Topological Catastrophe and Isostructural Phase Transition in Calcium

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2010-12-03

arxiv.org/abs/1012.0803v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 265702 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

4 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.265702

We predict a quantum phase transition in fcc Ca under hydrostatic pressure. Using density functional theory, we find at pressures below 80 kbar, the topology of the electron charge density is characterized by nearest neighbor atoms connected through bifurcated bond paths and deep minima in the octahedral holes. At pressures above 80 kbar, the atoms bond through non-nuclear maxima that form in the octahedral holes. This topological change in the charge density softens the C' elastic modulus of fcc Ca, while C$_{44}$ remains unchanged. We propose an order parameter based on applying Morse theory to the charge density, and we show that near the critical point it follows the expected mean-field scaling law with reduced pressure.

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