Issue 46, 2018

Structure stabilization effect of configuration entropy in cubic WN

Abstract

The microscopic structure of cubic WN has been studied combining scanning transmission electron microscopy and first-principles calculations. Because of the contribution of configurational entropy, NaCl-type WN with disordered vacancies becomes more stable at high temperatures than NbO-type WN. Moreover, electron beam irradiation can induce an order–disorder transition in cubic WN. It is suggested that the ordered NbO-type WN can be obtained after annealing below the transition temperature. The results shed light on the stability of materials synthesized at high pressures and high temperatures.

Graphical abstract: Structure stabilization effect of configuration entropy in cubic WN

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Aug 2018
Accepted
02 Nov 2018
First published
03 Nov 2018

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018,20, 29243-29248

Structure stabilization effect of configuration entropy in cubic WN

W. Xing, Y. Zhang, F. Meng, C. Wang, Q. Tao, P. Zhu, J. Zhu and R. Yu, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 29243 DOI: 10.1039/C8CP05320K

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