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Structural and elastic properties of TiN and AlN compounds: first-principles study

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First-principles calculations of the lattice constants, bulk modulus, pressure derivatives of the bulk modulus and elastic constants of AlN and TiN compounds in rock-salt (B1) and wurtzite (B4) structures are presented. We have used the fullpotential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method within the density functional theory (DFT) in the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for the exchange-correlation functional. Moreover, the elastic properties of cubic TiN and hexagonal AlN, including elastic constants, bulk and shear moduli are determined and compared with previous experimental and theoretical data. Our results show that the structural transition at 0 K from wurtzite to rock-salt phase occurs at 10 GPa and −26 GPa for AlN and TiN, respectively. These results are consistent with those of other studies found in the literature.

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  1. Laboratory Physico-Chemistry of Advanced Materials, University of Djillali Liabes, BP 89, Sidi-Bel-Abbes, 22000, Algeria

    Meriem Fodil & Mohammed Ameri

  2. Laboratoire de Physique Quantique de la Matière et de la Modélisation Mathématique (LPQ3M), Faculté des Sciences, Université de Mascara, Mascara, 29000, Algeria

    Amine Mounir & Hadj Baltache

  3. Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science Laboratory, Physics Department, University of Sidi Bel-Abbes, Sidi Bel-Abbes, Algeria

    Bachir Bouhafs

  4. Institute of Nono Electronic Engineering, University Malaysia Perlis, 01000, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia

    Y. Al-Douri

  5. Department of Physics, Faculty of Exact Sciences, University of Djillali Liabes, Sidi Bel Abbes, 22000, Algeria

    Ibrahim Ameri

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Fodil, M., Mounir, A., Ameri, M. et al. Structural and elastic properties of TiN and AlN compounds: first-principles study. Mater Sci-Pol 32, 220–227 (2014). https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-013-0184-7

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