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most citedA novel superhard tungsten nitride predicted by machine-learning accelerated crystal structure searching

185 citations · 417 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018★ 185 cited

A novel superhard tungsten nitride predicted by machine-learning accelerated crystal structure searching

Kang Xia, Hao Gao, Cong Liu +3

Transition metal nitrides have been suggested to have both high hardness and good thermal stability with large potential application value, but so far stable superhard transition m…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017★ 20 cited

Superhard and Superconducting B6C

Kang Xia, Mengdong Ma, Cong Liu +7

Crystal structure searching and ab initio calculations have been used here to explore low-energy structures of boron carbides under high pressure. Under pressures of 85-110 GPa, a…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017★ 16 cited

Silicon clathrates for photovoltaics predicted by a two-step crystal structure search

Juefei Wu, Hao Gao, Kang Xia +2

Silicon in a cubic diamond structure currently plays a significant role in the photovoltaic industry. However, the intrinsic band structures of crystalline silicon restrict its sun…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2016★ 52 cited

Topological Dirac line nodes and superconductivity coexist in SnSe at high pressure

Xuliang Chen, Pengchao Lu, Xuefei Wang +15

Due to fundamental interest and potential applications in quantum computation, tremendous efforts have been invested to study topological superconductivity. However, bulk topologic…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2015★ 116 cited

Origin of the superconductivity of WTe2 under pressure

Pengchao Lu, Joon-Seok Kim, Jing Yang +9

Tungsten ditelluride (WTe2) has attracted significant attention due to its interesting electronic properties, such as the unsaturated magnetoresistance and superconductivity. Recen…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2014★ 28 cited

Prediction of pressure-induced stabilization of noble-gas-atom compounds with alkali oxides and alkali sulfides

Hao Gao, Jian Sun, Chris J. Pickard +1

The cubic antifluorite structure comprises a face-centered cubic sublattice of anions with cations on the tetrahedral sites. The voids in the antifluorite structure that are crucia…