Carbon-rich superhard ruthenium carbides from first-principles

Compounds formed by transition metals and light elements have attracted increasing attention owing to superior functionalities. Here, high throughput first-principles calculations are employed to investigate the crystal structures and physical properties of ruthenium carbides with various stoichiome...

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Main Authors: Shipeng Zhao, Yali Yang, Jian Lu, Wei Wu, Sheng Sun, Xi Li, Xinluo Zhao, Shixun Cao, Jincang Zhang, Wei Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Materials & Design
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127516316203