The Electronic, Elastic, and Structural Properties of Ti-Pd Intermetallics and Associated Hydrides from First-Principles Calculations
- ORNL
Using an ab initio density functional approach, we report on the ground-state phase stabilities, enthalpies of formation, electronic, and elastic properties of the Ti-Pd alloy system. The calculated enthalpies of formation are in excellent agreement with available calorimetric data. We found a linear dependence between the calculated enthalpies of formation of several intermetallic structures and the Pd-concentration, indicating that each of these compounds has a very limited composition range. The elastic constants for many of these Ti-Pd intermetallics were calculated and analyzed. The B2 TiPd phase is found to be mechanically unstable with respect to the transformation into the monoclinic B19 structure. A series of hydrides, Ti2PdHx (x=1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4), have been investigated in terms of electronic structure, enthalpies of hydrogen absorption, and site preference of H atoms. Our results illustrate the physical mechanism for hydrogen absorption in term of the charge transfer, and explain why TiPd2 does not form a stable hydride.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 984762
- Journal Information:
- Intermetallics, Vol. 18, Issue 5; ISSN 0966-9795
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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