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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 4, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/srep04797
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- National Basic Research Program of China [2011CB808200]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT1132]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51032001, 11074090, 10979001, 51025206]
- National Found for Fostering Talents of basic Science [J1103202]
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The structures and properties of rhenium nitrides are studied with density function based first principle method. New candidate ground states or high-pressure phases at Re:N ratios of 3 : 2, 1 : 3, and 1 : 4 are identified via a series of evolutionary structure searches. We find that the 3D polyhedral stacking with strong covalent N-N and Re-N bonding could stabilize Re nitrides to form nitrogen rich phases, meanwhile, remarkably improve the mechanical performance than that of sub-nitrides, as Re3N, Re2N, and Re3N2. By evaluating the trends of the crystal configuration, electronic structure, elastic properties, and hardness as a function of the N concentration, we proves that the N content is the key factor affecting the metallicity and hardness of Re nitrides.
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