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- Krasilnikov, O M, et al.
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Elastic phase transitions in metals at high pressures
- 2012
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In: Journal of Physics. - : Institute of Physics. - 0953-8984 .- 1361-648X. ; 24:19, s. 195402-
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The elastic phase transitions of cubic metals at high pressures are investigated within the framework of Landau theory. It is shown that at pressures comparable with the magnitude of the bulk modulus the phase transition is connected with the loss of stability relative to uniform deformation of the crystalline lattice. Discontinuity of the order parameter at the transition point and its equilibrium value are expressed through the second-to fourth-order elastic constants. The second-, third- and fourth-order elastic constants and phonon dispersion curves of vanadium under hydrostatic pressure are obtained by first-principles calculations. Structural transformation in vanadium under pressure is studied using the obtained results. It is shown that the experimentally observed at P approximate to 69 GPa phase transition in vanadium is the first-order phase transition close to a second-order phase transition.
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- Vorotilo, S., et al.
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Ab-initio modeling and experimental investigation of properties of ultra-high temperature solid solutions TaxZr1-xC
- 2019
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In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. - : ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA. - 0925-8388 .- 1873-4669. ; 778, s. 480-486
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Due to their high melting temperature, high-temperature oxidation resistance and outstanding mechanical properties, TaxZr1-xC solid solutions are promising ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTC). However, accelerated knowledge-based development of UHTCs solid solutions requires reliable data regarding the properties of the solution phases in the whole interval of concentrations. At present, there are contradictory reports regarding the existence of the miscibility gap in Ta-Zr-C system at temperatures below 900 degrees C. In this work, we carry out ab-initio calculations of the thermodynamic properties of TaxZr1-xC alloys and demonstrate that the solid solutions should not decompose into TaC and ZrC end member compounds. We synthesize single-phase samples of TaxZr1-xC with compositions x = 0.9, 0.8, 0.6, and 0.3 by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) and anneal the samples for 40 h. We do not observe any sign of the decomposition of the solid solution during the annealing, corroborating the conclusions obtained by theoretical simulations. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Abrikosov, Igor, et al.
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Theoretical description of pressure-induced phase transitions: a case study of Ti-V alloys
- 2015
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In: High Pressure Research. - : Taylor andamp; Francis: STM, Behavioural Science and Public Health Titles. - 0895-7959 .- 1477-2299. ; 35:1, s. 42-48
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We discuss theoretical description of pressure-induced phase transitions by means of first-principles calculations in the framework of density functional theory. We illustrate applications of theoretical tools that allow one to take into account configurational and vibrational disorders, considering Ti-V alloys as a model system. The universality of the first-principles theory allows us to apply it in studies of different phenomena that occur in the Ti-V system upon compression. Besides the transitions between different crystal structures, we discuss isostructural transitions in bcc Ti-V alloys. Moreover, we present arguments for possible electronic transitions in this system, which may explain peculiar behaviour of elastic properties of V upon compression.
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