The influence of oxygen concentration on the structure and mechanical properties of V0.5Al0.5OxN1−x thin films (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.8) was investigated. The unexpected experimental lattice parameter decrease with increasing oxygen concentration can be understood based on ab initio data: the oxygen incorporation induced formation of metal vacancies reduces the equilibrium volume and stabilizes the metastable solid solutions. Charge balancing is identified as the underlying physical mechanism by Bader decomposition analysis. Hence, property predictions for these oxynitrides are only meaningful if the defect structure is described.
Interaction of the early 3 d transition metals Sc, Ti, V, and Cr with N 2 : An ab initio study Electronic and geometric structure of the 3d-transition metal monocarbonyls MCO, M = Sc , Ti, V, and Cr
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