Prediction of novel alloy phases of Al with Sc or Ta

Using the evolutionary optimization algorithm, as implemented in the USPEX crystal predictor program, and first principles total energy calculations, the compositional phase diagrams for Al-Sc and Al-Ta alloy systems at zero temperature and pressure have been calculated. In addition to the known bin...

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Main Authors: Bilic, Ante, Gale, Julian, Gibson, Aaron, Wilson, N., McGregor, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24804
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author Bilic, Ante
Gale, Julian
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Wilson, N.
McGregor, K.
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description Using the evolutionary optimization algorithm, as implemented in the USPEX crystal predictor program, and first principles total energy calculations, the compositional phase diagrams for Al-Sc and Al-Ta alloy systems at zero temperature and pressure have been calculated. In addition to the known binary intermetallic phases, new potentially stable alloys, AlSc3 and AlTa7, have been identified in the Al-poor region of the phase diagram. The dynamic and thermal stability of their lattices has been confirmed from the calculated vibrational normal mode spectra in the harmonic approximation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-248042017-09-13T15:14:32Z Prediction of novel alloy phases of Al with Sc or Ta Bilic, Ante Gale, Julian Gibson, Aaron Wilson, N. McGregor, K. Using the evolutionary optimization algorithm, as implemented in the USPEX crystal predictor program, and first principles total energy calculations, the compositional phase diagrams for Al-Sc and Al-Ta alloy systems at zero temperature and pressure have been calculated. In addition to the known binary intermetallic phases, new potentially stable alloys, AlSc3 and AlTa7, have been identified in the Al-poor region of the phase diagram. The dynamic and thermal stability of their lattices has been confirmed from the calculated vibrational normal mode spectra in the harmonic approximation. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24804 10.1038/srep09909 Nature Publishing Group fulltext
spellingShingle Bilic, Ante
Gale, Julian
Gibson, Aaron
Wilson, N.
McGregor, K.
Prediction of novel alloy phases of Al with Sc or Ta
title Prediction of novel alloy phases of Al with Sc or Ta
title_full Prediction of novel alloy phases of Al with Sc or Ta
title_fullStr Prediction of novel alloy phases of Al with Sc or Ta
title_full_unstemmed Prediction of novel alloy phases of Al with Sc or Ta
title_short Prediction of novel alloy phases of Al with Sc or Ta
title_sort prediction of novel alloy phases of al with sc or ta
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24804