Estimating the Critical Glass Transition Rate of Pure Metals Using Molecular Dynamic Modeling

Doklady Physics - The critical cooling rates $${{{v}}_{{\text{c}}}}$$ at which pure metals Mg, Al, Ti, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zr, Mo, Pd, Ag, Ta, W, Pt, Au, and Pb transit to an amorphous state (vitrify),...     

Computer simulation of symmetrical tilt grain boundaries in noble metals with MAEAM

This paper reports that an atomic scale study of [\bar {1}10] symmetrical tilt grain boundary (STGB) has been made with modified analytical embedded atom method (MAEAM) for 44 planes in three noble metals Au, Ag and Cu. For each metal, the energies of two crystals ideally joined together are unrealistically high due to very short distance between atoms near the grain boundary (GB) plane. A relative slide between grains in the GB plane results in a significant decrease in GB energy and a minimum value is obtained at specific translation distance. The minimum energy of Cu is much higher than that of Ag and Au, while the minimum energy of Ag is slightly higher than that of Au. For all the three metals, the three lowest energies correspond to identical (111), \mbox(113) and \mbox(331) boundary successively for two translations considered; from minimization of GB energy, these boundaries should be preferable in [\bar {1}10] STGB for noble metals. This is consistent with the experimental results. In addition, the minimum energy increases with increasing reciprocal planar coincidence density \Sigma, but decreases with increasing relative interplanar distance d /a.     

Synthesis of bimetallic systems using replacement reactions

Series of bimetallic systems were prepared by replacement reactions and characterized by XRD and XPS. The results suggest that the ad-metals are monolayer dispersed on the surface of sub-metal in Pd(Pt, Cu)/Co(Ni) systems, while in Pd(Pt, Au)/Cu systems surface solid solution is formed. In Ag(Au)/Co(Ni) and Ag/Cu systems no interaction between the metals is observed just as in the simple mixture of the respective crystallites. The outermost electronic configurations, the atomic radius of the metals, and the low-preparation temperature seem to be important factors for the different states of these bimetallic catalysts.     

第一性原理研究Zn偏析对CuΣ5晶界的影响

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法研究了Zn偏析Cu晶界的原子构型和电子结构,分析了Zn偏析对Cu晶界力学性能的影响.结果表明,Zn以替换方式偏析到晶界处,Zn—Cu与Cu—Cu的成键方式类似,均为含有共价成分的金属键.Zn偏析导致少量电荷集聚于Zn与近邻Cu之间,有限地增强了晶界的结合.拉伸过程中Zn的d轨道定域性增强,Zn与近邻Cu间的电荷密度下降,削弱了Zn—Cu键,导致晶界断裂发生在Zn—Cu间.     

Sr偏析Al晶界结构的第一性原理计算

采用基于密度泛函理论和局域密度近似的第一性原理赝势方法,计算了纯Al晶界和杂质Sr偏析Al晶界的原子结构和电子结构.结果表明Sr偏析引起了晶界膨胀和晶界处电子密度的大幅度降低,从而导致晶界结合力的减弱.这应为Sr杂质偏析引起的Al晶界脆化的主要根源所在. 关键词： Al晶界 Sr 杂质偏析 第一性原理计算     

Model pseudopotential for the Cu(110) surface

A method has been proposed for constructing the two-dimensional pseudopotential describing the electronic structure of the Cu(110) surface. This method can also be applied to construct the corresponding pseudopotentials for the (110) surface of a number of other face-centered cubic metals, such as Ag, Au, Al, Pd, and Pt. The electronic structure obtained can be used for fast calculations of single-particle and collective electron excitations both on the pure Cu(110) surface and on the surface covered with adatoms or ultrathin films of other metals.     

The effect of segregated transition metal ions on the grain boundary resistivity of gadolinium doped ceria: Alteration of the space charge potential

The effect of segregated transition metals on the grain boundary resistivity of 1 mol% Gd-doped ceria has been investigated. The main focus of interest is whether the space charge potential that causes the blocking effect of the grain boundaries of the ceria can be extrinsically modified. The introduction of a small amount (< 0.5 mol%) of transition metals (Fe, Co, Mn and Cu) to 1 mol% Gd-doped ceria results in significant reductions in only the grain boundary resistivities of the samples attributed to exclusive segregation of the transition metals into the grain boundary core. In the case of Co- and Fe-doped samples, the grain boundary resistivity is lowered by an order of magnitude. EELS line scans across the grain boundaries of the Fe-doped sample have indicated that the grain boundaries are free of a secondary phase of transition metal oxide and that the Fe in the grain boundary likely exists as point defects. These results strongly suggest that it is indeed possible to reduce the excess positive charge in the grain boundary core, and thus the grain boundary resistivity in a ceria electrolyte, extrinsically as initially postulated. A defect chemistry model which explains partial counterbalance to the positive grain boundary core charge has been suggested. The resistivity minimum shown for the samples with different Fe concentration indicates that there is an optimum concentration of transition metal in the grain boundary core of the ceria necessary for such a countbalance.     

A DFT study of the transition metal promotion effect on ethylene chemisorption on Co(0 0 0 1)

Transition metals are often introduced to a catalyst as promoters to improve catalytic performance. In this work, we study the promotion effect of transition metals on Co, the preferred catalytic metal for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis because of its good compromise of activity, selectivity and stability, for ethylene chemisorption using density functional theory (DFT) calculations, aiming to provide some insight into improving the α-olefin selectivity. In order to obtain the general trend of influence on ethylene chemisorption, twelve transition metals (Zr, Mn, Re, Ru, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag and Au) are calculated. We find that the late transition metals (e.g. Pd and Cu) can decrease ethylene chemisorption energy. These results suggest that the addition of the late transition metals may improve α-olefin selectivity. Electronic structure analyses (both charge density distributions and density of states) are also performed and the understanding of calculated results is presented.     

Strain field due to transition metal impurities in Ni and Pd

The strain field due to body centered substitutional transition metal impurities in Ni and Pd metals are investigated. The calculations are carried out in the discrete lattice model of the metal using Kanzaki lattice static method. The effective ion-ion interaction potential due to Wills and Harrison is used to evaluate dynamical matrix and the impurity-induced forces. The results for atomic displacements due to 3d, 4d and 5d impurities (Fe, Co, Cu, Nb, Mo, Pd, Pt and Au) in Ni and (Fe, Co, Cu, Ni, Nb, Mo, Pt and Au) impurities in Pd are given up to 25 NN’s of impurity and these are compared with the available experimental data. The maximum displacements of 4.6% and 3.8% of 1NN distance are found for NiNb and PdNb alloys respectively, while the minimum displacements of 0.63% and 0.23% of 1NN distance are found for NiFe and PdFe alloys respectively. Except for Cu, the atomic displacements are found to be proportional to the core radii and d state radius. The relaxation energies for 3d impurities are found less than those for 4d and 5d impurities in Ni and Pd metals. Therefore, 3d impurities may easily be solvable in these metals.     

Molecular dynamics simulation of the formation of metal nanocontacts

The process of the formation of nanocontacts has been studied by the molecular dynamics methods for a group of metals (Cu, Rh, Pd, Ag, Pt, Au). It has been shown that the disruption forces of nanocontacts substantially depend on the orientation ((100), (110), or (111)) of the contact-surface interface. The possibility of forming linear atomic chains as a result of the disruption of nanocontacts has been analyzed for different orientations of the electrode surfaces. The possibility of forming quasi-one-dimensional nanostructures from the Co/Au alloy, which represent a periodic alternation of gold atoms and cobalt trimers, has been predicted.     

fcc金属层错能的EAM法计算

采用嵌入原子法(EAM)计算了Cu，Ag，Au，Ni，Al，Rh，Ir，Pd，Pt和Pb等10种面心立方(fcc)金属的层错能，除Rh和Ir两种金属外，其他金属的计算结果和实验结果基本一致. 关键词： 面心立方金属 层错能 EAM     

Temperature-dependent critical resolved shear stress model for (Cu–Au)–Co alloys in pure shear mode

Based on a limited energy storage viewpoint proposed by our team, it is assumed that there is a maximum constant value for the maximum storage of energy per unit volume when dislocation slip starts in a metal. A temperature-dependent critical resolved shear stress (CRSS) model without any fitting parameters is developed for metals in a pure shear mode. The CRSSs of Cu, Cu–Au, Cu–Co and Cu–Au–Co in the pure shear mode are predicted, and are in excellent agreement with the experimental results. This work offers an approach to predict the temperature-dependent CRSS for metals in the pure shear mode.     

FCC金属结构稳定性和声子谱的MAEAM研究

应用改进分析型嵌入原子方法(MAEAM)计算fcc金属的结构稳定性和声子谱.考虑更远邻原子之间的相互作用,提出新的两体势函数,并采用新的截尾处理函数和加强光滑连接条件.通过拟合单空位迁移能、结合能、三个独立弹性常数及晶体平衡条件,确定了模型参数.在体积不变条件下,计算金属不同结构的能量,说明Ag、Al、Au、Cu、Ir、Ni、Pd、Pt和Rh的fcc结构比较稳定.它们的能量-体积曲线与Rose方程结果基本-致,进-步说明了体积变化时的结构稳定性.同时发现[100]、[110]和[111]三个方向声子谱的计算结果符合实验值和其它计算结果.     

Effect of solute atoms on grain boundary sliding in magnesium alloys

The effect of solid-solution alloying on grain boundary sliding (GBS) was investigated using pure magnesium and six kinds of Mg–X (X?=?Ag, Al, Li, Pb, Y and Zn) dilute binary solid solutions with an average grain size of 10?µm. A sharp increase in damping capacity caused by GBS was observed above a certain temperature. The temperature at which a sharp increase in damping capacity occurred depended on the alloying element. The addition of Y and Ag markedly increased the onset temperature (more than 100?K) for a sharp increase in damping capacity, whereas the addition of Zn, Al and Li slightly increased the onset temperature (less than 50?K) as compared with that for pure magnesium. Tensile tests at a temperature of 423?K revealed that the higher the onset temperature, the lower the strain rate sensitivity of the flow stress. It is suggested that the former elements (Y and Ag) are more effective in suppressing GBS in magnesium alloys than the latter ones (Zn, Al and Li). The suppression of GBS was associated with low grain boundary energy, and the extent to which the energy is reduced depended on the alloying element. It was suggested that the change in the lattice parameter (the so-called c/a ratio) affects the grain boundary energy, and thus, the occurrence of GBS.     

Calculation of the surface energy of fcc metals with modified embedded-atom method

The surface energies for 38 surfaces of fcc metals Cu, Ag, Au, Ni, Pd, Pt, A1, Pb, Rh and Ir have been calculated by using the modified embedded-atom method. The results show that, for Cu, Ag, Ni, A1, Pb and Ir, the average values of the surface energies are very close to the polycrystalline experimental data. For all fcc metals, as predicted, the close-packed (111) surface has the lowest surface energy. The surface energies for the other surfaces increase linearly with increasing angle between the surfaces (hkl) and (111). This can be used to estimate the relative values of the surface energy.     

La、Al在Fe晶界上协同作用的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理,研究了稀土La和Al在bcc-Fe中Fe晶界处的协同作用影响.计算了La和Al在晶界、表面、晶内的形成能,建立La、Al共存于晶界模型,通过电荷密度、布居分布手段分析了La、Al原子对晶界的影响.结果表明:La、Al原子易偏聚在晶界处,且La-Al的原子间距与体系结合能成正比关系. La的掺杂改善了晶界处的电荷分布情况,促进了Al原子与周围Fe原子间的相互作用,态密度曲线的计算结果显示,La原子的加入能够使La、Fe及Al原子间的键的结合力更强,从而提高了界面结合强度.     

Surface vibrations on face centered cubic metal surfaces: the (111) surfaces

We have studied the dynamics of atom motion at face centered metal (111) surfaces. The interactions between atoms are modelled with central forces and angle bending forces. Results for frequencies and polarizations of surface modes are presented for the following metals: Ag, Al, Au, Cu, Ni, Pd and Pt. In addition, the results obtained for phonon spectral densities are presented for nickel.     

Lattice dynamics of FCC transition metals: A pseudopotential approach

Simple pseudopotential model for the binding energy of transition metals is proposed. The contribution of thes-like electrons is calculated in the second-order perturbation theory for the local model pseudopotential while that of thed-like electrons is taken into account by introduction of repulsive short-range interatomic potential. Model parameters were determined for ten fcc transitions metals (Cu, Ni, Fe, Co, Ag, Pd, Rh, Au, Pt, and Ir). This model was used for the calculation of the phonon dispersion and the density of states, as well as for the elastic constants and their pressure derivatives. Good agreement with experimental data was achieved for the overall shape of phonon spectra and even for the position of the Kohn anomalies in Pd and Pt. Existence of such anomalies is also stated for predicted phonon spectra of rhodium and iridium.     

Generalized stacking fault energy in FCC metals with MEAM

The second nearest-neighbor modified embedded atom method (2NN-MEAM) is used to investigate the generalized stacking fault (GSF) energy surfaces of eight FCC metals Cu, Ag, Au, Ni, Pd, Pt, Al and Pb. An offset is observed in all the metals for the displacement δ_us of unstable stacking fault energy from the geometrically symmetric displacement point . The offset value is the greatest for Al and the smallest for Ag. By analyzing the stable stacking fault energy γ_sf and unstable stacking fault energy γ_usf, it can be predicted that stacking fault is more favorable in Cu, Ag, Au, and especially in Pd than the other metals, while it is most preferred to create partial dislocation for Ag and to create full dislocation for Al.     

CO adsorption energies on metals with correction for high coordination adsorption sites - A density functional study

We investigate the accuracy of carbon monoxide adsorption energies and site preferences for the metals Ag, Al, Au, Co, Cu, Fe, Ir, Mo, Ni, Pd, Pt, Re, Rh, Ru, W, and Zn using the RPBE functional with a recently suggested empirical adsorption energy correction for carbon monoxide based on the internal CO stretch vibrational frequency. We find that when including the correction, the adsorption site preference for six of the metals changes, and all adsorption site predictions become accurate. We also collect a large number of experimental studies for comparison with our calculated adsorption energies. The mean absolute deviation including the correction is found to be less than 0.2 eV, showing that the RPBE functional gives a much better quantitative agreement between experiments and calculations than the PW91 functional.