High-pressure phase transitions in transition metal carbides XC (X = Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta): A first-principle study

Phase Transitions

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-66

  Srivastava, Anurag ^a   Chauhan, Mamta ^a   Singh, R K ^b  

^a ABV INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT   (India)

^b THE NORTHCAP UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CsCl; first principle; high pressure; phase transition; rocksalt; transition metal carbides

Indexed keywords

CSCL; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; HIGH PRESSURE; ROCK SALT; TRANSITION METAL CARBIDES;

CESIUM ALLOYS; ELASTIC MODULI; GROUND STATE; HAFNIUM; METALS; NIOBIUM; TANTALUM; TANTALUM CARBIDE; VANADIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 78650395437     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411594.2010.509644     Document Type: Article

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