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Ultrahigh elasticity and anomalous softening of alpha-Ag2S under pressure

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Inorganic semiconductors are often brittle at room temperature, but alpha-Ag2S was recently observed to own extraordinary metal-like ductility and reversible pressure-induced isosymmetric phase transitions. Here, we report findings from first-principles calculations that alpha-Ag2S exhibits ultrahigh elasticity and anomalous softening under pressure. Such unusual mechanical behaviors have their underlying origins. Subsequent experimental measurements confirm that alpha-Ag2S is very soft with a large elastic strain limit of similar to 1.7%. This study provides crucial insights into the understanding of high elasticity in semiconducting materials, which is beneficial for the design of semiconductors for flexible and stretchable electronic devices.

Inorganic semiconductorSilver sulfideUltrahigh elasticityAnomalous softeningHigh pressureX-RAY-DIFFRACTIONSILVER SULFIDEPHASE-TRANSFORMATIONSTHERMAL-EXPANSIONQUANTUM DOTSAG2SNANOCRYSTALLINENONSTOICHIOMETRY

Han, Zhilin、Gu, Yankai、Zheng, Xingwei、Liu, Ji-Xuan、Zhang, Guo-Jun、Liang, Yongcheng

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Donghua Univ

2022

Chemical Physics Letters

Chemical Physics Letters

EISCI
ISSN:0009-2614
年,卷(期):2022.802
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