Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2011-11-07
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
11 Pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
We have investigated the finite temperature elastic properties of AlRE (RE=Y, Tb, Pr, Nd, Dy) with B2-type structures from first principles. The phonon free energy and thermal expansion is obtained from the quasiharmonic approach based on density-functional perturbation theory. The static volume-dependent elastic constants are obtained from energy-strain functions by using the first-principles total-energy method. The comparison between our predicted results and the ultrasonic experimental data for a benchmark material Al provides excellent agreements. At T = 0K, our calculated values of lattice equilibrium volume and elastic moduli of our calculated AlRE (RE=Y, Tb, Pr, Nd, Dy) intermetallics agree well with the previous theoretical results. The temperature dependent elastic constants exhibit a normal behavior with temperature, i.e., decrease and approach linearity at higher temperature and zero slope around zero temperature. Furthermore, the anisotropy ratio and sound velocities as a function of temperature has also been discussed.
Wang Rui
Wang Shaofeng
Wu Xiaozhi
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