An examination of the structural,electronic, elastic,vibrational and thermodynamic properties of Ru2YGa (Y = Sc,Ti and V) Heusler alloys

The structural, electronic, elastic, vibrational and thermodynamic properties of the Ru₂YGa (Y = Sc, Ti and V) Heusler alloys in L2₁ type cubic structure have been analyzed systematically using first principles density functional theory (DFT) together with the Generalized Gradient Approximation (GGA) method. The values of calculated lattice constant (a₀), elastic constants (Cij), Bulk modulus (B), Shear modulus (G), ratios of B/G, Young's modulus (E) and Poisson ratio (ν) are in good agreement with the available theoretical and experimental results. The electronic band structures, corresponding total and partial density of states have also been obtained. The calculated band structures demonstrate that Ru2YGa (Y = Sc, Ti and V) alloys are metallic. The phonon dispersion curves, total and partial density of states of these alloys have been computed for the first time by adopting the direct method. It is considered that all alloys are dynamically stable in L2₁ structure.     

Mg-TM-H (TM=Sc,Ti, V,Y, Zr,Nb)晶体形成能力和电子性能

基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理的Vienna Ab initio Simulation Package (VASP)软件系统研究了Mg₇TMH₁₆ (TM=Sc, Ti, V, Y, Zr, Nb)的晶体结构和电子性能. 分析了结合能和形成焓,计算得到的结合能显示Mg₇TiH₁₆和Mg₇NbH₁₆的稳定性最强,形成焓的变化表明Mg₇TMH₁₆具有比MgH₂更低的分解温度,电子态密度显示Mg₇TMH₁₆表现出明显的金属特性. 关键词： 第一原理 7TMH₁₆ (TM=Sc,Ti,V,Y,Zr,Nb)')" href="#">Mg₇TMH₁₆ (TM=Sc,Ti,V,Y,Zr,Nb) 结合能 形成焓     

Exchange Interactions in the Cr3+–Cr3+ Ion Pair in the ABO3 (A = Ga,In, Sc) Diamagnetic Matrix

Physics of the Solid State - The exchange interactions in the Cr3+–Cr3+ ion pairs in the isostructural ABO3 (A = Ga, In, Sc) diamagnetic compounds have been examined using the magnetic...     

Interatomic bonds and the tensile anisotropy of trialuminides in the elastic limit: a density functional study for Al3(Sc,Ti, V,Cr)

The tensile anisotropy in the elastic limit of Al₃(Sc,?Ti,?V,?Cr) intermetallic compounds in both the L1₂ and D0₂₂ crystal structure has been investigated using first-principles density-functional calculations. In both crystal structures the main bonding character comes from the saturation of dominant d ³ (L1₂) and d ⁴ (D0₂₂) hybrid orbitals located on the TM atoms. The series Al₃Sc?→ Al₃V corresponds to gradual d-band filling and leads to a gradual increase of bond-strength and covalent bond formation. The magnetism of Cr breaks this trend in the Al₃Cr compound (for both ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic configurations). In this series, a trend towards an increased anisotropy of the elastic constants, Young modulus Y and Poisson ratio ν is observed. The easy and hard directions of tension can be simply identified by the variation of Y, which corresponds to the presence or absence of covalently bonded–Al–TM–chains. A high anisotropy of the Poisson ratio arises also from an alternation of atoms in the lateral directions and can be understood in the same terms.     

Elemental partitioning between α and β phases in the Ti–5Al–5Mo–5V–3Cr–0.5Fe (Ti-5553) alloy

Using atom probe tomography, the partitioning of alloying elements between α and β in the alloy Ti metal-5553 (Ti–5Al–5Mo–5V–3Cr–0.5Fe) has been investigated as a function of heat-treatment. It has been shown that β-solutionizing followed by step-quenching to a higher temperature (700°C) or slow-cooling leads to substantial partitioning of the alloying elements, including an enrichment of slow-diffusing Mo at the α/β interfaces. In contrast, it was found that the combination of β-solutionizing, quenching to room temperature and aging at 400°C leads to rather limited partitioning of these alloying elements.     

Phase Composition,Microstructure, and Electroconductivity of HfO2–R2O3 Solid Electrolytes (R = Sc,Y, Ho,Er, Tm,Yb, and Lu)

Physics of the Solid State - The effect of the addition of 11 mol % R2O3 (R = Sc, Y, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) on the phase and elemental composition, microstructure, and electroconductivity of hafnium...     

Insights into the structures,stabilities, electronic and magnetic properties of X2Aun (X = La,Y, and Sc; n = 1–9) clusters: comparison with pure gold clusters

A systematic study of the X₂Au_n (X = La, Y, Sc; n = 1–9) clusters are performed by using the density functional theory at TPSS level. The structures, stabilities, electronic, and magnetic properties are investigated in comparison with pure gold clusters. The results show that the transition points of the doped clusters from two-dimensional to three-dimensional structure are obviously earlier than gold clusters. The impurity X atoms tend to occupy the most highly coordinated position and form the largest probable number of bonds with gold atoms. In addition, the impurity atoms can strongly enhance the stabilities of gold clusters. It indicates that the impurity atoms dramatically affect the geometries and stabilities of the Au_n clusters. The highest occupied molecular orbital–lowest occupied molecular orbital gap, vertical ionisation potential, and chemical hardness show that the X₂Au₆ clusters have higher stabilities than the others. In La₂Au_1–9, Y₂Au_1–7, and Sc₂Au_1–4 clusters, the charges transfer from X atoms to the Au_n frames. The total magnetic moments of X₂Au_n clusters exist distinctly odd–even alternation behaviours except for La₂Au₄ and Sc₂Au₄ clusters.     

Specific Features of the Local Structure and Transport Properties of ZrO2–Sc2O3–Y2O3 and ZrO2–Sc2O3–Yb2O3 Crystals

Optics and Spectroscopy - The specific features of the local structure of ZrO2–Sc2O3–Y2O3 and ZrO2–Sc2O3–Yb2O3 crystals are revealed by optical spectroscopy using the Eu3+...     

Ionic conductivities of Nasicon-type glass-ceramic superionic conductors in the system Na2O–Y2O3–XO2–SiO2 (X = Ti,Ge, Te)

Glass-ceramics of the titanium-, germanium- or tellurium-containing Na₅RSi₄O₁₂-type (R = rare earth; Y) Na⁺-superionic conductors (N5YXS) were prepared by crystallization of glasses with the composition Na_3+3xY_1 ? xX_ySi_3 ? yO₉ (X = Ti; NYTiS, Ge; NYGeS, X = Te; NYTeS), and the effects of X elements on the separation of the phase and the microstructural effects on the conduction properties of glass-ceramics were discussed. The combination of x and y was most varied in N5YGeS and more limited in the order of N5YTeS > N5YTiS. Their conductivities and activation energies are of the order of 10^? 2 S/cm at 300 °C and of 15 to 24 kJ/mol, respectively. The conductivity of the glass-ceramic N5YXS decreases giving the order N5YGeS > N5YTeS > N5YTiS. It is considered that this order corresponds to the N5 single phase region. Large enhancement of electrical conductivity was observed in the glass-ceramics as the grain growth was promoted with increase of heating temperature and heating time for crystallization.     

Heusler型X_2RuPb(X=Lu,Y)合金的反带结构和拓扑绝缘性

采用第一性原理的计算方法,在不同条件下对Heusler型X2RuPb(X=Lu,Y)体系的电子结构展开研究.计算结果表明,这些合金在适当晶格变形或掺杂条件下,能够具有真正的拓扑绝缘体特性.杂化作用和自旋-轨道耦合作用都对材料产生"反带"结构发挥作用.但是针对不同成分所构成的材料,它们各自所起作用的程度有所不同,二者可以相辅相成.利用替换掺杂和四角变形双重调控方式可以更理想地进行"反带"结构调控进而获得理想的拓扑绝缘体,这对于材料的实际制备具有重要意义.     

Probing the structural,electronic and magnetic properties of small Au4M (M = Sc–Zn) clusters

Density-functional method PW91 has been selected to investigate the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Au₄M (M =Sc–Zn) clusters. Geometry optimisations show that the M atoms in the ground-state Au₄M clusters favour the most highly coordinated position. The ground-state Au₄M clusters possess a solid structure for M = Sc and Ti and a planar structure for M = V–Zn. The characteristic frequency of the doped clusters is much greater than that of pure gold cluster. The relative stability and chemical activity are analysed by means of the averaged binding energy and highest occupied molecular orbital and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy gap for the lowest energy Au₄M clusters. It is found that the dopant atoms can enhance the thermal stability of the host cluster except for Zn atom. The Au₄Ti, Au₄Mn and Au₄Zn clusters have relatively higher chemical stability. The vertical detachment energy, electron affinity and photoelectron spectrum are calculated and simulated theoretically for all the ground-state structures. The magnetism calculations reveal that the total magnetic moment of Au₄M cluster is mainly localised on the M atom and vary from 0 to 5 μ_B by substituting an Au atom in Au₅ cluster with different transition-metal atoms.     

Structures and stabilities of the donor–acceptor complexes HXPY (X=Al,B; Y=H,F, OH)

The optimized geometries, complexation energies, etc. of HXPY (X?=?Al, B; Y?=?H, F, OH) donor–acceptor complexes have been investigated at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p), MP2/6-311+G(d,p) and/or CCSD(T)/6-311+G(d,p) levels. The results show that HBPY (Y?=?H, F, OH) is more stable than the corresponding HAlPY (Y?=?H, F, OH), F (or OH) substitution on phosphorus results in decreasing complex stability, and the stronger the electron-attracting nature of the substitution atom, the more stable the complex. Moreover, the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of the formation reaction of these donor–acceptor complexes were also examined within the temperature range 200–800?K using the general statistical thermodynamics and Eyring transition state theory with Wigner correction. It is concluded that the formation of HBPY is thermodynamically favoured over that of the corresponding HAlPY, especially at low temperature, and is kinetically favoured over that of the relevant HAlPY (Y?=?H, F, OH), especially at high temperature.     

Influence of Cr and Fe on magnetic phase transition and magnetocaloric effect in Co2(Cr1-xFex)Al, (x ≤ 0 ≤ 1) soft magnetic Heusler alloys

The structural measurement indicates that the system possesses A2 to B2 phase transformation at the extent of A2 phase at room temperature. The present system shows first order magneto-structural transformation (FOMST). The substitution of Cr by Fe causes a vital role for an increase in magnetocaloric properties. The change in magnetic entropy (ΔS_M) and relative cooling power (RCP) are evaluated under an applied field of 20 KOe that shows drastic changes near the blocking temperature under the specific temperature regime. In the vicinity of these observed properties, critical exponent parameters such as, β, ? and δ were also observed using field dependence magnetic entropy change.     

RE2O3 (RE = Lu, Y, Sc)的氧空位第一性原理计算研究

本研究选择三个电子结构类似的稀土倍半氧化物RE₂O₃(RE=Lu, Y,Sc),建立适当的模型通过第一性原理计算,研究氧空位对体系的电子结构的影响.本研究以密度泛函理论(DFT)为基础,利用PBE泛函加U值修正计算了纯稀土倍半氧化物的能带结构.计算结果表明三种基体材料RE₂O₃的能带结构相似.在引入氧空位后,其增加的缺陷能级数目不同,依次为:Sc₂O₃2O₃2O₃.     

Systematic analysis of the structural,elastic, and electronic properties of Ti–Cu–Me (Me=Al,Ga and In) ternary intermetallics

The structural, elastic, and electronic properties of eight intermetallics in Ti–Cu–Me (Me=Al, Ga and In) systems were investigated with the first-principles method. The calculations were performed within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) with the density functional theory (DFT) using the supercell (SC) method. Calculation results show that the SC approximation is accurate at zero pressure. These intermetallics are classified as stable and metastable in our investigation. The stable phases are those presented in the equilibrium phase diagram at room temperature. The metastable phases are those that usually appear in the equilibrium phase diagram at higher temperatures. The values of calculations show that the TiCuAl, Ti₂CuAl₅, and TiCu₂In compounds are brittle, and the Ti_0.5CuAl_0.5, TiCu₂Al, TiCuGa, Ti₂CuGa₅, and Ti_0.5CuIn_0.5 compounds are ductile at zero pressure.     

Er3(Fe,Co,M)29化合物(M=Cr,V,Ti,Mn,Ga,Nb)的结构与磁性

合成了Er3Fe29-x-yCoxMy化合物(M=Cr,V,Ti,Mn,Ga,Nb)并用x射线衍射和磁测量等手段研究了它们的结构和磁性.发现Fe基Er3(Fe,M)29化合物结晶成哑铃对Fe-Fe无序替代的Th2Ni17型结构(P63/mmc空间群)而不能形成Nd3(Fe,Ti)29型结构,因此其化学式也可以用Er2-n(Fe,M)17+2n(n=0.2)表示.当Er3Fe29化合物中部分Fe原子被M原子所取代时,其居里温度均有一定程度的提高.所有Er3(Fe,M)29化合物在室温均为易面型各向异性.当Er3(Fe,M)29(M=Cr,V)中的部分Fe原子被Co原子取代且Co原子数与Fe原子数达到一定比值时,得到一个单斜结构的新相.磁测量表明Er3Fei95Co6V3.5在室温可能为单轴各向异性,在162K出现自旋重取向,其各向异性由易轴型变为易面型.在5K下于难磁化方向磁化时观察到一个一级磁化过程(FOMP).     

M@C_(20)H_(20)(M=Sc,V,Cr,Mn,Fe,Co,Ni)几何结构和电子性质的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)中的广义梯度近似(GGA)方法对M@C_(20)H_(20)(M=Sc,V,Cr,Mn,Fe,Co,Ni)几何结构和电子性质进行了计算研究.几何结构优化发现,过渡金属原子M内掺到C_(20)H_(20)笼时,都稳定于碳笼中心.能隙和内掺能计算发现,M@C_(20)H_(20)的热力学稳定性随着M原子序数的增大而逐渐减弱,内掺M原子使得其动力学稳定性大幅度下降,但是其中Ni@C_(20)H_(20)结构仍然具有良好的热力学和动力学稳定性,其有望在实验中被成功合成出来.电子性质研究发现,随着M原子序数的逐渐增大,M原子对M@C_(20)H_(20)前线轨道的贡献也越来越大,M@C_(20)H_(20)(M=Sc,V,Cr,Mn,Fe,Co)都具有一定的磁矩,而Ni@C_(20)H_(20)为闭壳层结构,磁矩为零.     

MPb10(M=Ti,V,Cr,Cu,Pd)几何结构和磁性的密度泛函计算研究

采用密度泛函理论(density functional theory,DFT)中的广义梯度近似(generalized gradient approximation,GGA)对MPb10(M=Ti,V,Cr,Cu,Pd)四种同分异构体的几何结构和磁性进行了计算研究.发现在四种同分异构体中,D4d结构的MPb10(M=Ti,V,Cr,Cu,Pd)具有最大的结合能和能隙,表明D4d结构为其基态几何结构, 具有较高的化学稳定性.磁性计算显示:基态TiPb10团簇的磁矩为2 μB,Ti原子与周围的Pb原子之间存在着弱的铁磁相互作用.基态VPb10团簇的总磁矩为1 μB,V原子与周围的Pb原子之间既存在着弱的铁磁相互作用又存在弱的反铁磁相互作用.基态CuPb10团簇的磁矩为1 μB,Cu原子与周围的Pb原子之间存在着弱的铁磁相互作用.基态CrPb10 和PdPb10团簇的磁矩为零,体现为非磁性.由此可见,可以通过内掺不同过渡金属对Pb10团簇的化学反应活性和磁性进行调制.     

High-Moment-Low-Moment Description of Magnetovolume Effects in Y(Mn x Al 1− x ) 2 and Y x Sc 1− x Mn 2

Based on the assumption of a high-moment-low-moment instability of the Mn atom, we construct a simple spin model with coupled magnetic and spatial degrees of freedom to describe the Laves phase systems Y(Mn x Al 1 m x ) 2 and Y x Sc 1 m x Mn 2 . Monte Carlo simulations of this model qualitatively reproduce anomalies observed in these materials like a discontinuous giant volume change and anomalous thermal expansion behavior.