Phase stability and electronic structure in ZrAl3 compound

被引：58

作者：

Colinet, C

Pasturel, A

机构：

[1] Ecole Natl Super Electrochim & Electrome Grenoble, Inst Natl Polytech Grenoble, UJF, CNRS,Lab Thermodynam Physicochim Met, F-38402 St Martin Dheres, France

[2] CNRS, Lab Phys Numer Syst Complexes, F-38042 Grenoble 09, France

来源：

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS | 2001年 / 319卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

transition metal compounds; intermetallics; electronic band structure; enthalpy;

D O I：

10.1016/S0925-8388(01)00879-9

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

The relative stabilities of L1(2), DO22, and DO23 structures in the ZrAl3 intermetallic compound have been investigated employing the Vienna ab initio simulation package (VASP). The effects due to the tetragonal distortion of the D0(22) and D0(23) structures are important. The effect of the cell-internal displacements of the atoms in the D0(23) structure is studied. The more stable structure is D0(23) followed by D0(22) and by L1(2). The calculations show that at high pressure L1(2) becomes more stable than D0(22) The energies of formation of ZrAl3 in the L1(2) D0(22), and D0(23), structures are calculated. The computed electronic densities of states show that each structure has a pseudo gap in the density of states distribution. The preferred crystal structure is the one in which the Fermi level lies in the pseudo gap and for which the density of states at the Fermi level is the lowest. The energetic results are discussed in the framework of the ANNNI model. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：154 / 161

页数：8

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