHARD MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCES; THEORY OF HARDNESS; THERMODYNAMICAL PROPERTIES;

HARDNESS;

EID: 57649150089     PISSN: 08957959     EISSN: 14772299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08957950802429052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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