Ma Z, Tang C, Shi C. A New BCN Compound with Monoclinic Symmetry: First-Principle Calculations.
MATERIALS 2022;
15:ma15093186. [PMID:
35591520 PMCID:
PMC9103693 DOI:
10.3390/ma15093186]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
In this study, we predicted and investigated a new light-element compound B-C-N in Pm phase, denoted as Pm-BCN, using density functional theory. Pm-BCN is mechanically, dynamically, and thermodynamically stable. The elastic moduli of Pm-BCN are larger than those of other B-C-N and light-element compounds, such as P213 BN, B2C3, P4/m BN, Pnc2 BN, and dz4 BN. By studying the mechanical anisotropy of elastic moduli, we proved that Pm-BCN is a mechanically anisotropic material. In addition, the shear anisotropy factors A2 and ABa of Pm-BCN are smaller than those of the seven B-C-N compounds mentioned in this paper. Pm-BCN is a semiconductor material with an indirect and wide band gap, suggesting that Pm-BCN can be applied in microelectronic devices.
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