Nanocrystalline Cubic Silicon Carbide: A Route to Superhardness.
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DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201212
Abstract: Superhard materials other than diamond and cubic boron nitride have been actively pursued in the past two decades. Cubic silicon carbide, i.e., β-SiC, is a well-known hard material with typical hardness read more here.
Keywords: cubic silicon; superhard materials; silicon carbide; nanocrystalline cubic ... See more keywords
Molecular dynamics simulation of displacement cascades in cubic silicon carbide
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2021.100957
Abstract: Abstract We use molecular dynamics (MD) methods to study collision cascades in cubic silicon carbide (3C-SiC), which is a candidate for various applications in nuclear industries. One Tersoff potential, which can reproduce the thermal and… read more here.
Keywords: cascades cubic; molecular dynamics; energy; silicon carbide ... See more keywords
Ultrafast response of cubic silicon carbide to intense attosecond pulse light
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.104.064103
Abstract: In this paper we are motivated to numerically investigate the fundamental strong-field and attosecond response processes in wide band-gap solids, using the first-principle approach based on time-dependent density functional theory, advancing our understanding of fundamental… read more here.
Keywords: pulse light; cubic silicon; silicon carbide; pulse ... See more keywords
Annealing-Induced Changes in the Nature of Point Defects in Sublimation-Grown Cubic Silicon Carbide
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DOI: 10.3390/ma12152487
Abstract: In recent years, cubic silicon carbide (3C-SiC) has gained increasing interest as semiconductor material for energy saving and optoelectronic applications, such as intermediate-band solar cells, photoelectrochemical water splitting, and quantum key distribution, just to name… read more here.
Keywords: cubic silicon; silicon carbide; annealing induced; induced changes ... See more keywords
Status and Prospects of Cubic Silicon Carbide Power Electronics Device Technology
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DOI: 10.3390/ma14195831
Abstract: Wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors are becoming more widely accepted for use in power electronics due to their superior electrical energy efficiencies and improved power densities. Although WBG cubic silicon carbide (3C-SiC) displays a modest bandgap… read more here.
Keywords: cubic silicon; silicon carbide; power; power electronics ... See more keywords