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Title: Pressure effect on structural, elastic, and thermodynamic properties of tetragonal B{sub 4}C{sub 4}

Journal Article · · AIP Advances
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4915257· OSTI ID:22454476
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  1. Center of Interdisciplinary Studies and Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000 (China)
  2. College of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Nonlinear Research Institute, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji 721016 (China)

The compressibility, elastic anisotropy, and thermodynamic properties of the recently proposed tetragonal B{sub 4}C{sub 4} (t-B{sub 4}C{sub 4}) are investigated under high temperature and high pressure by using of first-principles calculations method. The elastic constants, bulk modulus, shear modulus, Young’s modulus, Vickers hardness, Pugh’s modulus ratio, and Poisson’s ratio for t-B{sub 4}C{sub 4} under various pressures are systematically explored, the obtained results indicate that t-B{sub 4}C{sub 4} is a stiffer material. The elastic anisotropies of t-B{sub 4}C{sub 4} are discussed in detail under pressure from 0 GPa to 100 GPa. The thermodynamic properties of t-B{sub 4}C{sub 4}, such as Debye temperature, heat capacity, and thermal expansion coefficient are investigated by the quasi-harmonic Debye model.

OSTI ID:
22454476
Journal Information:
AIP Advances, Vol. 5, Issue 3; Other Information: (c) 2015 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2158-3226
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English