Interplay between the structure and dynamics in liquid and undercooled boron: An ab initio molecular dynamics simulation study
- Sciences et Ingénierie des Matériaux et Procédés, UMR CNRS 5266, Grenoble INP, BP 75, 38402 Saint-Martin d’Hères Cedex (France)
In the present work, the structural and dynamic properties of liquid and undercooled boron are investigated by means of ab initio molecular dynamics simulation. Our results show that both liquid and undercooled states present a well pronounced short-range order (SRO) mainly due to the formation of inverted umbrella structural units. Moreover, we observe the development of a medium-range order (MRO) in the undercooling regime related to the increase of inverted umbrella structural units and of their interconnection as the temperature decreases. We also evidence that this MRO leads to a partial crystallization in the β-rhombohedral crystal below T = 1900 K. Finally, we discuss the role played by the SRO and MRO in the nearly Arrhenius evolution of the diffusion and the non-Arrhenius temperature dependence of the shear viscosity, in agreement with the experiment.
- OSTI ID:
- 22413344
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 141, Issue 23; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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