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Unraveling the effects of anionic vacancies and temperature on mechanical properties of NbC and NbN: Insights from Quantum Mechanical Study
P. W. Muchiri, K. K. Korir, N. W. Makau +2
Transition metal carbides and nitrides (TMCNs), such as niobium carbide (NbC) and niobium nitride (NbN), are of great technological interest due to their exceptional hardness, high…
Thermoelastic Properties Of The Ti2AlC MAX Phase: An Ab Initio Study
Bill Clintone Oyomo, Leah Wairimu Mungai, Geoffrey Arusei +4
MAX phases are used on an industrial scale in the transportation, armour, and furnace development sectors, among others. However, data on the dynamical properties of these material…
High Throughput Screening of Ternary Nitrides with Convolutional Neural Networks
Antony A. Ayieko, Michael O. Atambo, George O. Amolo
The development of new materials is a core aspect of advancement in synthesis and application for industry. There is a vast number of possible chemical permutations of the basic el…
The elastic properties and lattice dynamics for selected 211 MAX phases: A DFT study
G. K. Arusei, M. Chepkoech, G. O. Amolo +1
The elastic properties and lattice dynamics of TiAlC, TiAlN, TiGaC, TiGaN, TiPbC, TiCdC and TiSnC have been investigated using the density functional th…
The Impact of Anionic Vacancies on the Mechanical Properties of NbC and NbN: An ab initio Study
P. W. Muchiri, K. K. Korir, N. W. Makau +1
The development of super-hard materials has recently focused on systems containing a heavy transition metal and light main group elements. Niobium carbides and nitrides have previo…
Interplay of lattice distortion and bands near the Fermi level in TiO (=Ca, Sr, Ba)
Patrick Ning'i, Stephen Chege, James Sifuna +1
The structural and electronic properties of TiO (=Ca, Sr, Ba) have been investigated under strain-free situation and with realistic constraints using first-principles cal…