Vacancy induced mechanical stabilization of cubic tungsten nitride
Karthik Balasubramanian,1 Sanjay Khare,2 and Daniel Gall3 1Department of Mechanical, Nuclear and Aerospace Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA 2Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA 3Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA (Received 27 July 2016; revised manuscript received 7 October 2016; published 18 November 2016)