Lattice instabilities in metallic elements

G Grimvall, B Magyari-Köpe, V Ozoliņš… - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2012 - APS
Most metallic elements have a crystal structure that is either body-centered cubic (bcc), face-
centered close packed, or hexagonal close packed. If the bcc lattice is the …

Melting and superheating of crystalline solids: From bulk to nanocrystals

QS Mei, K Lu - Progress in Materials Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Melting of solids is a common phenomenon in nature. It is also one of the most important
phase transformations in materials science and engineering. In recent years, extensive …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced ductility and optoelectronic properties of environment-friendly CsGeCl3 under pressure

MA Islam, J Islam, MN Islam, SK Sen, AKM Hossain - AIP Advances, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Eco-friendly inorganic halide perovskite materials with numerous structural configurations
and compositions are now in the leading place of researcher's attention for outstanding …

Spin-polarized type-II nodal loop and nodal surface states in hexagonal compounds ( = Li, Na, K, Rb)

T Yang, L Jin, Y Liu, X Zhang, X Wang - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Topological semimetals and metals have been extensively studied in nonmagnetic
materials, while those in magnetic materials are still quite rare. Here, based on first …

Alkali ion migration mechanisms in silicate glasses probed by molecular dynamics simulations

AN Cormack, J Du, TR Zeitler - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2002 - pubs.rsc.org
The application of the molecular dynamics computer simulation technique to the problem of
elucidating alkali ion migration mechanisms in alkali silicate glasses is reviewed. Some new …

Multi-functional lead-free Ba2XSbO6 (X= Al, Ga) double perovskites with direct bandgaps for photocatalytic and thermoelectric applications: A first principles study

M Naseri, DR Salahub, S Amirian… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, the structural formability, electronic, optical, and thermoelectric properties of Ba
2 XSbO 6 (X= Al, Ga) double perovskite oxides are investigated with density functional …

Structural origins of the mixed alkali effect in alkali aluminosilicate glasses: molecular dynamics study and its assessment

F Lodesani, MC Menziani, H Hijiya, Y Takato, S Urata… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The comprehension of the nonlinear effects provided by mixed alkali effect (MAE) in oxide
glasses is useful to optimize glass compositions to achieve specific properties that depend …

High-density amorphous phase of silicon carbide obtained under large plastic shear and high pressure

VI Levitas, Y Ma, E Selvi, J Wu, JA Patten - Physical Review B—Condensed …, 2012 - APS
In situ x-ray diffraction study of the hexagonal 6H SiC under pressure and shear in rotational
diamond anvil cell is performed that reveals phase transformation to the new high-density …

Ab initio study of the structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of the antiperovskite SbNMg3

A Bouhemadou, R Khenata - Computational materials science, 2007 - Elsevier
A theoretical study of structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of the cubic
antiperovskite SbNMg3 is presented using the pseudo-potential plane wave method (PP …

Computational search for better thermoelectric performance in nickel-based half-heusler compounds

X Chen, X Zhang, J Gao, Q Li, Z Shao, H Lin, M Pan - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
Half-Heusler alloys have recently received extensive attention because of their promising
thermoelectric (TE) properties and great potential for applications requiring efficient …