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First-principles study of the pressure-induced bcc-hcp transition in Ba

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)
The pressure-induced bcc-hcp phase transition in barium has been studied with use of first-principles total-energy calculations. The volume dependence of the complete energy surface from the bcc to the hcp structure has been determined as a function of the atomic displacements corresponding in the bcc phase to the T/sub 1/ N-point phonon mode and a long-wavelength shear. The results predict that the frequency of this T/sub 1/ N-point phonon mode decreases with increasing pressure, however, before the mode goes soft, the hcp phase becomes the lowest-energy structure and the transition is first order.
Research Organization:
Ames LaboratoryU.S. Department of Energy and Department of Physics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
5683564
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 37:1; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English