Pressure induced structural phase transformation in TiN: A first-principles study

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 13, 2013, Pages

  Bhat, Soumya S ^a   Waghmare, Umesh V ^b   Ramamurty, U ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; EXCHANGE CORRELATION ENERGY; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; GENERALIZED GRADIENT APPROXIMATIONS; STRUCTURAL PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION;

CALCULATIONS; CESIUM ALLOYS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HARD COATINGS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STABILITY;

TITANIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 84880671683     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4798591     Document Type: Conference Paper

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