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Does the real ReN2 have the MoS2 structure?

Yachun Wang¹, Tiankai Yao, Jin-Lei Yao

¹Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, College of Material Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China.

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The hexagonal MoS(2) phase of rhenium nitride (ReN(2)) is unstable. Calculations reveal a more stable monoclinic phase, with a tetragonal phase emerging at high pressures, both showing excellent mechanical properties.

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Solid-State Chemistry
Computational Materials Science

Background:

Rhenium nitride (ReN(2)) with a hexagonal MoS(2) structure was recently synthesized under high pressure.
Initial synthesis suggested potential for novel material properties.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the elastic and thermodynamic stability of the hexagonal MoS(2) phase of ReN(2).
To identify stable structural phases of ReN(2) and assess their mechanical properties.

Main Methods:

First-principles calculations were employed to determine stability and bonding.
X-ray diffraction and supercell calculations were used to investigate stabilization mechanisms.
Structure searches identified energetically favorable phases across a range of pressures.

Main Results:

The hexagonal MoS(2) phase of ReN(2) was found to be thermodynamically unstable.
Nitrogen vacancies may stabilize the MoS(2)-type ReN(2) structure.
A monoclinic C2/m phase is energetically superior to previous predictions and the MoS(2) structure.
A tetragonal P4/mbm phase becomes favorable above 130 GPa.
Both the monoclinic and tetragonal phases exhibit superior mechanical properties.

Conclusions:

The hexagonal MoS(2) phase of ReN(2) is not the most stable configuration.
New stable phases of ReN(2) (monoclinic C2/m and tetragonal P4/mbm) have been identified.
These stable ReN(2) phases possess excellent mechanical properties, suggesting significant fundamental and technological applications.