Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2010-10-12
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
15 pages, 8 figures
Scientific paper
We performed first-principles molecular dynamics calculations for lithium using the projector augmented waves method and the generalized gradient approximation as exchange-correlation energy. The melting curve of lithium was computed using the \textit{Z}-method technique for pressures up to 30 GPa, which agrees well with the experimental and two-phase simulated results. The change of the melting line slope from positive to negative was predicted by the characteristic shape inversion of the \textit{Z} curve at about 8.2 GPa. Through analyzing the static properties, we conclude that no liquid-liquid phase transition accompanies the occurrence of the melting line maximum, which is caused by the higher compressibility of the liquid phase compared to the solid phase. In addition, we systematically studied the dynamic and optical properties of lithium near melting curve at critical superheating and melting temperatures. It was suggested that spectra difference at critical superheating and melting temperature may be able to diagnose the homogeneous melting.
Li Dafang
Yan Jun
Zhang Ping
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