Ab initiocalculation of titanium silicon carbide

Abstract
The electronic structure and properties of the layered ceramic Ti3SiC2 have been examined by ab initio linear combination of atomic orbital calculations. With the calculated results we predict that the electronic conductivity of Ti3SiC2 is metallic and anisotropic. The major factors governing the electronic properties are hybridized Ti 3d, Si 3p, and C 2p states and the pd bonding stabilizes the structure.

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