Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 37, Issue 1, 51(2022)

Vacancy on Structures, Mechanical and Electronic Properties of Ternary Hf-Ta-C System: a First-principles Study

Junhui PENG* and Evgenii TIKHONOV
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Crystal structure prediction and (Hf, Ta)C1-x vacancy ordered structure
Phonon dispersion curves of (a) Hf5TaC5, (b) Hf3TaC3, (c) Hf6Ta2C7, (d) Hf2TaC2, (e) Hf4Ta2C5, (f) Hf3Ta3C5, (g) Hf2Ta4C5, and (h) HfTa5C5
Crystal structures of (a) Hf5TaC5, (b) Hf3TaC3, (c) Hf6Ta2C7, (d) Hf2TaC2, (e) Hf4Ta2C5, (f) Hf3Ta3C5, (g) Hf2Ta4C5, and (h) HfTa5C5 All sharing the rock-salt structure; Black square represents the structural vacancy
Effect of vacancy on mechanical properties for ternary Hf-Ta-C system
Density of state (DOS) and partial DOS (PDOS) normalized by per (Hf, Ta)C1-x of (a) Hf5TaC5, (b) Hf3TaC3, (c) Hf6Ta2C7, (d) Hf2TaC2, (e) Hf4Ta2C5, (f) Hf3Ta3C5, (g) Hf2Ta4C5, and (h) HfTa5C5(The Fermi level being set at 0 eV)
  • Table 1. Space groups, lattice constants, enthalpy above the convex-hull, formation enthalpy (ΔHf), concentration of vacancy (x) and coordination number (CN) of Hf or Ta for ternary (Hf, Ta)C1-x vacancy ordered structures

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    Table 1. Space groups, lattice constants, enthalpy above the convex-hull, formation enthalpy (ΔHf), concentration of vacancy (x) and coordination number (CN) of Hf or Ta for ternary (Hf, Ta)C1-x vacancy ordered structures

    CompoundSpace groupLattice constants/nmAbove convex-hull /(eV·atom-1) ΔHf/(eV·atom-1) CNx
    Hf5TaC5Cma=0.567, b=0.976, c=0.929, β=145.1° 0-0.89255, 51/6
    Hf3TaC3P-1a=0.567, b=0.648, c=0.565 α=89.4°, β=69.6°, γ=91.3° 0.0007-0.84085/4, 41/4
    Hf6Ta2C7P-1a=0.565, b=0.562, c=0.653 α=90.4°, β=72.4°, γ=99.8° 0-0.88686/5, 51/8
    Hf2TaC2P-1a=0.566, b=0.554, c=0.560 α=119.4°, β=98.4°, γ=102.4° 0.0012-0.78424, 41/3
    Hf4Ta2C5P-1a=0.559, b=0.561, c=0.559 α=109.1°, β=100.1°, γ=60.3° 0-0.86045, 51/6
    Hf3Ta3C5Cma=0.558, b=0.963, c=0.644, β=125.2° 0.0009-0.81615, 51/6
    Hf2Ta4C5C2/ma=0.551, b=0.963, c=0.551, β=71.3° 0-0.77355, 51/6
    HfTa5C5Cma=0.548, b=0.954, c=0.548, β=109.2° 0-0.70335, 51/6
  • Table 2. Calculated elastic constants (Cij) and mechanical properties-bulk modulus (B), shear modulus (G/), elastic modulus (E), Poisson’s ratio (μ), Vickers hardness (Hv) and Pugh’s ratio (G/B) of (Hf, Ta)C1-x vacancy ordered structures

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    Table 2. Calculated elastic constants (Cij) and mechanical properties-bulk modulus (B), shear modulus (G/), elastic modulus (E), Poisson’s ratio (μ), Vickers hardness (Hv) and Pugh’s ratio (G/B) of (Hf, Ta)C1-x vacancy ordered structures

    CompoundC11 /GPa C22/GPa C33/GPa C44/GPa C55/GPa C66/GPa C12/GPa C13/GPa C23/GPa B/GPa G/GPa E/GPa Hv/GPa G/Bμ
    Hf5TaC5422.9446.8432.1177.0177.0156.1105.3129.0122.5223.8162.7393.024.090.72710.2074
    Hf3TaC3382.3407.8403.3156.7156.7121.6102.9123.1121.8209.3141.4346.119.880.67540.2244
    Hf6Ta2C7454.5482.0472.3180.9180.9171.3122.2135.9114.0239.1170.6413.424.230.71330.2119
    Hf2TaC2365.7399.7384.9136.2136.2108.5121.0118.9112.0205.7128.8319.816.850.62650.2409
    Hf4Ta2C5443.4423.5441.2175.4175.4160.2122.8135.9140.4233.9162.6395.922.680.69490.2179
    Hf3Ta3C5431.3443.6433.6185.4185.4153.1129.2149.3154.0241.4157.2387.520.340.65130.2325
    Hf2Ta4C5476.5446.7477.6199.4199.4161.1141.9163.7155.6257.9168.3414.621.340.65250.2320
    HfTa5C5491.9473.8484.4209.8209.8171.5149.6165.6166.9268.2175.7432.622.080.65510.2312
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Junhui PENG, Evgenii TIKHONOV. Vacancy on Structures, Mechanical and Electronic Properties of Ternary Hf-Ta-C System: a First-principles Study[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2022, 37(1): 51

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Category: EDITORIAL

Received: Mar. 20, 2021

Accepted: --

Published Online: Sep. 23, 2022

The Author Email: Junhui PENG (pjh1989@yeah.net)

DOI:10.15541/jim20210179

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