The first-principles calculations based on density functional theory are used to obtain structural,mechanical,and electronic properties of Zr-Te compounds.The optimized structural parameters are consistent with the av...The first-principles calculations based on density functional theory are used to obtain structural,mechanical,and electronic properties of Zr-Te compounds.The optimized structural parameters are consistent with the available experimental data.The calculated mechanical properties and formation energy show that the Zr-Te compounds are all mechanically and thermodynamically stable.The bulk modulus B,shear modulus G,Young’s modulus E,Debye temperatureΘD,and sound velocity vm are listed,which are positively correlated with the increasing of atomic fraction of Zr.The behaviors of density of states of Zr-Te compounds are obtained.Furthermore,the electronic properties are discussed to clarify the bonding characteristics of compounds.The electronic characteristics demonstrate that the Zr-Te systems with different phases are both covalent and metallic.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11574254)the Key Research Project of Science and Technology Department of Shaanxi Province,China(Grant Nos.2018GY-044 and 2017ZDXM-GY-114)+2 种基金the Innovation Talent Promotion Project of Shaanxi Province,China(Grant No.2019KJXX-034)the Science and Technology Program of Sichuan Province,China(Grant No.2018JY0161)the Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing,Northwestern Polytechnical University,China(Grant No.SKLSP201843).
文摘The first-principles calculations based on density functional theory are used to obtain structural,mechanical,and electronic properties of Zr-Te compounds.The optimized structural parameters are consistent with the available experimental data.The calculated mechanical properties and formation energy show that the Zr-Te compounds are all mechanically and thermodynamically stable.The bulk modulus B,shear modulus G,Young’s modulus E,Debye temperatureΘD,and sound velocity vm are listed,which are positively correlated with the increasing of atomic fraction of Zr.The behaviors of density of states of Zr-Te compounds are obtained.Furthermore,the electronic properties are discussed to clarify the bonding characteristics of compounds.The electronic characteristics demonstrate that the Zr-Te systems with different phases are both covalent and metallic.
