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We have studied the formation of yttrium nitride in which the Y-atoms were arranged in two common close-packed stacking: The AB-stacking (hcp-symmetry) is the ground state of metallic yttrium; while the ABC-stacking (fcc-symmetry) is the…
The apex atom of a W scanning probe tip reveals a non-spherical charge distribution as probed by a CO molecule bonded to a Cu(111) surface [Welker et al. Science, 336, 444 (2012)]. Three high-symmetry images were observed and related to…
The alkali-doped fulleride Cs$_{3}$C$_{60}$, crystallized in the space group Fm$\overline 3$m or Pm$\overline 3$n, exhibits unconventional $s$-wave superconductivity under pressure with a maximum $T_c\sim 38$ K. Recently, a new…
Recently several theoretical predictions were made about 2D planar FeC, CoC, NiC, and CuC while their bulk phases still remain unknown. Here, we present generalization of 2D family of 3d transition metal monocarbides (TMC) by searching…
The simple cubic phase of a RbC60 thin film has been studied using photoelectron spectroscopy. The simple cubic-to-dimer transition is found to be reversible at the film surface. A sharp Fermi edge is observed and a lower limit of 0.5 eV is…
Investigations of clathrate structures have gained a new impetus with the recent discovery of room-temperature superconductivity in metal hydrides. Here we report the finding, through density functional theory calculations, of a clathrate…
Atomic structure of a mono-dispersive hematite ($\alpha$-Fe$_2$O$_3$) nanocube $(0 1\bar1 2)$ surface was determined with synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The $\alpha$-Fe$_2$O$_3$ nanocubes were prepared through a hydrothermal process and a…
Structural phase transformations of [110] electric field cooled Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-30%PbTiO3 (PMN-30%PT) crystals have been performed by x-ray diffraction in a field-cooled (FC) condition. A phase sequence of…
The energy differences between the face-centered cubic (FCC) and hexagonal closed packed (HCP) structures of the argon (Ar) crystal are studied using the first-principles electronic-structure approach at the level of random phase…
The kinetics of the transformation from the hexagonal packed cylinder (HEX) phase to the face-centered-cubic (FCC) phase was simulated using Brownian Dynamics for an ABA triblock copolymer in a selective solvent for the A block. The…
Experimental studies established that calcium undergoes several counterintuitive transitions under pressure: fcc \rightarrow bcc \rightarrow simple cubic \rightarrow Ca-IV \rightarrow Ca-V, and becomes a good superconductor in the simple…
As the semiconductor industry turns to alternate conductors to replace Cu for future interconnect nodes, much attention as been focused on evaluating the electrical performance of Ru. The typical hexagonal close-packed (hcp) phase has been…
A stack of titanium foils was irradiated with 136 MeV 136Xe to study microstructure damage and phase stability of titanium upon irradiation. X- ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive spectroscopy and atomic force…
The Future Circular Collider (FCC) design study is aimed at assessing the physics potential and the technical feasibility of a new collider with centre-of-mass energies, in the hadron-hadron collision mode including proton and nucleus…
In continuation of our work in [A.P. Gantapara et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 015501 (2013)], we investigate here the thermodynamic phase behavior of a family of truncated hard cubes, for which the shape evolves smoothly from a cube via a…
This study aimed to explore and develop a new material with high cost-effectiveness, excellent strength, light weight, high hardness, great wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and favorable oxidation resistance. Structural analysis…
The corrosion potential of commercially pure titanium in NaCl solutions is dramatically affected by trace Fe additions, which cause the appearance of submicron pockets of \b{eta} phase at grain boundary triple points. Furthermore, the low…
The Future Circular Collider (FCC) Study is aimed at assessing the physics potential and the technical feasibility of a new collider with centre-of-mass energies, in the hadron-hadron collision mode, seven times larger than the nominal LHC…
3D titanium carbonitrides TiCxNy possess excellent physical, chemical, and mechanical properties, attractive for various industrial applications. Most recently, the uncommon nano-sized layers of 2D-like titanium carbonitrides were…
The high-pressure phase transitions of B1-structured stoichiometric transition metal carbides (TMCs, TM=Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, and Ta) were systematically investigated using ab initio calculations. These carbides underwent universal phase…