Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
1997-04-02
Phys. Rev. B 56, 2469 (1997)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
REVTeX, 37 pages + 7 figures, submitted, Phys. Rev. B
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.56.2469
A combination of classical density-functional theory and thermodynamic perturbation theory is applied to a survey of finite-temperature trends in the relative stabilities of one-component crystals and quasicrystals interacting via effective metallic pair potentials derived from pseudopotential theory. Comparing the free energies of several periodic crystals and rational approximant models of quasicrystals over a range of pseudopotential parameters, thermodynamically stable quasicrystals are predicted for parameters approaching the limits of mechanical stability of the crystal structures. Quasicrystalline stability is attributed to vibrational stiffness and energetically favorable medium- and long-range interactions. The results support and significantly extend conclusions of previous ground-state lattice-sum studies.
Denton Alan R.
Hafner Jan
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