Mechanical, elastic, anisotropy, and electronic properties of monoclinic phase of m-SixGe3−xN4

Mechanical, elastic, anisotropy, and electronic properties of monoclinic phase of m-Si_xGe_3−xN₄

Ma Zhen-Yang^†, Yan Fang, Wang Su-Xin, Jia Qiong-Qiong, Yu Xin-Hai, Shi Chun-Lei

(color online) 2D representations of Young’s modulus in the (001), (010), and (100) planes for m-Si_xGe_3−xN₄ (x = 0, 1, 2, 3). The black, red, blue, and magenta lines represent the Poisson’s ratios of m-Si₃N₄, m-Si₂GeN₄, m-SiGe₂N₄, and m-Ge₃N₄, respectively.