1. Elastic moduli of η-Ta2N3, a tough self-healing material, via laser ultrasonics.
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Zerr, Andreas, Chigarev, Nikolay, Brinza, Ovidiu, Nikitin, Sergey M., Lomonosov, Alexey M., and Gusev, Vitalyi
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The elastic moduli of the dense polycrystalline oxygen-bearing η-Ta
2 N3 , a novel hard and tough high-pressure (HP) material, were measured using the laser ultrasonic technique. The bulk modulus was determined to be B0 = 281(15) GPa which is only ∼11% below that from HP compression measurements. Our value of the shear modulus G0 = 123(2) GPa is below those ones predicted theoretically for model structures. The discrepancies in G0 could be due to a substitution of an- ions and the formation of cation vacancies in η-Ta2 N3 . Self-healing behaviour of η-Ta2 N3 by mechanical polishing was observed and confirmed by two independent experimental methods. (© 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2012
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