The recently discovered orthorhombic allotrope of silicon,Si24,is Earth abundant,environmentally stable,and has a quasi-direct bandgap near 1.3eV; therefore an exciting prospective material for the fu
We measure in real time absorption spectra of single crystal MgO oriented along [100] under shock loading.The absorption peaks at 2.59 eV and 2.35 eV are caused by cation vacancy(V or color center).
Since the discovery of single-bonded cubic nitrogen polymorph(cg-N) in 2004 many experimental and theoretical studies were dedicated to search of nitrides featuring similar polymeric nitrogen units [1
Searching for proper materials is the first step for fabricating flexible luminescence device.The Transition Metal Dichalcogenides appear as a new bunch of 2D materials that embrace strong light-matte
Recent reports of synthesis and stabilization of phases with unconventional stoichiometries,viz.,KCl3,NaCl3,Na3Cl,lithium polyhydride etc and the theoretical predictions of many more such exotic compo
Binary ε-Fe3N1.098 and ternary ε-Fe2.322Co0.678N0.888 have been synthesized as spherical bulk materials through novel high-pressure solid-state metathesis reactions(HPSSM).
As a hard refractory material,chromium mononitride,CrN,has widely been used for a wide range of applications,such as hard cutting tools and wear-resistant coatings.