The elastic and thermodynamic properties of Zirconium carbide (ZrC) are investigated by ab initio plane-wave pseudopotential density function theory method. The obtained lattice constant, elastic constant and bulk mod...The elastic and thermodynamic properties of Zirconium carbide (ZrC) are investigated by ab initio plane-wave pseudopotential density function theory method. The obtained lattice constant, elastic constant and bulk modulus B are consistent with the experimental and theoretical data. Through the quasi-harmonic Debye model, the dependences of the normalized volume V/V0 and the bulk modulus B on pressure P, as well as the specific heat CV on the temperature T are obtained successfully. The relationships of the thermal expansion α with temperature and pressure are also investigated, which indicate the temperature hardly has any effect on the thermal expansion α at high pressure.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10776022)
文摘The elastic and thermodynamic properties of Zirconium carbide (ZrC) are investigated by ab initio plane-wave pseudopotential density function theory method. The obtained lattice constant, elastic constant and bulk modulus B are consistent with the experimental and theoretical data. Through the quasi-harmonic Debye model, the dependences of the normalized volume V/V0 and the bulk modulus B on pressure P, as well as the specific heat CV on the temperature T are obtained successfully. The relationships of the thermal expansion α with temperature and pressure are also investigated, which indicate the temperature hardly has any effect on the thermal expansion α at high pressure.
