First-Principles Calculations of Elastic and Thermodynamic Properties of Cubic CdTe

2011 ◽  
Vol 268-270 ◽  
pp. 886-891
Author(s):  
Ben Hai Yu ◽  
Dong Chen

the equilibrium lattice constants, elastic and thermodynamic properties of cubic CdTe are systemically investigated at high temperature using the plane-wave pseudopotential method as well as the quasi-harmonic Debye model. The bulk modulus of CdTe are calculated as a function of temperature up to 1000K, the relationship between bulk modulusBand pressure is also obtained. The results gained from this model will provide overall predictions accurately for the temperature and pressure dependence of various quantities such as the bulk modulus, the heat capacity and the thermal expansion coefficient. More over, the dependences between Debye temperature and temperature are also successfully obtained. Our results are compared with the experimental data and discussed in light of previous works.

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (19) ◽  
pp. 1341035 ◽  
Author(s):  
YONG CAO ◽  
JINGCHUAN ZHU ◽  
YONG LIU ◽  
ZHISHEN LONG

Through the quasi-harmonic Debye model, the pressure and temperature dependences of linear expansion coefficient, bulk modulus, Debye temperature and heat capacity have been investigated. The calculated thermodynamic properties were compared with experimental data and satisfactory agreement is reached.


Author(s):  
Bo Li ◽  
Weiyi Ren

The phase transition of zinc sulfide (ZnS) from Zinc-blende (ZB) to a rocksalt (RS) structure and the elastic, thermodynamic properties of the two structures under high temperature and pressure are investigated by first-principles study based on the pseudo-potential plane-wave density functional theory (DFT) combined with the quasi-harmonic Debye model. The lattice constant [Formula: see text], bulk modulus [Formula: see text] and the pressure derivative of bulk modulus [Formula: see text]’ of the two structures are calculated. The results are in good agreement with experimental results and the other theoretical data. From the energy–volume curve, enthalpy equal principle and mechanical stability criterion, the transition pressures from the ZB to the RS structure are 16.83, 16.96 and 16.61 GPa, respectively. The three results and the experimental values 14.7–18.1, 16 GPa are very close to each other. Then the elastic properties are also calculated under the pressure ranging from 0 to 30 GPa. Finally, through the quasi-harmonic Debye model, the thermodynamic properties dependence of temperature and pressure in the ranges between 0–1600 K and 0–30 GPa are obtained successfully.


2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Li-Qin Zhang ◽  
Yan Cheng ◽  
Zhen-Wei Niu ◽  
Guang-Fu Ji

The structural stability, thermodynamic, elastic, and electronic properties of cerium (Ce)- lanthanum (La) alloys were investigated for different Ce/La ratios under pressure by first-principles calculations using on-the-fly (OTF) pseudopotential and general gradient approximation (GGA). The ground-state properties of lanthanum and cerium obtained by minimizing the total energy agree favourably with other work.We derived the elastic constants, bulk modulus, and shear modulus of the La-Ce alloys for different Ce/La ratios. Using the quasi-harmonic Debye model, the thermodynamic properties of the La-Ce alloys including the thermal expansion coefficient α and heat capacity Cv are successfully obtained in the temperature range from 0 K to 1000 K. Furthermore, the electronic properties such as density of states and charge densities were also studied.


2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qun Wei ◽  
Haiyan Yan ◽  
Xuanmin Zhu ◽  
Zhengzhe Lin ◽  
Ronghui Yao

AbstractStructural, mechanical, and electronic properties of orthorhombic rhenium phosphide (Re2P) are systematically investigated by using first principles calculations. The elastic constants and anisotropy of elastic properties are obtained. The metallic character of Re2P is demonstrated by density of state calculations. The quasi-harmonic Debye model is applied to the study of the thermodynamic properties. The thermal expansion, heat capacities, and Grüneisen parameter on the temperature and pressure have been determined as a function of temperature and pressure in the pressure range from 0 to 100 GPa and the temperature range from 0 to 1600 K.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
GuoWei Zhang ◽  
Chao Xu ◽  
MingJie Wang ◽  
Ying Dong ◽  
FengEr Sun ◽  
...  

AbstractFirst principle calculations were performed to investigate the structural, mechanical, electronic properties, and thermodynamic properties of three binary Mg–B compounds under pressure, by using the first principle method. The results implied that the structural parameters and the mechanical properties of the Mg–B compounds without pressure are well matched with the obtainable theoretically simulated values and experimental data. The obtained pressure–volume and energy–volume revealed that the three Mg–B compounds were mechanically stable, and the volume variation decreases with an increase in the boron content. The shear and volume deformation resistance indicated that the elastic constant Cij and bulk modulus B increased when the pressure increased up to 40 GPa, and that MgB7 had the strongest capacity to resist shear and volume deformation at zero pressure, which indicated the highest hardness. Meanwhile, MgB4 exhibited a ductility transformation behaviour at 30 GPa, and MgB2 and MgB7 displayed a brittle nature under all the considered pressure conditions. The anisotropy of the three Mg–B compounds under pressure were arranged as follows: MgB4 > MgB2 > MgB7. Moreover, the total density of states varied slightly and decreased with an increase in the pressure. The Debye temperature ΘD of the Mg–B compounds gradually increased with an increase in the pressure and the boron content. The temperature and pressure dependence of the heat capacity and the thermal expansion coefficient α were both obtained on the basis of Debye model under increased pressure from 0 to 40 GPa and increased temperatures. This paper brings a convenient understanding of the magnesium–boron alloys.


2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (35) ◽  
pp. 1650414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingliang Wang ◽  
Zhe Chen ◽  
Dong Chen ◽  
Cunjuan Xia ◽  
Yi Wu

The structural, elastic and thermodynamic properties of the A15 structure V3Ir, V3Pt and V3Au were studied using first-principles calculations based on the density functional theory (DFT) within generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and local density approximation (LDA) methods. The results have shown that both GGA and LDA methods can process the structural optimization in good agreement with the available experimental parameters in the compounds. Furthermore, the elastic properties and Debye temperatures estimated by LDA method are typically larger than the GGA methods. However, the GGA methods can make better prediction with the experimental values of Debye temperature in V3Ir, V3Pt and V3Au, signifying the precision of the calculating work. Based on the E–V data derived from the GGA method, the variations of the Debye temperature, coefficient of thermal expansion and heat capacity under pressure ranging from 0 GPa to 50 GPa and at temperature ranging from 0 K to 1500 K were obtained and analyzed for all compounds using the quasi-harmonic Debye model.


2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (05) ◽  
pp. 333-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHENGHUA HU ◽  
FENG WANG ◽  
CHUANHUI XIA ◽  
ZHOU ZHENG ◽  
WEIYI REN

We perform first-principles calculations for fcc-6 LiT in order to study its structure, stability and thermodynamic properties under high temperatures and pressures. We find that melting point of 6 LiT (0 GPa) is about 680 K, and rise with the pressures. Reverse equivalent pressure P r and critical pressure P c of different temperatures are predicted from [Formula: see text] or [Formula: see text], and they are found to increase with temperature. 6 LiT should be stable under the condition of P < 80 GPa and T < 680 K . We also find that pressure and temperature will cause different effect of shear on the {100} and {110} planes. Heat capacity of different pressures increase with temperature and closes to the Dulong–Petit limit at higher temperatures. Debye temperature decreases with temperature, and increases with pressure.


2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.-Y. Huang ◽  
B. Wu ◽  
F. Li ◽  
L.-L. Chen ◽  
Z.-X. Deng ◽  
...  

This study presents the thermodynamic modeling of the Ir-Mo and Ir-W systems by means of the CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagrams) approach supported with the first-principles calculations. A critical evaluation of the phase equilibria and the thermodynamic property data in literature was conducted for both systems. Due to the lack of experimental data, the first-principles calculations were applied to obtain the enthalpies of the solid and intermetallic phases. The thermodynamic parameters were assessed using the PARROT module of Thermo-Calc. A set of self-consistent parameters for the Ir-Mo and Ir-W systems was obtained after the optimization. Satisfactory agreement between the calculated results and the experimental data, including phase equilibria and thermodynamic properties was achieved.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 172247
Author(s):  
Bin Wang ◽  
Benyuan Ma ◽  
Wei Song ◽  
Zhe Fu ◽  
Zhansheng Lu

The structural, electronic, magnetic and elastic properties of Mo 2 FeB 2 under high pressure have been investigated with first-principles calculations. Furthermore, the thermal dynamic properties of Mo 2 FeB 2 were also studied with the quasi-harmonic Debye model. The volume of Mo 2 FeB 2 decreases with the increase in pressure. Using the analysis of the density of the states, atom population and Mulliken overlap population, it is observed that as the pressure increases, the B–B bonds are strengthened and the B–Mo covalency decreases. Moreover, for all pressures, Mo 2 FeB 2 is detected in the anti-ferromagnetic phase and the magnetic moments decrease with the increase in pressure. The calculated bulk modulus, shear modulus, Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio and universal anisotropy index all increase with the increase in pressure. From thermal expansion coefficient analysis, it is found that Mo 2 FeB 2 shows good volume invariance under high pressure and temperature. The examination of the dependence of heat capacity on the temperature and pressure shows that heat capacity is more sensitive to temperature than to pressure.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 2097
Author(s):  
Mi-An Xue ◽  
Xiaoli Yuan ◽  
Cheng Zhong ◽  
Peng Wan

Co2Zr and Co2Ti are both cubic crystals with a Cu2Mg-type structure. The elastic, thermodynamic and electronic properties of the intermetallic compounds Co2Zr and Co2Ti are investigated by using ab initio plane-wave pseudopotential density functional theory (PWPDFT) and generalized gradient approximation (GGA) under high temperature and pressure. The partially calculated results are consistent with the available experimental data. The elastic properties of Co2Zr and Co2Ti under high pressure were first studied by first principles calculations. The results indicate that the elastic constants, elastic modulus and Poisson’s ratio are functions of pressure, indicating that the effect of pressure on the ductility and anisotropy is significant. The thermodynamic properties are also calculated by the quasi-harmonic Debye model. In the range of 0~100 GPa pressure and 0~1500 K temperature, the Debye temperature Θ, the heat capacity CV and the thermal expansion α vary with pressure and temperature. Co2Ti has a higher Debye temperature than Co2Zr under the same pressure. Decreasing temperature and increasing pressure have the same effects on CV and α. The electron density difference and density of states of Co2Zr and Co2Ti are finally investigated. The results show that both Co2Zr and Co2Ti are typically metal crystals but Co2Zr has greater covalence than Co2Ti.


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