Determination of acoustic phonon dispersion curves in layer silicates by inelastic neutron scattering and computer simulation techniques

1993 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
D.R. Collins ◽  
W.G. Stirling ◽  
C.R.A. Catlow ◽  
G. Rowbotham
Author(s):  
S. Klotz

AbstractRecent progress in high pressure techniques allows the measurements of phonon dispersion curves to ~12 GPa by inelastic neutron scattering on triple axis spec-trometers. Provided the structure is not too complex, a vari-ety of low-compressibility solids may be studied over the entire stability range of their ambient pressure forms. This article reviews results obtained during the last five years on the lattice dynamics of a number of “simple” systems (Ge, GaSb, PbTe, FeO, Zn, Fe) where the pressure-induced frequency shifts of the acoustic branches have been studied in considerable detail. In several of these solids pronounced “mode softening” is found under pressure. Grüneisen parameters and elastic constants have been determined and the results were compared to predictions of first-principle calculations.


2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. K. Bhartiya ◽  
S. Hayashida ◽  
K. Yu. Povarov ◽  
Z. Yan ◽  
Y. Qiu ◽  
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1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1107-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Carbotte ◽  
R. C. Dynes ◽  
P. N. Trofimenkoff

We have made detailed first principle calculations of the phonon contribution to the renormalization of the electronic effective mass of a number of simple metals and alloys. The phonon frequencies and polarization vectors are generated from the interatomic force constants for the material. The force constants are taken from a Born – von Kármán analysis of the experimental phonon dispersion curves determined by inelastic neutron scattering. The electron–phonon interaction is treated using pseudo-potential theory which relates the coupling constant to the electron–ion form factor. For a spherical Fermi surface it is then possible to evaluate numerically the expression for the effective mass with no further approximations. We compare the results obtained with previous work when available and with experiment otherwise.


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