The electronic structure,magnetic,and optical properties of two-dimensional(2D)GaSe doped with rare earth elements X(X=Sc,Y,La,Ce,Eu)were calculated using the first-principles plane wave method based on den-sity funct...The electronic structure,magnetic,and optical properties of two-dimensional(2D)GaSe doped with rare earth elements X(X=Sc,Y,La,Ce,Eu)were calculated using the first-principles plane wave method based on den-sity functional theory.The results show that intrinsic 2D GaSe is a p-type nonmagnetic semiconductor with an indi-rect bandgap of 2.6611 eV.The spin-up and spin-down channels of Sc-,Y-,and La-doped 2D GaSe are symmetric,they are non-magnetic semiconductors.The magnetic moments of Ce-and Eu-doped 2D GaSe are 0.908μ_(B)and 7.163μ_(B),which are magnetic semiconductors.Impurity energy levels appear in both spin-up and spin-down chan-nels of Eu-doped 2D GaSe,which enhances the probability of electron transition.Compared with intrinsic 2D GaSe,the static dielectric constant of the doped 2D GaSe increases,and the polarization ability is strengthened.The ab-sorption spectrum of the doped 2D GaSe shifts in the low-energy direction,and the red-shift phenomenon occurs,which extends the absorption spectral range.The optical reflection coefficient of the doped 2D GaSe is improved in the low energy region,and the improvement of Eu-doped 2D GaSe is the most obvious.展开更多
Bioceramics have attracted extensive attention for bone defect repair due to their excellent bioactivity and degradability.However,challenges remain in matching the rate between bioceramic degradation and new bone for...Bioceramics have attracted extensive attention for bone defect repair due to their excellent bioactivity and degradability.However,challenges remain in matching the rate between bioceramic degradation and new bone formation,necessitating a deeper understanding of their degradation properties.In this study,density functional theory(DFT)calculations was employed to explore the structural and electronic characteristics of silicate bioceramics.These findings reveal a linear correlation between the maximum isosurface value of the valence band maximum(VBM_(Fmax))and the degradability of silicate bioceramics.This correlation was subsequently validated through degradation experiments.Furthermore,the investigation on phosphate bioceramics demonstrates the potential of this descriptor in predicting the degradability of a broader range of bioceramics.This discovery offers valuable insights into the degradation mechanism of bioceramics and holds promise for accelerating the design and development of bioceramics with controllable degradation.展开更多
The stereochemically active lone pairs around post-transition metal atoms play an important role in determining distorted lattice structure and optical response.The lone pair electrons are characterized by crystal orb...The stereochemically active lone pairs around post-transition metal atoms play an important role in determining distorted lattice structure and optical response.The lone pair electrons are characterized by crystal orbitals,electron localization function(ELF)and partial density of states(PDOS).Birefringence is evaluated by means of a Born effective charge approach based on modern polarization theory.The origin of the different responses of birefringence and second-harmonic generation(SHG)is explored,as well as the effect of spin-orbit coupling(SOC)on the band structure and optical properties is explored.The study of this paper can help to deeply understand the lone pairs and their contribution to optical property.展开更多
The structural, electronic and elastic properties of common intermetallic compounds in FeTiCoNiVCrMnCuAI system high entropy alloy were investigated by the first principles calculation. The calculation results of form...The structural, electronic and elastic properties of common intermetallic compounds in FeTiCoNiVCrMnCuAI system high entropy alloy were investigated by the first principles calculation. The calculation results of formation enthalpy and cohesive energy show that FeTi, Fe2Ti, AlCrFe2, Co2Ti, AlMn2V and Mn2Ti phases may form in the formation process of the alloy. Further studies show that FeTi, FezTi, AlCrFe2, Co2Ti and AlMn2V phases with higher shear modulus and elastic modulus would be excellent strengthening phases in high entropy alloy and would improve the hardness of the alloy. In addition, the partial density of states was investigated for revealing the bonding mode, and the analyses on the strength of p-d hybridization also reveal the underlying mechanism for the elastic properties of these compounds.展开更多
The structural stability, electronic structures, elastic properties and thermodynamic properties of the main binary phases Mg_（17）Al_（12）, Al_2Ca, Mg_2 Sn and Mg_2 Ca in Mg-Al-Ca-Sn alloy were determined from the ...The structural stability, electronic structures, elastic properties and thermodynamic properties of the main binary phases Mg_（17）Al_（12）, Al_2Ca, Mg_2 Sn and Mg_2 Ca in Mg-Al-Ca-Sn alloy were determined from the first-principles calculation. The calculated lattice parameters are in good agreement with the experimental and literature values. The calculated heats of formation and cohesive energies show that Al_2Ca has the strongest alloying ability and structural stability. The densities of states（DOS）, Mulliken electron occupation number, metallicity and charge density difference of these compounds are given. The elastic constants of Mg_（17）Al_（12）, Al_2Ca, Mg_2 Sn and Mg_2 Ca phases are calculated, and the bulk moduli, shear moduli, elastic moduli and Poisson ratio are derived. The calculations of thermodynamic properties show that the Gibbs free energies of Al_2Ca and Mg_2 Sn are lower than that of Mg_（17）Al_（12）, which indicates that Al_2Ca and Mg_2 Sn are more stable than Mg_（17）Al_（12） phase. Hence, the heat resistance of Mg-Al-based alloys can be improved by adding Ca and Sn additions.展开更多
The atomic geometries, electronic structures, and formation energies of neutral nitrogen im- purities in ZnO have been investigated by first-principles calculations. The nitrogen impuri- ties are always deep acceptors...The atomic geometries, electronic structures, and formation energies of neutral nitrogen im- purities in ZnO have been investigated by first-principles calculations. The nitrogen impuri- ties are always deep acceptors, thus having no contributions to p-type conductivity. Among all the neutral nitrogen impurities, nitrogen substituting on an oxygen site has the lowest formation energy and the shallowest acceptor level, while nitrogen .substituting on a zinc site has the second-lowest formation energy in oxygen-rich conditions. Nitrogen interstitials are unstable at the tetrahedral site and spontaneously relax into a kick-out configuration. Though nitrogen may occupy the octahedral site, the concentrations will be low for the high formation energy. The charge density distributions in various doping cases are discussed, and self-consistent results are obtained.展开更多
The microstructure of the 18R-type long period stacking ordered （LPSO） phase in Mg 97 Y 2 Zn 1 alloy was investigated by the first principles calculation. The arrangement rule of Zn and Y atoms in the LPSO structure...The microstructure of the 18R-type long period stacking ordered （LPSO） phase in Mg 97 Y 2 Zn 1 alloy was investigated by the first principles calculation. The arrangement rule of Zn and Y atoms in the LPSO structure is determined theoretically. The calculation results reveal that the additive atoms are firstly located in the fault layers at the two ends of the 18R-type LPSO structure, and then extend to fault layers in the interior, which is in good agreement with the experimental observations. This feature also implies the microstructural relationship between 18R and other LPSO structures. The cohesive energy and the formation heat indicate the dependence of the stability of 18R LPSO structure on contents of Y and Zn atoms. The calculated electronic structures reveal the underlying mechanism of microstructure and the stability of 18R LPSO structure.展开更多
The first-principle calculations are performed to investigate the structural,mechanical and electronic properties of titanium borides （Ti2B,TiB and TiB2）.Those calculated lattice parameters are in good agreement wit...The first-principle calculations are performed to investigate the structural,mechanical and electronic properties of titanium borides （Ti2B,TiB and TiB2）.Those calculated lattice parameters are in good agreement with the experimental data and previous theoretical values.All these borides are found to be mechanically stable at ambient pressure.Compared with parent metal Ti （120 GPa）,the larger bulk modulus of these borides increase successively with the increase of the boron content in three borides,which may be due to direction bonding introduced by the boron atoms in the lattice and the strong covalent Ti-B bonds.Additionally,TiB can be regarded as a candidate of incompressible and hard material besides TiB2.Furthermore,the elastic anisotropy and Debye temperatures are also discussed by investigating the elastic constants and moduli.Electronic density of states and atomic Mulliken charges analysis show that chemical bonding in these titanium borides is a complex mixture of covalent,ionic,and metallic characters.展开更多
The structure,stability and elastic properties of di-transition-metal carbides TixV1-xC were investigated by using the first-principles with a pseudopotential plane-waves method.The results show that the equilibrium l...The structure,stability and elastic properties of di-transition-metal carbides TixV1-xC were investigated by using the first-principles with a pseudopotential plane-waves method.The results show that the equilibrium lattice constants of TixV1-xC show a nearly linear reduction with increasing addition of V.The elastic properties of TixV1-xC are varied by doping with V.The bulk modulus of Ti0.5V0.5C is larger than that of pure TiC,as well as Ti0.5V0.5C has the largest C44 among TixV1-xC（0≤x≤1）,indicating that Ti0.5V0.5C has higher hardness than pure TiC.However,Ti0.5V0.5C presents brittleness based on the analysis of ductile/brittle behavior.The Ti0.5V0.5C carbide has the lowest formation energy,indicating that Ti0.5V0.5C is more stable than all other alloys.展开更多
The first-principles method based on the projector augmented wave method within the generalized gradient approximation was employed to calculate the superlattice intrinsic stacking fault（SISF） and complex stacking f...The first-principles method based on the projector augmented wave method within the generalized gradient approximation was employed to calculate the superlattice intrinsic stacking fault（SISF） and complex stacking fault（CSF） energies of the binary Ni3Al alloys with different Al contents and the ternary Ni3Al intermetallic alloys with addition of alloying elements,such as Pd,Pt,Ti,Mo,Ta,W and Re.The results show that the energies of SISF and CSF increase significantly with increase of Al contents in Ni3Al.Addition of Pd and Pt occupying the Ni sublattices does not change the SISF and CSF energies of Ni3Al markedly in comparison with the Ni-23.75Al alloy.While addition of alloying elements,such as Ti,Mo,Ta,W and Re,occupying the Al sublattices dramatically increases the SISF and CSF energies of Ni3Al.The results suggest that the energies of SISF and CSF are dependent both on the Al contents and on the site occupancy of the ternary alloying element in Ni3Al intermetallic alloys.展开更多
First-principles calculations were carried out to investigate the structural stabilities and electronic properties of RhZr.The plane wave based pseudopotential method was used,in which both the local density approxima...First-principles calculations were carried out to investigate the structural stabilities and electronic properties of RhZr.The plane wave based pseudopotential method was used,in which both the local density approximation（LDA） and the generalized gradient approximation（GGA） implanted in the CASTEP code were employed.The internal positions of atoms in the unit cell were optimized and the ground state properties such as lattice parameter,density of state,cohesive energies and enthalpies of formation of ortho-RhZr and cubic-RhZr were calculated.The calculation results indicate that ortho-RhZr can form more easily than cubic-RhZr and the ortho-RhZr is more stable than cubic-RhZr.The density of states（DOS） reveals that the strong bonding in the Rh-Zr and Rh-Rh or Zr-Zr interaction chains accounts for the structural stability of ortho-RhZr and the hybridization between Rh-4d states and Zr-4d states is strong.展开更多
The interaction of O2 with pyrite, marcasite and pyrrhotite surfaces was studied using first-principle calculations to obtain the oxidization mechanisms of these minerals. The results show that the adsorption energy o...The interaction of O2 with pyrite, marcasite and pyrrhotite surfaces was studied using first-principle calculations to obtain the oxidization mechanisms of these minerals. The results show that the adsorption energy of O2 on pyrrhotite surface is the largest, followed by that on marcasite surface and then pyrite surface. O2 molecules adsorbed on pyrite, marcasite and pyrrhotite surfaces are all dissociated. The oxygen atoms and surface atoms of pyrite, marcasite and pyrrhotite surfaces have different bonding structures. Due to more atoms on pyrrhotite and marcasite surfaces interaction with oxygen atoms, the adsorption energies of O2 on pyrrhotite and marcasite surfaces are larger than that on pyrite surface. Larger values of Mulliken populations for O？Fe bond of pyrrhotite surface result in relative larger adsorption energy compared with that on marcasite surface.展开更多
The first-principle calculations were performed to investigate the structural,mechanical,electronic and thermal properties of the binary ductile intermetallic compound CeAg with B2（CsCl） structure.The calculated val...The first-principle calculations were performed to investigate the structural,mechanical,electronic and thermal properties of the binary ductile intermetallic compound CeAg with B2（CsCl） structure.The calculated value of lattice constant a0 for CeAg with generalized gradient approximation is 3.713-,which is in better agreement with experimental data than local spin density approximation.The negative energy of formation implies that CeAg with B2 structure is thermodynamically stable phase.The greater separation between the d bands of Ce and Ag results in weaker bond hybridization of Ce d—Ag d,which prevents formation of directional covalent bonding.The three independent elastic constants（C11,C12 and C44） are derived and the bulk modulus,shear modulus,elastic modulus,anisotropy factor,and Poisson ratio are determined to be 57.6 GPa,15.8 GPa,43.4 GPa,3.15 and 0.374,respectively.The elastic constants meet all the mechanical stability criteria.The value of Pugh＇s criterion is 3.65.The ductility of CeAg is predicted if Pugh＇s criterion is greater than 1.75.Furthermore,the variations of volume,bulk modulus,heat capacity,and thermal expansion coefficient with temperature and/or pressure were calculated and discussed.展开更多
An important step for achieving the knowledge-based design freedom on nano-and interfacial materials is attained by elucidating the related surface and interface thermodynamics from the first principles so as to allow...An important step for achieving the knowledge-based design freedom on nano-and interfacial materials is attained by elucidating the related surface and interface thermodynamics from the first principles so as to allow engineering the microstructures for desired properties through smartly designing fabrication processing parameters.This is demonstrated for SnO2 nano-particle surfaces and also a technologically important Ag-SnO2 interface fabricated by in-situ internal oxidation.Based on defect thermodynamics,we first modeled and calculated the equilibrium surface and interface structures,and as well corresponding properties,as a function of the ambient temperature and oxygen partial pressure.A series of first principles energetics calculations were then performed to construct the equilibrium surface and interface phase diagrams,to describe the environment dependence of the microstructures and properties of the surfaces and interfaces during fabrication and service conditions.The use and potential application of these phase diagrams as a process design tool were suggested and discussed.展开更多
First-principles calculations have been performed to clarify the differences of the electronic structures of Ga-doped ZnO and ZnS. Results show the local density approximation and local density approximation＋U calcul...First-principles calculations have been performed to clarify the differences of the electronic structures of Ga-doped ZnO and ZnS. Results show the local density approximation and local density approximation＋U calculations are in good qualitative agreement with each other. After doping, impurity states appear near the Fermi level in both ZnO and ZnS cases. When ZnO is doped, the impurity states are delocalized in the whole conduction band. On the contrary, when ZnS is doped, though the p state of Ga is also delocalized, the s state is localized near the Fermi level. Partial charge density distributions of the frontier orbital show the same information. After an exchange of the crystal structures of ZnO and ZnS, results remain unchanged. The localized Ga s state accounts for the bad electrical properties of Ga-doped ZnS.展开更多
The electronic structures,chemical bonding,elastic and optical properties of the ternary stannide phase Na2MgSn were investigated by using density-fimctional theory（DFT） within generalized gradient approximation（GG...The electronic structures,chemical bonding,elastic and optical properties of the ternary stannide phase Na2MgSn were investigated by using density-fimctional theory（DFT） within generalized gradient approximation（GGA）.The calculated energy band structures show that Na2MgSn is an indirect semiconductor material with a narrow band gap 0.126 eV.The density of state（DOS）and the partial density of state（PDOS） calculations show that the DOS near the Fermi level is mainly from the Na 2p,Mg 3p and Sn5 p states.Population analysis suggests that there are strongly bonded Mg-Sn honeycomb layers in Na2MgSn.Basic physical properties,such as lattice constant,bulk modulus,shear modulus,elastic constants c（ij） were calculated.The elastic modulus E and Poisson ratio v were also predicted.The results show that Na2MgSn is mechanically stable soft material and behaves in a brittle manner.Detailed analysis of all optical functions reveals that Na2MgSn is a better dielectric material,and reflectivity spectra show that Na2MgSn promise as good coating materials in the energy regions 6.24-10.49 eV.展开更多
The electronic structures and mechanical properties of Al4Sr, Mg2Sr and Mg23Sr6 phases were determined by the use of first-principles calculations. The calculated heat of formation and cohesive energy indicate that Al...The electronic structures and mechanical properties of Al4Sr, Mg2Sr and Mg23Sr6 phases were determined by the use of first-principles calculations. The calculated heat of formation and cohesive energy indicate that Al4Sr has the strongest alloying ability as well as the highest structural stability. The elastic parameters were calculated, and then the bulk modulus, shear modulus, elastic modulus and Poisson ratio were derived. The ductility and plasticity were discussed. The results show that Al4Sr and Mg2Sr phases both are ductile, on the contrary, Mg23Sr6 is brittle, and among the three phases, Mg2Sr is a phase with the best plasticity.展开更多
The electronic structure,including band structure,density of states （DOS）, and partial density of states of SrTi1-xSbxO3 with x = 0,0. 125,0.25,and 0.33 is calculated from the first principles of plane wave ultra-so...The electronic structure,including band structure,density of states （DOS）, and partial density of states of SrTi1-xSbxO3 with x = 0,0. 125,0.25,and 0.33 is calculated from the first principles of plane wave ultra-soft pseudo-potential technology based on density function theory. The calculated results reveal that due to the electron doping,the Fermi level moves into the conduction bands for SrTi1-xSbxO3 with x = 0. 125 and the system shows metallic behavior. In addition, the DOS moves towards low energy and the optical band gap is broadened. The wide band gap and the low density of the states in the conduction band result in the transparency of the films.展开更多
文摘The electronic structure,magnetic,and optical properties of two-dimensional(2D)GaSe doped with rare earth elements X(X=Sc,Y,La,Ce,Eu)were calculated using the first-principles plane wave method based on den-sity functional theory.The results show that intrinsic 2D GaSe is a p-type nonmagnetic semiconductor with an indi-rect bandgap of 2.6611 eV.The spin-up and spin-down channels of Sc-,Y-,and La-doped 2D GaSe are symmetric,they are non-magnetic semiconductors.The magnetic moments of Ce-and Eu-doped 2D GaSe are 0.908μ_(B)and 7.163μ_(B),which are magnetic semiconductors.Impurity energy levels appear in both spin-up and spin-down chan-nels of Eu-doped 2D GaSe,which enhances the probability of electron transition.Compared with intrinsic 2D GaSe,the static dielectric constant of the doped 2D GaSe increases,and the polarization ability is strengthened.The ab-sorption spectrum of the doped 2D GaSe shifts in the low-energy direction,and the red-shift phenomenon occurs,which extends the absorption spectral range.The optical reflection coefficient of the doped 2D GaSe is improved in the low energy region,and the improvement of Eu-doped 2D GaSe is the most obvious.
基金National Key Research and Development Program of China (2023YFB3813000)National Natural Science Foundation of China (52272256)State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing (Wuhan University of Technology)(2022-KF-77)。
文摘Bioceramics have attracted extensive attention for bone defect repair due to their excellent bioactivity and degradability.However,challenges remain in matching the rate between bioceramic degradation and new bone formation,necessitating a deeper understanding of their degradation properties.In this study,density functional theory(DFT)calculations was employed to explore the structural and electronic characteristics of silicate bioceramics.These findings reveal a linear correlation between the maximum isosurface value of the valence band maximum(VBM_(Fmax))and the degradability of silicate bioceramics.This correlation was subsequently validated through degradation experiments.Furthermore,the investigation on phosphate bioceramics demonstrates the potential of this descriptor in predicting the degradability of a broader range of bioceramics.This discovery offers valuable insights into the degradation mechanism of bioceramics and holds promise for accelerating the design and development of bioceramics with controllable degradation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of the People's Republic of China“Mechanistic study of the influence of ns^(2) cation intrinsic properties and coordination environment on birefringence and frequency doubling effects”(12264047),“The study of the mechanism of the influence of lead-oxygen polyhedra and their coordination environments on the gain of the frequency doubling effect”(11864040)Tianshan Talent Project of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China“Design,synthesis and photofunctional study of novel rare earth phosphate materials”(2022TSYCJU0004)。
文摘The stereochemically active lone pairs around post-transition metal atoms play an important role in determining distorted lattice structure and optical response.The lone pair electrons are characterized by crystal orbitals,electron localization function(ELF)and partial density of states(PDOS).Birefringence is evaluated by means of a Born effective charge approach based on modern polarization theory.The origin of the different responses of birefringence and second-harmonic generation(SHG)is explored,as well as the effect of spin-orbit coupling(SOC)on the band structure and optical properties is explored.The study of this paper can help to deeply understand the lone pairs and their contribution to optical property.
基金Project supported by the National Key Laboratory Opening Funding of Advanced Composites in Special Environments in Harbin Institute of Technology,China
文摘The structural, electronic and elastic properties of common intermetallic compounds in FeTiCoNiVCrMnCuAI system high entropy alloy were investigated by the first principles calculation. The calculation results of formation enthalpy and cohesive energy show that FeTi, Fe2Ti, AlCrFe2, Co2Ti, AlMn2V and Mn2Ti phases may form in the formation process of the alloy. Further studies show that FeTi, FezTi, AlCrFe2, Co2Ti and AlMn2V phases with higher shear modulus and elastic modulus would be excellent strengthening phases in high entropy alloy and would improve the hardness of the alloy. In addition, the partial density of states was investigated for revealing the bonding mode, and the analyses on the strength of p-d hybridization also reveal the underlying mechanism for the elastic properties of these compounds.
基金Project(20131083) supported by the Doctoral Starting up Foundation of Liaoning Province,ClhinaProject(LT201304) supported by the Program for Liaoning Innovative Research Team in University,ChinaProject(2013201018) supported by the Key Technologies Research and Development Program of Liaoning Province,China
文摘The structural stability, electronic structures, elastic properties and thermodynamic properties of the main binary phases Mg_（17）Al_（12）, Al_2Ca, Mg_2 Sn and Mg_2 Ca in Mg-Al-Ca-Sn alloy were determined from the first-principles calculation. The calculated lattice parameters are in good agreement with the experimental and literature values. The calculated heats of formation and cohesive energies show that Al_2Ca has the strongest alloying ability and structural stability. The densities of states（DOS）, Mulliken electron occupation number, metallicity and charge density difference of these compounds are given. The elastic constants of Mg_（17）Al_（12）, Al_2Ca, Mg_2 Sn and Mg_2 Ca phases are calculated, and the bulk moduli, shear moduli, elastic moduli and Poisson ratio are derived. The calculations of thermodynamic properties show that the Gibbs free energies of Al_2Ca and Mg_2 Sn are lower than that of Mg_（17）Al_（12）, which indicates that Al_2Ca and Mg_2 Sn are more stable than Mg_（17）Al_（12） phase. Hence, the heat resistance of Mg-Al-based alloys can be improved by adding Ca and Sn additions.
文摘The atomic geometries, electronic structures, and formation energies of neutral nitrogen im- purities in ZnO have been investigated by first-principles calculations. The nitrogen impuri- ties are always deep acceptors, thus having no contributions to p-type conductivity. Among all the neutral nitrogen impurities, nitrogen substituting on an oxygen site has the lowest formation energy and the shallowest acceptor level, while nitrogen .substituting on a zinc site has the second-lowest formation energy in oxygen-rich conditions. Nitrogen interstitials are unstable at the tetrahedral site and spontaneously relax into a kick-out configuration. Though nitrogen may occupy the octahedral site, the concentrations will be low for the high formation energy. The charge density distributions in various doping cases are discussed, and self-consistent results are obtained.
基金Projects(50861002,51071053)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(0991051)supported by NaturalScience Foundation of Guangxi Province,China+1 种基金Project(KF0803)supported by Open Project of Key Laboratory of Materials Design and Preparation Technology of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(X071117)supported by Scientific Research Foundation of Guangxi University,China
文摘The microstructure of the 18R-type long period stacking ordered （LPSO） phase in Mg 97 Y 2 Zn 1 alloy was investigated by the first principles calculation. The arrangement rule of Zn and Y atoms in the LPSO structure is determined theoretically. The calculation results reveal that the additive atoms are firstly located in the fault layers at the two ends of the 18R-type LPSO structure, and then extend to fault layers in the interior, which is in good agreement with the experimental observations. This feature also implies the microstructural relationship between 18R and other LPSO structures. The cohesive energy and the formation heat indicate the dependence of the stability of 18R LPSO structure on contents of Y and Zn atoms. The calculated electronic structures reveal the underlying mechanism of microstructure and the stability of 18R LPSO structure.
基金Project(2010JK404) supported by the Education Committee Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province,ChinaProjects(ZK0918,ZK0915) supported by the Baoji University of Arts and Sciences Key Research,China
文摘The first-principle calculations are performed to investigate the structural,mechanical and electronic properties of titanium borides （Ti2B,TiB and TiB2）.Those calculated lattice parameters are in good agreement with the experimental data and previous theoretical values.All these borides are found to be mechanically stable at ambient pressure.Compared with parent metal Ti （120 GPa）,the larger bulk modulus of these borides increase successively with the increase of the boron content in three borides,which may be due to direction bonding introduced by the boron atoms in the lattice and the strong covalent Ti-B bonds.Additionally,TiB can be regarded as a candidate of incompressible and hard material besides TiB2.Furthermore,the elastic anisotropy and Debye temperatures are also discussed by investigating the elastic constants and moduli.Electronic density of states and atomic Mulliken charges analysis show that chemical bonding in these titanium borides is a complex mixture of covalent,ionic,and metallic characters.
基金Project(Z2006F07)supported by Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China
文摘The structure,stability and elastic properties of di-transition-metal carbides TixV1-xC were investigated by using the first-principles with a pseudopotential plane-waves method.The results show that the equilibrium lattice constants of TixV1-xC show a nearly linear reduction with increasing addition of V.The elastic properties of TixV1-xC are varied by doping with V.The bulk modulus of Ti0.5V0.5C is larger than that of pure TiC,as well as Ti0.5V0.5C has the largest C44 among TixV1-xC（0≤x≤1）,indicating that Ti0.5V0.5C has higher hardness than pure TiC.However,Ti0.5V0.5C presents brittleness based on the analysis of ductile/brittle behavior.The Ti0.5V0.5C carbide has the lowest formation energy,indicating that Ti0.5V0.5C is more stable than all other alloys.
基金Project(50871065) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(08DJ1400402,09JC1407200,10DZ2290904) supported by the Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai Municipality,China
文摘The first-principles method based on the projector augmented wave method within the generalized gradient approximation was employed to calculate the superlattice intrinsic stacking fault（SISF） and complex stacking fault（CSF） energies of the binary Ni3Al alloys with different Al contents and the ternary Ni3Al intermetallic alloys with addition of alloying elements,such as Pd,Pt,Ti,Mo,Ta,W and Re.The results show that the energies of SISF and CSF increase significantly with increase of Al contents in Ni3Al.Addition of Pd and Pt occupying the Ni sublattices does not change the SISF and CSF energies of Ni3Al markedly in comparison with the Ni-23.75Al alloy.While addition of alloying elements,such as Ti,Mo,Ta,W and Re,occupying the Al sublattices dramatically increases the SISF and CSF energies of Ni3Al.The results suggest that the energies of SISF and CSF are dependent both on the Al contents and on the site occupancy of the ternary alloying element in Ni3Al intermetallic alloys.
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文摘First-principles calculations were carried out to investigate the structural stabilities and electronic properties of RhZr.The plane wave based pseudopotential method was used,in which both the local density approximation（LDA） and the generalized gradient approximation（GGA） implanted in the CASTEP code were employed.The internal positions of atoms in the unit cell were optimized and the ground state properties such as lattice parameter,density of state,cohesive energies and enthalpies of formation of ortho-RhZr and cubic-RhZr were calculated.The calculation results indicate that ortho-RhZr can form more easily than cubic-RhZr and the ortho-RhZr is more stable than cubic-RhZr.The density of states（DOS） reveals that the strong bonding in the Rh-Zr and Rh-Rh or Zr-Zr interaction chains accounts for the structural stability of ortho-RhZr and the hybridization between Rh-4d states and Zr-4d states is strong.
基金Project supported by the High Level Innovation Team and Outstanding Scholar Program in Guangxi Colleges(the second batch),ChinaProjects(51304054+1 种基金51364002)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject supported by the Open Foundation of Guangxi Colleges and University Key Laboratory of Minerals Engineering in Guangxi University,China
文摘The interaction of O2 with pyrite, marcasite and pyrrhotite surfaces was studied using first-principle calculations to obtain the oxidization mechanisms of these minerals. The results show that the adsorption energy of O2 on pyrrhotite surface is the largest, followed by that on marcasite surface and then pyrite surface. O2 molecules adsorbed on pyrite, marcasite and pyrrhotite surfaces are all dissociated. The oxygen atoms and surface atoms of pyrite, marcasite and pyrrhotite surfaces have different bonding structures. Due to more atoms on pyrrhotite and marcasite surfaces interaction with oxygen atoms, the adsorption energies of O2 on pyrrhotite and marcasite surfaces are larger than that on pyrite surface. Larger values of Mulliken populations for O？Fe bond of pyrrhotite surface result in relative larger adsorption energy compared with that on marcasite surface.
基金Project(2011CB605504) supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(50871054) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(20093219110035) supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China
文摘The first-principle calculations were performed to investigate the structural,mechanical,electronic and thermal properties of the binary ductile intermetallic compound CeAg with B2（CsCl） structure.The calculated value of lattice constant a0 for CeAg with generalized gradient approximation is 3.713-,which is in better agreement with experimental data than local spin density approximation.The negative energy of formation implies that CeAg with B2 structure is thermodynamically stable phase.The greater separation between the d bands of Ce and Ag results in weaker bond hybridization of Ce d—Ag d,which prevents formation of directional covalent bonding.The three independent elastic constants（C11,C12 and C44） are derived and the bulk modulus,shear modulus,elastic modulus,anisotropy factor,and Poisson ratio are determined to be 57.6 GPa,15.8 GPa,43.4 GPa,3.15 and 0.374,respectively.The elastic constants meet all the mechanical stability criteria.The value of Pugh＇s criterion is 3.65.The ductility of CeAg is predicted if Pugh＇s criterion is greater than 1.75.Furthermore,the variations of volume,bulk modulus,heat capacity,and thermal expansion coefficient with temperature and/or pressure were calculated and discussed.
基金Project(51171211) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(NCET-10-0837) supported by the Chinese Ministry of Education's Supportive Program for New Century Excellent Talents in UniversitiesProject(2006BAE03B03) supported by the Chinese National Science and Technology Supportive Program
文摘An important step for achieving the knowledge-based design freedom on nano-and interfacial materials is attained by elucidating the related surface and interface thermodynamics from the first principles so as to allow engineering the microstructures for desired properties through smartly designing fabrication processing parameters.This is demonstrated for SnO2 nano-particle surfaces and also a technologically important Ag-SnO2 interface fabricated by in-situ internal oxidation.Based on defect thermodynamics,we first modeled and calculated the equilibrium surface and interface structures,and as well corresponding properties,as a function of the ambient temperature and oxygen partial pressure.A series of first principles energetics calculations were then performed to construct the equilibrium surface and interface phase diagrams,to describe the environment dependence of the microstructures and properties of the surfaces and interfaces during fabrication and service conditions.The use and potential application of these phase diagrams as a process design tool were suggested and discussed.
文摘First-principles calculations have been performed to clarify the differences of the electronic structures of Ga-doped ZnO and ZnS. Results show the local density approximation and local density approximation＋U calculations are in good qualitative agreement with each other. After doping, impurity states appear near the Fermi level in both ZnO and ZnS cases. When ZnO is doped, the impurity states are delocalized in the whole conduction band. On the contrary, when ZnS is doped, though the p state of Ga is also delocalized, the s state is localized near the Fermi level. Partial charge density distributions of the frontier orbital show the same information. After an exchange of the crystal structures of ZnO and ZnS, results remain unchanged. The localized Ga s state accounts for the bad electrical properties of Ga-doped ZnS.
基金Project (11271121) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject (11JJ2002) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China+1 种基金Project (11K038) supported by Key Laboratory of High Performance Computing and Stochastic Information Processing of Ministry of Education of ChinaProjects (2013GK3130,2014GK3090) supported by the Scientific and Techrnological Plan of Hunan Province,China
文摘The electronic structures,chemical bonding,elastic and optical properties of the ternary stannide phase Na2MgSn were investigated by using density-fimctional theory（DFT） within generalized gradient approximation（GGA）.The calculated energy band structures show that Na2MgSn is an indirect semiconductor material with a narrow band gap 0.126 eV.The density of state（DOS）and the partial density of state（PDOS） calculations show that the DOS near the Fermi level is mainly from the Na 2p,Mg 3p and Sn5 p states.Population analysis suggests that there are strongly bonded Mg-Sn honeycomb layers in Na2MgSn.Basic physical properties,such as lattice constant,bulk modulus,shear modulus,elastic constants c（ij） were calculated.The elastic modulus E and Poisson ratio v were also predicted.The results show that Na2MgSn is mechanically stable soft material and behaves in a brittle manner.Detailed analysis of all optical functions reveals that Na2MgSn is a better dielectric material,and reflectivity spectra show that Na2MgSn promise as good coating materials in the energy regions 6.24-10.49 eV.
基金Project (200805321032) supported by Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of ChinaProject (51071065) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject (71075003) supported by the Science Fund of State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, China
文摘The electronic structures and mechanical properties of Al4Sr, Mg2Sr and Mg23Sr6 phases were determined by the use of first-principles calculations. The calculated heat of formation and cohesive energy indicate that Al4Sr has the strongest alloying ability as well as the highest structural stability. The elastic parameters were calculated, and then the bulk modulus, shear modulus, elastic modulus and Poisson ratio were derived. The ductility and plasticity were discussed. The results show that Al4Sr and Mg2Sr phases both are ductile, on the contrary, Mg23Sr6 is brittle, and among the three phases, Mg2Sr is a phase with the best plasticity.
文摘The electronic structure,including band structure,density of states （DOS）, and partial density of states of SrTi1-xSbxO3 with x = 0,0. 125,0.25,and 0.33 is calculated from the first principles of plane wave ultra-soft pseudo-potential technology based on density function theory. The calculated results reveal that due to the electron doping,the Fermi level moves into the conduction bands for SrTi1-xSbxO3 with x = 0. 125 and the system shows metallic behavior. In addition, the DOS moves towards low energy and the optical band gap is broadened. The wide band gap and the low density of the states in the conduction band result in the transparency of the films.
