Solving a problem with a single parameter: A smooth bcc to fcc phase transition for metallic lithium

Autor: Jerabek, Paul, Burrows, Anthony, Schwerdtfeger, Peter
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Chem. Commun. 2022,58, 13369-13372
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1039/D2CC04928G
Popis: Density functional calculations for metallic lithium along a cuboidal bcc-to-fcc transformation path demonstrate that the bcc phase is quasi-degenerate with the fcc phase with a very small activation barrier of 0.1~kJ/mol, but becomes the dominant phase at higher temperatures in accordance with Landau theory. This resolves the long-standing controversy about the two phases for lithium.
Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures
Databáze: arXiv