New isothermal equation of state of solids applied to high pressures

In the present paper, a new two-parameter inverted equation of state (EOS) is developed which is found to be working very well in the high-pressure region. To check its success and validity, this EOS has been applied in a number of solids. The computed volume compression is found to be in very good agreement with the experimental data in the whole range of pressure in all the solids. The minimum and the maximum pressure range used in the present study is 0–320 kbar and 0–3000 kbar, respectively.     

Equation of state for inert gas solids

The equation of state is a fundamental relation to analyse the thermophysical properties of different class of solids and it plays a key role in basic and applied condensed matter physics research. A lot of work has been done in the field of ionic solids, minerals and metals but a very little work is done in the field of inert gas solids. Most of the equations of state failed to explain the properties of inert gas solid because of their abnormal behavior in the low temperature range. In the present paper, Singh-Gupta equation of state has been used to study the properties of these solids. The results obtained using these equations have shown a good agreement with available experimental results. Thus it is shown that these equations of states successfully explain the behavior of inert gas solids.      

Thermodynamic regularities for non-polar and polar fluids from the modified SAFT-BACK equation of state

We have used the modified SAFT-BACK EOS for its ability to predict three important thermodynamic regularities for several fluids composed of molecules with different geometries and interactions. The studied regularities included: (i) the common bulk-modulus point on the isotherms of the reduced bulk modulus versus reduced density, (ii) near linearity of the reduced isothermal bulk-modulus as a function of reduced pressure, and (iii) Zeno line regularity which describes near linearity of a contour in the temperature-density plane along which the compressibility factor equals unity. In this work, we also reported the influence of the molecular size and shape on the displacement of intersection point of isothermal bulk-modulus curves versus density.     

On the limitations of the equation of state based on the Lennard-Jones potential

It is emphasized that any equation of state (EOS) based on the generalized Lennard-Jones potential or the Mie potential, suffers from two main shortcomings as pointed out by Stacey and Davis [2]. One of the shortcomings viz. the problem related to imaginary numbers for the exponents in the potential function, has been removed recently by Jiuxun [11] by using a relationship between the exponents. However, the modified EOS obtained by Jiuxun suffers from the second shortcoming viz. it gives lower values for −B ₀ B″₀, an important equation of state parameter related to the second pressure derivative of the bulk modulus. Values of B ₀ B″₀ obtained by Jiuxun are not consistent with those reported by Stacey and Davis.      

Applicability of equation of state in extreme compression region and study of diatomic solids under pressure

In the present study, the expression of first pressure derivative of bulk modulus B′?earlier derived by Goyal and Gupta EoS [7] is corrected and the validity of the EoS is then verified in extreme compression region. The expressions of second and third order pressure derivative $(B^{{}^{″}},B^{″\prime })$of bulk modulus are obtained. The values of B′, B²B? to BB″,?Grunesien parameters?λ_∞,?γ_∞,?q_∞ at infinite pressure (P?→?∞)?are calculated using the identities [11–13] to check the validity of the equation in extreme compression region. The Goyal and Gupta EoS is then used to study the volume compression in diatomic solids, LiH and MgO. The values of pressure, bulk modulus and its first order pressure derivative at different compressions are calculated and compared with the results obtained from Hama–Suito EoS. The results justify the validity of the present EoS in high pressure region and the results for diatomic solids are also found in good consistency with the compared results.     

Analysis of equation of state for nanomaterials

An equation of state (EOS) recently proposed for nanomaterials is discussed critically. Different possible forms of the EOS are discussed with their correlations. We have considered 20 nanomaterials for this purpose, viz. CdSe, Rb₃C₆₀, carbon nanotube, γ-Fe₂O₃, ε-Fe (hexagonal iron), MgO, γ-Al₂O₃ (67 nm), α-Fe₂O₃, α-Fe (filled nanotube), TiO₂ (anatase ), 3C-SiC (30 nm), TiO₂ (rutile phase), Zr_0.1Ti_0.9O₂, γ-Si₃N₄, Ni-filled MWCNT, Fe-filled MWCNT, CeO₂ (cubic fluorite phase and orthorhombic phase), germanium (49 nm), GaN (wurtzite phase) and SnO₂ (rutile phase) (14 nm). It is found that the change in the form of EOS does not improve the results. This demonstrates the validity of the EOS proposed for nanomaterials. The EOS is also used to study the effect of temperature on compression of Ni (20 nm). It is found that there is small shift in isotherm due to increase in the temperature. The results have been found to present a good agreement with the available experimental data.     

Effects of pressure and temperature on the isothermal bulk modulus of CaO

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been performed to investigate the effects of pressure and temperature on the isothermal bulk modulus of CaO using pair-wise interactions that include polarization effects through the shell model (SM). The dependence of isothermal bulk modulus B_T of CaO on the compression ratio V/V₀ and pressure P have been obtained from MD runs at T=300 K, and compared with the available experimental data and other theoretical results. A good agreement between theory and experiment is obtained. Meanwhile, B_T dependence on temperature T at zero pressure is investigated. At extended pressure and temperature ranges, SM-MD method has also been carried out for predicting the P-V-T equation of state and isothermal bulk modulus at different temperatures along the isotherms 0, 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 K, and at different pressures along the isobars 5, 15, 30, 40, and 50 GPa for CaO, respectively.     

应用于金属固体的四参数通用状态方程

提出一种能精确考虑固体结合能的四参数通用状态方程, 并且在高压和膨胀区域都具有正确的行为, 不会出现物理上不正确的振荡现象. 新方程可以将Vinet方程和普遍化Lennard-Jones (GLJ) 方程作为特例包括于其中. 将新方程与文献中的典型方程应用于32种金属固体, 结果表明新方程在给出正确结合能数据的同时, 能够很好的拟合实验压缩数据. 结果还表明, 多数金属的相互作用具有短程相互作用的性质, 但是结合能较大相互作用的强度较强.     

应用于碱卤化物固体的通用状态方程

提出一种能精确考虑固体结合能的通用状态方程,并且在高压和膨胀区域都具有正确的行为,不会出现物理上不正确的振荡现象.将新方程与文献中的典型方程应用于15种碱金属卤化物和一种碱土金属氧化物,结果表明新方程在给出正确结合能数据的同时,能够很好地拟合实验压缩数据.由Vinet方程和Morse方程定出的参数随数据范围变化很明显,新方程定出的参数随数据范围变化不明显.新方程的通用性优于Vinet方程和Morse方程. 关键词： 固体 通用状态方程 结合能 碱金属卤化物     

凝聚态物质状态方程的一个数值模型

建立了凝聚态物质的一个三项式状态方程：以Faussurier平均原子模型为基础计算电子热压和电子热能;以Cowan模型为基础计算离子热压和离子热能;用基于实验数据的半经验拟合公式计算物质的冷压和冷能。用实验数据检验了用平均原子模型计算的平均电离度。将状态方程与Hugoniot关系式相结合,计算了Be和Al的冲击绝热曲线,结果充分地展现出电子在高温、高密度条件下的壳层结构效应。     

An equation of state and non-linear parameter from sound velocity measurements for liquid alkali metals

In the present paper, an equation of state has been obtained in case of liquid alkali metals like Na, K, Rb and Cs from sound velocity measurements. The theory developed gives very good agreement for both the sound velocity and the volume as a function of pressure at different temperatures in these liquid alkali metals. Further, the variation of non-linear parameter,B / A, as a function of pressure and temperature is also studied.     

Thermal effect and equation of state in solids

In the present paper, an attempt has been made to include the thermal effect into an isothermal equation of state using the Debye approximation representing volume as a function of pressure. The calculations are done in case of NaCl, CsCl, Mo, and W. The present calculations are in good agreement with the reported results.     

Assessing the equation of state and comparing it with other relationships used for determining the surface tension of solids

Some facts regarding the equation of state (EQS) in calculating the surface tension of solids by means of contact angle measurements were manifested. In the present investigation, it was mathematically proved that the surface tension of a solid as estimated by the EQS is in fact equivalent to the Zisman critical surface tension for that same solid. Additionally, the applicability of the EQS's approach in attaining the surface tension of powdered solids by the aid of the capillary rise procedure is also discussed and its limitations are clarified. Furthermore, a methodology was devised so that the surface tension of solids as determined by the EQS could be compared with those calculated by approaches using components of surface tension. This methodology revealed that the applications of approaches based on the geometric mean (i.e. Owens/Wendt and van Oss et al. relationships) are restricted to achieving only high surface tensions of solids.     

氩等离子体物态方程的TF简化模型

对于高温高压下氩等离子体的电离度和物态方程,本文给出了一种基于Thomas-Feimi(TF)统计模型的简化计算新方法:首先将TF模型电离势的数值结果进行函数逼近,给出一个便于数值求解的计算电离度的近似计算方法,并由此计算了局部热动平衡下的氩等离子体在10～1000 eV高温范围内的物态方程.计算结果与国外报道的其他几种理论模型的计算结果均符合很好,与实验值也吻合较好.本文所提出的简单模型也适用于计算混合物物态方程,可以在电磁发射技术领域中的强电离等离子体中有更为广阔的应用前景.     

Five-parameter equation of state for solids correctly incorporating cohesive energy data

A five-parameter equation of state (EOS) is proposed to correctly incorporate the cohesive energy data in it without physically incorrect oscillations.The proposed EOS is applied to 10 selected metals.It is shown that the calculated compression curves are in good accordance with the experimental data.The values of the bulk modulus and its derivative with respect to pressure extracted from the proposed EOS remain almost unchanged while the data range used is varied.     

Total energy, equation of state and bulk modulus of AlP, AlAs and AlSb semiconductors

Recently proposed model potential which combines both linear and quadratic types of interactions is employed for the investigation of some properties like the total energy, equation of state and bulk modulus of AlP, AlAs and AlSb semiconductor compounds using higher-order perturbation theory. The model potential parameter is determined using zero pressure condition. The ratio of the covalent bonding termE _cov to the secondorder termE ₂ is 6.77% to 11.85% which shows that contribution from higher order terms are important for zinc-blende-type crystals. The calculated numerical results of the total energy, energy band gap at Jones-zone face and bulk modulus of these compounds are in good agreement with the experimental data and found much better than other such theoretical findings. We have also studied pressure-volume relations of these compounds. The present study is carried out using six different screening functions along with latest screening function proposed by Sarkaret al. It is found from the present study that effect of exchange and correlation is clearly distinguishable.     

Explicit Gibbs free energy equation of state for solids

Semi-empirical equations of state (EOS) are used for interpolation and extrapolation of experimental data and/or electronic structure calculations. For calculation of phase equilibria, it is preferable to use an explicit Gibbs free energy EOS, that is, to express the Gibbs free energy directly as a function of the pressure and temperature. Existing explicit Gibbs free energy EOS formulations often give unphysical predictions at high pressures. The origins of these problems are internal inconsistencies and uncontrolled extrapolations. A set of conditions is put forward, that should be fulfilled by semi-empirical EOS formulations in order to constrain them to known physical behaviour, e.g., to the Thomas-Fermi and quasi-harmonic models at high pressures. A new alternative integration path is devised that eliminates the need for the problematic extrapolation of the heat capacity to high temperatures at low pressures. Based on these developments, a new explicit Gibbs free energy EOS is formulated which is suitable for computational applications. The new EOS may be fitted to represent the thermophysical properties of solids with a reasonably small number of adjustable parameters. A sample application for MgO is presented.     

Application of the Englert-Schwinger model to the equation of state and the fullerene molecule

The Englert-Schwinger model (ESM) is applied to two problems. One is the calculation of zero-temperature equation of state (EOS) of elements within the spherically symmetric Wigner-Sietz cell approximation. The other is to obtain the equilibrium radius of fullerene molecule using March’s approach [N. H. March, Proc. Camb. Philos. Soc. 48, 665 (1952)]. In each case, the results of the ESM are compared with those of Thomas-Fermi-Dirac (TFD) and Thomas-Fermi-Dirac-Weizsacker (TFDW) models. Zero-temperature equation of state calculations are done for Al and Cu. The results of the ESM show an enormous improvement over those of the TFD model. Also, the ESM is in good agreement with the TFDW model for compressions greater than 2. In the regime of validity of TFDW theory, i.e., compressions greater than 20 and 10 for Al and Cu, respectively, the deviations between the results of the two models are negligible. Hence, the ESM may be used in lieu of the TFDW model for EOS calculations. In the fullerene case, we have obtained the cohesive energy using the models assuming the radius obtained from accurate calculations of the fullerene molecule. We have also obtained the equilibrium radius predicted by each model. The results obtained show that the ESM results are not much of an improvement over the TFD results. This shows that the ESM cannot always improve the results of the TFD model and be a replacement for the TFDW model. However, as in the EOS case, it would give results in good agreement with TFDW results for properties that are dependent on the electron density at the outer reaches of the atom.