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Abstract
In this study, the compression behavior of samples of NdN, HoN and ErN at room temperature and high pressure was studied using synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell. All the three materials did not undergo structural phase transition under high pressure. By fitting the volume data under high pressure, the bulk modulus of NdN, HoN and ErN were obtained to be 146(7) GPa, 149(3) GPa, and 159(5) GPa, respectively. In addition, we have studied the equation of state and band structures of NdN, HoN and ErN using density functional theory. The bulk modulus of NdN, HoN and ErN derived from this method are 145 GPa, 175 GPa, and 181 GPa, respectively. Importantly, we observed that NdN, HoN and ErN demonstrate semiconductor properties throughout the entire high pressure range without significant changes.
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Solid State Communications is an international medium for the publication of short communications and original research articles on significant developments in condensed matter science, giving scientists immediate access to important, recently completed work. The journal publishes original experimental and theoretical research on the physical and chemical properties of solids and other condensed systems and also on their preparation. The submission of manuscripts reporting research on the basic physics of materials science and devices, as well as of state-of-the-art microstructures and nanostructures, is encouraged.
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