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First-Principles Study on the MAX Phases Ti n+1GaN n (n = 1,2, and 3)

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We have performed first-principles density functional theory calculations within generalized-gradient approximation to obtain the structural, mechanical, electronic, and dynamic properties of Ti n+1GaN n compounds. In order to examine the stability of these compounds, formation enthalpies, single-crystal elastic constants, and phonon dispersion curves were calculated. We show that all compounds are stable, while α-Ti4GaN3 is the most stable. The density of states calculations also demonstrate that all of the compounds are metallic. Additionally, bonding nature and related characteristics such as Mulliken atomic charges and bond overlap populations were investigated. Furthermore, thermodynamic properties were calculated by means of phonon dispersion curves. The results are compared in this work with available experimental values and theoretical calculations.

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Acknowledgements

This work was partly supported by the State Planning Organization of Turkey under Grant No. 2011K120290. Some of the calculations were performed in the high performance computing center (HPCC) at Gazi University.

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  1. Department of Electrics and Energy, Ahi Evran University, 40100, Kirsehir, Turkey

    Gokhan Surucu

  2. Photonics Application and Research Center, Gazi University, 06500, Ankara, Turkey

    Gokhan Surucu

  3. Department of Physics, Gazi University, 06500, Ankara, Turkey

    Kemal Colakoglu

  4. Department of Physics, Aksaray University, 68100, Aksaray, Turkey

    Engin Deligoz

  5. Department of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, 15000, Burdur, Turkey

    Nurettin Korozlu

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Surucu, G., Colakoglu, K., Deligoz, E. et al. First-Principles Study on the MAX Phases Ti n+1GaN n (n = 1,2, and 3). J. Electron. Mater. 45, 4256–4264 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-016-4607-1

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