The influence of high pressure on the structural stability,Vickers hardness and mechanical properties of Re and Ru dodecaborides

We apply the first-principles approach to study the structural stability, Vickers hardness, and elastic modulus of ReB₁₂ and RuB₁₂. In particular, we further investigate the influence of high pressure on the structural stability and mechanical properties of ReB₁₂ and RuB₁₂. The calculated results show that ReB₁₂ and RuB₁₂ are thermodynamic stability under high pressure. Here, ReB₁₂ is more thermodynamic stability than that of the RuB₁₂. The calculated Vickers hardness of ReB₁₂ and RuB₁₂ is 16.25 and 16.55 GPa, respectively. It is found that the calculated elastic constants and elastic modulus of ReB₁₂ and RuB₁₂ increase with increasing pressure. In particular, the calculated elastic constants and elastic modulus of ReB₁₂ are larger than that of the RuB₁₂. The calculated electronic structure shows that the high hardness and elastic modulus of ReB₁₂ and RuB₁₂ are attributed to the 3D network B-B covalent bonds.     

高压下ReB2的结构特性及弹性性质

本文采用密度泛函理论中的赝势平面波法计算了ReB₂的P6₃/mmc晶体结构(即hP6-ReB₂)的结构特性及弹性性质。在计算了hP6-ReB₂的平衡结构参数后,从热力学、动力学及机械力学三方面验证了其结构稳定性。研究发现,hP6-ReB₂在高压下的弹性系数、各个弹性模量均随压强的增加而增大。泊松比显示hP6-ReB₂表现为脆性。三种类型的弹性波随压强的变化趋势显示hP6-ReB₂为弹性各向异性晶体。经估算,hP6-ReB₂结构的维氏硬度约为38.2 GPa。电子态密度揭示了hP6-ReB₂的Re—B和B—B之间存在着强共价键,并且随着压强的增加共价键逐渐增强。