Negative thermal expansion (NTE) alloys possess great practical merit as thermal offsets for
positive thermal expansion due to its metallic properties. However, achieving a large NTE …

Recent computational studies have predicted many new ternary nitrides, revealing synthetic
opportunities in this underexplored phase space. However, synthesizing new ternary …

At high pressure, the typical behavior of elements dictated by the periodic table—including
oxidation numbers, stoichiometries in compounds, and reactivity, to name but a few—is …

Finding allotropes with novel structures and intriguing properties is of great interest from
both fundamental and applicable standpoints. Here, we propose a hitherto unknown boron …

The preparation of compounds with novel atomic oxidation states and emergent properties
is of fundamental interest in chemistry. As s-block elements, alkali-earth metals invariably …

Intermetallic compounds (IMCs) with fixed chemical composition and ordered
crystallographic arrangement are highly desirable platforms for elucidating the precise …

Materials exhibiting negative thermal expansion (NTE) are important for the fabrication and
operation of microelectronic devices and optical systems. As an important group of …

Fluorine chemistry was demonstrated to show the importance of stretching the limits of
chemical synthesis, oxidation state, and chemical bonding at ambient conditions. Thus far …

Transition metal carbides find use in a wide range of advanced high-resilience applications
including high-strength steels, heat shields, and deep-earth drills. However, carbides of the …

The creation of new families of intermetallic or Zintl-phase compounds with high-spin orbit
elements has attracted a considerable amount of interest due to the presence of unique …