A review on electrocatalytic activities, phase stabilities, spectroscopic advancements, and photocorrosion in Ta-N phases

RS Mukkavilli, N Moharana, B Singh, T Fischer… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The search for sustainable energy solutions has led to extensive research on new
electrocatalysts that can convert electrical energy into chemical energy and back. Tantalum …

Electron-Induced Nonmonotonic Pressure Dependence of the Lattice Thermal Conductivity of -TaN

A Kundu, Y Chen, X Yang, F Meng, J Carrete… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Recent theoretical and experimental research suggests that θ-TaN is a semimetal with high
thermal conductivity (κ), primarily due to the contribution of phonons (κ ph). By using first …

High-throughput screening of 2D materials identifies p-type monolayer WS2 as potential ultra-high mobility semiconductor

VA Ha, F Giustino - npj Computational Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract 2D semiconductors offer a promising pathway to replace silicon in next-generation
electronics. Among their many advantages, 2D materials possess atomically-sharp surfaces …

Comprehensive screening of plasma-facing Materials for nuclear fusion

A Fedrigucci, N Marzari, P Ricci - PRX Energy, 2024 - APS
Plasma-facing materials (PFMs) represent one of the most significant challenges for the
design of future nuclear fusion reactors. Inside the reactor, the divertor will experience the …

(Ultra) wide bandgap semiconductor heterostructures for electronics cooling

Z Cheng, Z Huang, J Sun, J Wang, T Feng… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The evolution of power and radiofrequency electronics enters a new era with (ultra) wide
bandgap semiconductors such as GaN, SiC, and β-Ga 2 O 3, driving significant …

Stoichiometry ratio-induced structural and electronic properties changes of TaN thin films prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering

B Yang, T Huang, Y Dou, W Kong - Materials Science in Semiconductor …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tantalum nitride (TaN) is a representative compound with a variety of compositions and
mesoscopic phases, which ultimately leads to a diversity of properties. In order to explore …

Thermal decomposition of oxygen‐containing Ta 3 N 5 Ta_3N_5

N Moharana, C Ghosh, A Dasgupta… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Transition metal nitrides, especially tantalum nitrides, are pivotal for applications in extreme
environments demanding excellent mechanical properties and thermodynamic stability …

Electron-Induced Nonmonotonic Pressure Dependence of the Lattice Thermal Conductivity of¿-TaN

A Kundu, Y Chen, X Yang, GKH Madsen, M Kabir, W Li… - 2024 - zaguan.unizar.es
Recent theoretical and experimental research suggests that θ-TaN is a semimetal with high
thermal conductivity (κ), primarily due to the contribution of phonons (κph). By using first …

Open problems in transport physics of ultrahigh-thermal conductivity materials

X Li, L Shi - Journal of Materials Research, 2024 - Springer
Recent searches of high-lattice thermal conductivity (κ l) materials have explored size-
dependent non-diffusive phonon transport in low-dimensional systems and pursued …

Thermal conductivity of high-temperature high-pressure synthesized θ-TaN

Y Liu, Q Li, Y Qian, Y Yang, S Wang, W Li… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Recent first-principles calculation predicted that theta phase tantalum nitride (θ-TaN) single
crystal has an ultrahigh thermal conductivity of∼ 1000 W m− 1 K− 1 at room temperature …