Research Article

Ab Initio Investigation of Nitride in Comparison with Carbide Phase of Superconducting InX (X = C, N)

Table 1

Calculated lattice parameters ( and in Å), ratio and internal parameters for the superconducting MAX phases Ti2InC and Ti2InN.

Phase Reference

Ti2InC3.145314.2154.5190.0780Present
3.137314.18124.5200.0783[15]
3.1414.174.510.0779[19]
3.148514.20714.5120.0780[20]
3.08413.9064.5080.0788[22]
3.13514.1824.524[23]
3.13414.0774.492[11] Experimental data
3.13314.104.5[14] Experimental data

Ti2InN3.095614.0634.5430.07855Present
3.03313.7274.5250.07908[22]
3.0713.974.54[13] Experimental data