Materials discovery at high pressures
Pressure is a fundamental thermodynamic variable that can be used to control the properties
of materials, because it reduces interatomic distances and profoundly modifies electronic …
of materials, because it reduces interatomic distances and profoundly modifies electronic …
Microscopic theory of hardness and design of novel superhard crystals
Hardness can be defined microscopically as the combined resistance of chemical bonds in
a material to indentation. The current review presents three most popular microscopic …
a material to indentation. The current review presents three most popular microscopic …
Synthesis of paracrystalline diamond
Solids in nature can be generally classified into crystalline and non-crystalline states,,,,,–,
depending on whether long-range lattice periodicity is present in the material. The …
depending on whether long-range lattice periodicity is present in the material. The …
A model of hardness and fracture toughness of solids
Hardness and fracture toughness are some of the most important mechanical properties.
Here, we propose a simple model that uses only the elastic properties to calculate the …
Here, we propose a simple model that uses only the elastic properties to calculate the …
Modeling hardness of polycrystalline materials and bulk metallic glasses
Though extensively studied, hardness, defined as the resistance of a material to
deformation, still remains a challenging issue for a formal theoretical description due to its …
deformation, still remains a challenging issue for a formal theoretical description due to its …
High-pressure studies with x-rays using diamond anvil cells
G Shen, HK Mao - Reports on progress in Physics, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Pressure profoundly alters all states of matter. The symbiotic development of ultrahigh-
pressure diamond anvil cells, to compress samples to sustainable multi-megabar pressures; …
pressure diamond anvil cells, to compress samples to sustainable multi-megabar pressures; …
First-principles structural design of superhard materials
We reported a developed methodology to design superhard materials for given chemical
systems under external conditions (here, pressure). The new approach is based on the …
systems under external conditions (here, pressure). The new approach is based on the …
Superhard in Cubic Diamond Structure
We solve the crystal structure of recently synthesized cubic BC 3 using an unbiased swarm
structure search, which identifies a highly symmetric BC 3 phase in the cubic diamond …
structure search, which identifies a highly symmetric BC 3 phase in the cubic diamond …
Creation of nanostuctures by extreme conditions: high-pressure synthesis of ultrahard nanocrystalline cubic boron nitride.
VL Solozhenko, OO Kurakevych… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2012 - europepmc.org
The synthesis of high-purity bulk nanostructured cubic boron nitride (cBN) at 20 GPa and
1770 K by direct phase transformation of graphite-like BN with an" ideal random layer" …
1770 K by direct phase transformation of graphite-like BN with an" ideal random layer" …
Mechanical and electronic properties of diborides of transition 3d–5d metals from first principles: Toward search of novel ultra-incompressible and superhard materials
AL Ivanovskii - Progress in Materials Science, 2012 - Elsevier
The appreciable progress has been achieved currently in the development of design
principles, synthesis, investigations and predictions of various groups of ultra …
principles, synthesis, investigations and predictions of various groups of ultra …