Ab-initio Study of the Properties of Advanced Metal Nitrides

MSc., Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, 2011 === Materials are modeled by the ab-initio plane wave pseudopotential methods using density functional theory. In this work, we are seeking new ultrahard with enhanced elastic and mechanical properties, thermal stability as well as ha...

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Main Author: Orisakwe, Esther Nkiruka
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/10539