High-pressure synthesis on an industrial scale is applied to obtain synthetic diamonds and
cubic boron nitride (c-BN), which are the superhard abrasives of choice for cutting and …

In recent years, a lot of work has been focused on the synthesis of novel carbon nitrides,
especially crystalline C3N4 phases. Numerous attempts to synthesise the theoretically …

Besides temperature at one atmosphere, the applied pressure is another important
parameter for influencing and controlling reaction pathways and final reaction products. This …

Since the discovery of spinel nitrides in 1999, there has been a lot of effort in basic science
to further develop advanced nitrides and electronic nitrides. The aim and scope of the …

Doped by isovalent or heterovalent foreign impurities, II-VI semiconductor compounds
enable control of optical and electronic properties, making them ideal in detectors, solar …

We report on design of optoelectronic properties in previously unreported metastable tin
titanium nitride alloys with spinel crystal structure. Theoretical calculations predict that Ti …

Specific features of the synthesis of sialons (SiAlON) in the Si–Al–O–N system by firing at
1600–1700° C in a nitrogen atmosphere of mixtures of different initial compositions …

Recent improvements in high pressure techniques have led to new scientific discoveries in
fields ranging from Earth and Planetary Science, to fundamental physics and biology. Here …

The deep understanding of the crystal structure and composition–structure relationship is
important for modifying and designing solids to obtain functional materials with customized …

Spinel-type crystals may possess complex and versatile chemical composition and crystal
structure, which leads to difficulty in constructing relationships among the chemical …