\emph{Ab initio} calculations of structural stability, thermodynamic and elastic properties of Ni, Pd, Rh, and Ir at high pressures
arXiv:2305.06935 · doi:10.1063/5.0158737
Abstract
The paper presents results of a comprehensive study from first principles into the properties of Ni, Pd, Rh, and Ir crystals under pressure. We calculated elastic constants, phonon spectra, isotherms, Hugoniots, sound velocities, relative structural stability, and phase diagrams. It is shown that in nickel and palladium under high pressures (0.14 TPa) and temperatures (4 kK), the body-centered cubic structure is thermodynamically most stable instead of the face-centered cubic one. Calculated results suggest that nickel under Earth-core conditions (0.3 TPa, 6 kK) have a bcc structure. No structural changes were found to occur in Rh and Ir under pressures to 1 TPa at least. The paper also provides estimations for the pressure and temperature at which the metals of interest begin to melt under shock compression.
arXiv comment10 pages, 16 figures
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