Applicability of special quasi-random structure models in thermodynamic calculations using semi-empirical Debye-Gruneisen theory
- Authors
- Kim, Jiwoong
- Issue Date
- Nov-2015
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
- Keywords
- Disordered systems; Thermodynamic properties; Computer simulations; Phonons; Special quasi-random structure
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, v.650, pp.564 - 571
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
- Volume
- 650
- Start Page
- 564
- End Page
- 571
- URI
- http://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/39401
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.08.035
- ISSN
- 0925-8388
- Abstract
- In theoretical calculations, expressing the random distribution of atoms in a certain crystal structure is still challenging. The special quasi-random structure (SQS) model is effective for depicting such random distributions. The SQS model has not been applied to semi-empirical thermodynamic calculations; however, Debye-Gruneisen theory (DGT), a semi-empirical method, was used here for that purpose. The model reliability was obtained by comparing supercell models of various sizes. The results for chemical bonds, pair correlation, and elastic properties demonstrated the reliability of the SQS models. Thermodynamic calculations using density functional perturbation theory (DFPT) and DGT assessed the applicability of the SQS models. DGT and DFPT led to similar variations of the mixing and formation energies. This study provides guidelines for theoretical assessments to obtain the reliable SQS models and to calculate the thermodynamic properties of numerous materials with a random atomic distribution. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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