Anisotropy of Interfaces in an Ordered HCP Binary Alloy

A multiple-order-parameter mean-field theory of ordering on a binary hexagonal- close-packed (HCP) crystal structure is developed, and adapted to provide a continuum formulation that incorporates the underlying symmetries of the HCP crystal in both the bulk and gradient energy terms of the free energy. The work is an extension of the previous treatment by Braun et al. [Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. Lond. A 355:1787 (1997)] of order–disorder transitions on a face-centered-cubic crystal (FCC) lattice. The theory is used to compute the orientation dependence of the structure and energy of interphase and antiphase boundaries in ordering to the Cd₃Mg and CdMg structures, which are the HCP analogs of Cu₃Au and CuAu structures in FCC. As in the corresponding FCC case, the multiple order parameters do not form a vector. Anisotropy is a natural consequence of the underlying crystal symmetries and the multiple-order-parameter continuum formation presented here. The isotropy transverse to the sixfold axis expected for a scalar order parameter is not found.     

团簇连接对Cu10Ag90快速凝固中晶体结构的影响

快速凝固得到的晶体通常都会形成多种孪晶结构,但其成因一直是一个谜。本文采用分子动力学模拟Cu10Ag90合金在0、20和40 GPa压强下的快速凝固过程,分别形成了五重孪晶、层片状孪晶和复杂晶体,通过最大标准团簇方法(LaSCA)分析了短程有序结构的演变和晶体团簇之间的连接形式。结果发现,结晶转变温度Tc随着压强的增大而升高,平均原子势能也随之增加。非晶共有近邻子团簇(CNS)会在温度降至Tc时转变为晶体CNS,同时晶体团簇数量急剧增加,结构有序度提升。此外,通过分析晶体团簇之间的连接方式发现,五重孪晶中心团簇截边十面体(tDh)只能与具有相同S422的HCP相连形成五重孪晶轴;FCC与HCP有相同的S421,但只能以彼此的顶层或者底层原子作为彼此的中心原子连接形成层片状结构;BCC与FCC、HCP虽然没有共同的CNS,但是可以通过D-S6结构及其变形体连接,其连接方式的多样性是形成复杂晶体的主要原因。这些结果为研究晶体结构不同排列方式提供了新的理解。     

The effect of HCP on the formation of twin boundaries and dislocations in Ni–Co alloys

In this study, molecular dynamics (MD) was used to simulate the rapid solidification process of Ni₄₇Co₅₃ and Ni₄₈Co₅₂ alloys at a cooling rate of 10¹² K/s. The effects of HCP on the formation of twin boundaries and dislocations in two Ni–Co alloys are studied. It is found that the difference of HCP clusters is the main effect that producing discrepancies on microstructure of two alloys. The number of HCP clusters accounted for 9.23% in Ni₄₇Co₅₃ alloy. They are regularly arranged to form the number of single-layer twin boundaries, and each twin boundary ends in a dislocation. The FCC and HCP structures coexist in the same atomic layers, which is easy to create dislocations. The relatively standard FCC crystal and only 0.32% HCP clusters are formed in Ni₄₈Co₅₂ alloy at 300 K. That small amount of HCP clusters are dispersed on the surface, and cause the formation of dislocation in the border with FCC clusters.     

Chemical synthesis and magnetic properties of HCP and FCC nickel nanoparticles

In this study, we successfully synthesized single-phase hexagonal closed packed (HCP) and face-centered cubic (FCC) nickel nanoparticles via reduction of nickel nitrate hexahydrate and nickel acetate tetrahydrate, respectively, in polyethylene glycol-200. Structural information of the as-synthesized nickel nanoparticles are studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) as a function of the molar concentration of the nickel precursor. XRD results reveal that low concentrations of nickel precursor (0.005?M and below) favor the HCP, while high concentrations favor the mixture of HCP and FCC crystal structures. Particle size of HCP structure is found in the range of ～15?nm via transmission electron microscope analysis. Vibratory sample magnetometer is employed to study its magnetic behavior and the results reveal that FCC crystalline phase shows ferromagnetic nature with high saturation magnetization (M _s?～?39.6?emu?gm^?1) as compared to metastable HCP crystalline structure (M _s?～?2?emu?gm^?1). The surfactants bonding on the surface of nickel nanoparticles are studied.     

带电粒子形成胶体晶体的有效硬球模型判据的计算机模拟验证

在对胶体晶体的研究中,带电粒子胶体晶体的形成机理比硬球胶体晶体更加复杂,对其形成条件目前还缺少有效的判断依据. 有效硬球模型判据提出以有效直径作为判断参数. 为了验证该判据的有效性,利用布朗动力学模拟研究了不同有效直径下带电粒子胶体晶体的特性. 为了更加定量地研究单因素对带电胶体晶体形成的影响,取有效直径为2.8至0.8,并对一定的有效直径,研究了粒子几何直径和排斥力不同情况下的结晶行为. 在布朗动力学模拟过程中,采用径向分布函数和键序参数方法检测体系的结构变化,并分析所形成的晶体结构. 结果表明,在判断带电粒子胶体体系能否形成有序结构方面,有效硬球模型判据有一定的合理性. 但是,并不能将有效直径作为唯一的判别参数,而是需要综合其他参数的影响,这显示出该判据的片面性. 关键词： 布朗动力学模拟 带电胶体晶体 有效硬球模型     

Study of surface cell Madelung constant and surface free energy of nanosized crystal grain

Surface cell Madelung constant is firstly defined for calculating the surface free energy of nanosized crystal grains, which explains the physical performance of small crystals and may be greatly beneficial to the analysis of surface states and the study of the dynamics of crystal nucleation and growth. A new approximative expression of the surface energy and relevant thermodynamic data are used in this calculation. New formula and computing method for calculating the Madelung constant α of any complex crystals are proposed, and the surface free energies and surface electrostatic energies of nanosized crystal grains and the Madelung constant of some complex crystals are theoretically calculated in this paper. The surface free energy of nanosized-crystal-grain TiO₂ and the surface electrostatic energy(absolute value) of nanosized-crystal-grain α -Al₂O₃ are found to be the biggest among all the crystal grains including those of other species.     

Stability and mechanical properties of various Hf-H phases: A density-functional theory study

We performe first-principles density functional theory calculations to investigate the stability and mechanical properties of various Hf Hx(0 ≤ x ≤ 1) phases. For pure Hf phases, the calculated results show that the HCP and FCC phases are mechanically stable, while the BCC phase is unstable at 0 K. Also, as for various Hf Hx phases, we find that H location and concentration could have a significant effect on their stability and mechanical properties. When 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.25, the HCP phases with H at(tetrahedral) T sites are energetically most stable among various phases. The FCC and BCC phases with H at T sites turn to be relatively more favorable than the HCP phase when H concentration is higher than 0.25. Furthermore, our calculated results indicate that the H solution in Hf can largely affect their mechanical properties such as the bulk moduli(B) and shear moduli(G).     

Structure, properties, and formation models of optical ceramics

The structure, properties, and formation mechanisms of Y₃Al₅O₁₂, Y₂O₃, and Lu₂O₃ laser ceramics are investigated. Their microhardness and fracture toughness are determined. It is shown that the change in mechanical properties is related both to the grain size and grain boundary structure. Processes of plastic deformation of crystals by mechanical twinning are considered. Mechanisms of formation and motion of twins in crystals with FCC structure are determined. It is shown that the realization of similar mechanisms in crystals with HCP structure results in the phase transformations. Models of the formation and motion of twin boundaries are proposed which result in pore healing when preparing monolithic samples of highly transparent ceramics.     

Band structure and properties of polymorphic modifications of lower tungsten carbide W<Subscript>2</Subscript>C

The structural and electronic properties are investigated and the relative stabilities of all the known polymorphic modifications (α, β, γ, ?) of the lower tungsten carbide W₂C are numerically estimated using the ab initio full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FLAPW) method within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) of the local spin density. The equilibrium parameters of the crystal lattices, the band structures, and the total and partial densities of states are determined for the first time within a unified approach. The energies of formation of the α, β, γ, and ? polymorphic modifications of the lower tungsten carbide [in the reactions W₂C ? 2W + C (graphite)] are calculated and used to discuss their relative stabilities.     

Formation energies and electronic structures of native point defects in potassium dihydrogen phosphate

The formation energies and the equilibrium concentration of vacancies,interstitial H,K,P,O and antisite structural defects with P and K in KH 2 PO 4 (KDP) crystals are investigated by ab initio total-energy calculations.The formation energy of interstitial H is calculated to be about 2.06 eV and we suggest that it may be the dominant defect in KDP crystal.The formation energy of an O vacancy (5.25 eV) is much higher than that of interstitial O (0.60 eV).Optical absorption centres can be induced by defects of O vacancies,interstitial O and interstitial H.We suggest that these defects may be responsible for the lowering of the damage threshold of the KDP.A K vacancy defect may increase the ionic conductivity and therefore the laser-induced damage threshold decreases.     

Ionic transport in potassium chloride and a possible trwacancy contribution to it (oral presentation)

Abstract

The ionic transport properties of potassium chloride are discussed in light of the recent measurements of the electrical conductivity and chlorine ion diffusion in KCl and KCl: SrCl₂ single crystals. These measurements were analyzed using as a model a perfect crystal perturbed by five defects: isolated anion vacancies. isolated cation vacancies, divalent cation impurities, divalent-cation-impurity-cation-vacancy-complexes, and vacancy pairs. This analysis revealed nonrandom deviations between the theoretical and experimental values of the transport properties. Possible explanations of these deviations are discussed. The possibility of a trivacancy mechanism making a contribution to the conductivity is considered. The concentration and migration of trivacancies is examined.     

面心立方晶体中生成孪晶或六角密堆相的电子衍射分析

用指数变换矩阵将面心立方晶体的晶带轴[uvw]变换成孪晶的[u^tv^tw^t]及六角密堆结构的[u′v′w′],在略去这些指数的公共系数后,如u^(t2)+v^(t2)+w^(t2)>u²+v²+w²或u′,v′≠3n而u′+v′=3n,则孪晶或六角密堆结构与面心立方晶体有完全相重的电子衍射谱。这种标定的不唯一性是广泛存在的。 关键词：     

Formation of boride phases from individual powder components during the mechanical synthesis of Ni<Subscript>80</Subscript>Mo<Subscript>7</Subscript>B<Subscript>13</Subscript> alloy

Ni₈₀Mo₇B₁₃ nanocrystalline alloy containing a Ni(Mo,B) face-centered cubic (FCC) solid solution of the substitutional-interstitial type was obtained by high-energy ball milling of the component mixtures. In the temperature range 400–700°C, the metastable solid solution Ni(Mo,B) decomposes, leading to the formation of metastable FCC Ni(Mo) and HCP MoB₄ phases. Upon isothermal annealing at 1000°C for1 h, the alloy transforms into the stable state and contains the equilibrium phases FCC Ni(Mo), cubic Ni₂₁Mo₂B₆, and orthorhombic Ni₃B.     

TiAl/Ti3Al体系剪切变形的分子动力学研究

利用分子动力学方法研究了正化学比的TiAl/Ti3Al双相体系中剪切变形诱发位错形核以及相关结构转变的动态过程以及切变力场对最终结构的影响.研究发现,在TiAl/Ti3Al双相体系中剪切变形诱发黏滞-滑移式的滑移行为;界面在其中起到了传递能量、均衡协变的作用,界面两侧的异相结构保留了单相形变特征.六角密堆积(HCP)-Ti3Al部分各原子层较长时间内呈整体剪切协变,其后形变分化为应力集中诱发层错区和初始完整结构回复区;而面心立方(FCC)-TiAl部分因刚性较大仅存在微协变,其后局部受力区直接诱发相邻原子层间相对滑移,发生FCC向HCP结构转变.变形结构方面,HCP-Ti3Al部分在剪切力较大区域形成连续且稳定的FCC堆垛,近界面区FCC薄层与HCP相交替并存;而FCC-TiAl部分内禀层错和孪晶共存,当力场增大时形成亚稳HCP结构.     

Size and temperature dependent stability and phase transformation in single-crystal zirconium nanowire

A novel size dependent FCC (face-centered-cubic) → HCP (hexagonally-closed-pack) phase transformation and stability of an initial FCC zirconium nanowire are studied. FCC zirconium nanowires with cross-sectional dimensions <20 Å are found unstable in nature, and they undergo a FCC → HCP phase transformation, which is driven by tensile surface stress induced high internal compressive stresses. FCC nanowire with cross-sectional dimensions >20 Å, in which surface stresses are not enough to drive the phase transformation, show meta-stability. In such a case, an external kinetic energy in the form of thermal heating is required to overcome the energy barrier and achieve FCC → HCP phase transformation. The FCC-HCP transition pathway is also studied using Nudged Elastic Band (NEB) method, to further confirm the size dependent stability/metastability of Zr nanowires. We also show size dependent critical temperature, which is required for complete phase transformation of a metastable-FCC nanowire.     

Equilibrium glassy phase in a polydisperse hard-sphere system

The phase diagram of a polydisperse hard-sphere system is examined by numerical minimization of a discretized form of the Ramakrishnan-Yussouff free-energy functional. Crystalline and glassy local minima of the free energy are located and the phase diagram in the density-polydispersity plane is mapped out by comparing the free energies of different local minima. The crystalline phase disappears and the glass becomes the equilibrium phase beyond a "terminal" value of the polydispersity. A crystal-to-glass transition is also observed as the density is increased at high polydispersity. The phase diagram obtained in our study is qualitatively similar to that of hard spheres in a quenched random potential.     

Laser characteristics of Cr:Nd:GdCOB self-frequency-doubling crystal

The phase matching angle of GdCOB crystal is calculated. By using Xenon flash lamp as pump source, we have realized the free run from 1.06 μm to 0.53 μm in self-frequency-doubling Cr:Nd:GdCOB (bi-doped) crystal and Nd:GdCOB (uni-doped) crystal. The experimental results show that the threshold energies for bi-doped crystal and uni-doped crystal are 0.92 J and 1.00 J, respectively; when the pump energy is 10 J, the output energies of green laser for two kinds of crystals are 2.46 mJ and 1.96 mJ, respectively. The output energy of Cr:Nd:GdCOB crystal has an increase of 25% in comparison to that of Nd:Gd:COB crystal. In addition, we discuss ways to improve efficiency.     

超稳定玻璃

非晶态物质处于热力学非平衡状态,稳定性是非晶态材料应用的重要瓶颈,也是理论研究的关键问题.最近人们开发出相当于普通金属玻璃退火上百万年的"超稳定玻璃",为研究非晶态材料的稳定性和非晶态物质的本质提供了新契机.本文简要介绍超稳定玻璃的特点、形成机理以及其对非晶态物理学基本问题提供的新见解和新思路.     

Thermodynamic analysis of the decomposition of a supersaturated solid solution of the Fe-Cu system

The structure of Fe-5.5% Cu alloy is studied after eutectoid reaction and aging of the martensite. The thermodynamic analysis of decomposition of the supersaturated solid solution with copper release is peformed for different types of crystal lattice. The free energy of solid solutions and phase separation diagrams of the BCC and FCC phases of copper is calculated. Barriers for the nucleation of copper particles with BCC and FCC lattices are evaluated. The factors that favor the appearance of intermediate structural forms of copper preceding the formation of stable FCC phase are discussed.