Synthesis, electron transport properties of transition metal nitrides and applications

Progress in Materials Science

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 50-154

  Ningthoujam, R S ^a,b   Gajbhiye, N S ^b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Electron transport; Layered compounds; Nanocrystalline; Superconductor; Transition metal nitrides

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; NANOCRYSTALS; NITRIDES; NITROGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CHANGING STRUCTURES; CHEMICAL BONDINGS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INTERSTITIAL SITES; LAYERED COMPOUND; NANOCRYSTALLINES; PARTICLE SIZE EFFECT; TRANSITION METAL NITRIDES;

TRANSITION METALS;

EID: 84919772580     PISSN: 00796425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2014.11.004     Document Type: Review

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