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- Asker, Christian, 1979-
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Effects of disorder in metallic systems from First-Principles calculations
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In this thesis, quantum-mechanical calculations within density-functional theory on metallic systems are presented. The overarching goal has been to investigate effects of disorder. In particular, one of the properties investigated is the bindingenergy shifts for core electrons in binary alloys using different theoretical methods. These methods are compared with each other and with experimental results. One such method, the so-called Slater-Janak transition state method relies on the assumption that the single-particle eigenvalues within density-functional theory are linear functions of their respective occupation number. This assumption is investigated and it is found that while the eigenvalues to a first approximation show linear behavior, there are also nonlinearities which can influence the core-level binding energy shifts.Another area of investigation has been iron based alloys at pressures corresponding to those in the Earth’s inner core. This has been done for the hexagonal close packed and face entered cubic structures. The effects of alloying iron with magnesium and nickel on the equation of state as well on the elastic properties have been investigated. The calculations have shown that the hexagonal close packed structure in FeNi is more isotropic than the face-centered cubic structure, and that adding Mg to Fe has a large impact on the elastic properties.Finally, the effects of disorder due to thermal motion of the atoms have been investigated through ab-initio molecular dynamics simulations. Within the limits of this method and the setup, it is found that the face-centered cubic structure of molybdenum can be dynamically stabilized at high temperature, leading to a metastable structure, on the average. The dynamical stabilization of face-centered cubic molybdenum also rendered it possible to accurately calculate the lattice stability relative to the body-centered cubic phase. Inclusion of temperature effects for the lattice stability using ab-initio molecular dynamics simulations resolves the disagreement between ab-initio calculations and thermochemical methods.
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- Asker, Christian, et al.
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Elastic constants and anisotropy in FeNi alloys at high pressures from first-principles calculations
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Ingår i: Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. - 1098-0121 .- 1550-235X. ; 79:21
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The single-crystal and polycrystalline elastic constants and the elastic anisotropy in face-centered cubic and hexagonal close-packed FeNi alloys have been investigated at ultrahigh pressures by means of first-principles calculations using the exact muffin-tin orbitals method and the coherent-potential approximation. Comparisons with earlier calculations for pure Fe and experimental results are presented and discussed. We show that Ni alloying into Fe increases slightly the density and has very little effect on bulk moduli. Moreover, the relative decrease in c(44) elastic constant is much stronger in the hcp phase than in the fcc one. It is found that the elastic anisotropy is higher for face-centered cubic than for the hexagonal close-packed structure of FeNi, even though the face-centered cubic phase has a higher degree of symmetry. The anisotropy in face-centered cubic structure decreases with increasing nickel concentration while a very weak increase is observed for the hexagonal close-packed structure.
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- Asker, Christian, 1979-, et al.
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Electronic and atomic structure of Mo from high-temperature molecular dynamics simulations
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Annan publikation (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- By means of ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations we carry out a detailed stdly of the electronic and atomic structure of Mo upon the thermal stabilization of its dynamically unstable face-centered cubic (fcc) phase, Wc calculate how the atomic positions, radial distribution function, and the ei
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- Asker, Christian, 1979-, et al.
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Equation of state and elastic properties of face-centered cubic FeMg alloy at ultrahigh pressures from first-principles
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Ingår i: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. - : Elsevier BV. - 0012-821X .- 1385-013X. ; 293:1-2, s. 130-134
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We have ca1culated the equation of state and elastic properties of face-centered cubic Fe and Fe-rich FeMg alloy at ultrahigh pressures from first principles using the Exact Muffin-Tin Orbitals method. The results show that adding Mg into Fe influences strongly the equation of state, and cause a large degree of softening of the elastic constants, even at concentrations as small as 1-2 at. %. Moreover, the e1astic anisotropy increases, and the effect is higher at higher pressures.
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- Asker, Christian, 1979-
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Spectroscopic and elastic properties in metallic systems from first-principles methods
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In this thesis, ab initio calculations on metallic systems are presented. The overall aim is to probe properties that are often considered to be difficult to obtain within the framework of density-functional theory. The aim has also been to chose problems and systems that are of a wider interest and not only a testbed for calculations.One of the properties investigated is the binding-energy shifts for core electrons in binary alloys of face-centered cubic structure using different theoretical methods. These methods are compared with each other and with experimental results. One of the methods, the so-called Slater-Jank transition state method has been investigated in more detail. This method relies on the assumption that the single-particle eigenvalues within density-functional theory are linear functions of their respective occupation number. This assumption is investigated , and it is found that while the eigenvalues to a first approximation show linear behaviour, the Slater-Jank transition state method can be improved by a first-order correction to the non-linearities.Another area of investigation have been FeNi systems at high pressure. Calculations of elastic constants in this alloy at pressures corresponding to the Earth's core have been done for the hexagonal close packed and face centered cubic structures. These calculations show that, contrary to many other systems, the hexagonal close packed structure in FeNi is more isotropic than the face centered cubic structure.
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- Asker Göransson, Christian, et al.
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First-principles solution to the problem of Mo lattice stability
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Ingår i: Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. - 1098-0121 .- 1550-235X. ; 77:22
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The energy differences between the ground state body-centered structure and closed-packed face-centered structure for transition metals in the middle of the series show unusually large disagreements when they are obtained by the thermochemical approach based on the analysis of experimental data or by first-principles electronic structure calculations. Considering a typical example, the lattice stability of Mo, we present a solution to this long-standing problem. We carry out ab initio molecular dynamics simulations for the two phases at high temperature and show that the configurational energy difference approaches the value derived by means of the thermochemical approach. The main contribution to the effect comes from the modification of the canonical band structure due to anharmonic thermal motion at high temperature.
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- Börchers, Stina, et al.
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An appetite for aggressive behavior? Female rats, too, derive reward from winning aggressive interactions
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Ingår i: Translational Psychiatry. - 2158-3188. ; 13:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- While aggression is an adaptive behavior mostly triggered by competition for resources, it can also in and of itself be rewarding. Based on the common notion that female rats are not aggressive, much of aggression research has been centered around males, leading to a gap in the understanding of the female aggression neurobiology. Therefore, we asked whether intact virgin female rats experience reward from an aggressive interaction and assessed aggression seeking behavior in rats of both sexes. To validate the involvement of reward signaling, we measured mesolimbic dopamine turnover and determined the necessity of dopamine signaling for expression of aggression-seeking. Together our data indicate that female rats exhibit aggressive behavior outside of maternal context, experience winning aggressive behaviors as rewarding, and do so to a similar extent as male rats and in a dopamine-dependent manner.
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