The Mechanical and Electronic Properties of Carbon-Rich Silicon Carbide.A systematic investigation of structural, mechanical, anisotropic, and electronic properties of SiC₂ and SiC₄ at ambient pressure using the density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation is reported in this work. 
density functional theory
The Mechanical and Electronic Properties of Carbon-Rich Silicon Carbide.A systematic investigation of structural, mechanical, anisotropic, and electronic properties of SiC₂ and SiC₄ at ambient pressure using the density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation is reported in this work. 
generalized gradient approximation