Lattice parameters of hexagonal and cubic boron nitrides at high temperature and high pressure

Bin Xu, Meizhe Lv, Xiaohong Fan, Wen Zhang, Yong Xu, Tongguang Zhai

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Abstract

The lattice parameters of hBN and cBN at a range of the synthetic temperature and pressure (1200∼2100K, 4.0∼8.0GPa) were calculated using ab initio density-functional theory. Lattice parameters a of hBN and cBN calculated by theoretical methods, were in good agreements with the experimental results, with the maximum relative difference being 2.50% and 1.53%, respectively. Meanwhile, the maximum relative difference of lattice parameters c of hBN in theoretical method was 7.53%, which was also reasonably consistent with the experimental results. It was found that the lattice parameters of hBN and cBN increased slowly with temperature, but decreased rapidly with pressure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)85-93
Number of pages9
JournalIntegrated Ferroelectrics
Volume162
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

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Keywords

  • Cubic boron nitride
  • First-principle
  • Hexagonal boron nitride
  • High temperature and high pressure
  • The lattice parameters
  • VASP

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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