First-principles all-electron theory of atomic short-range ordering in metallic alloys: [ital D]0[sub 22]- versus [ital L]1[sub 2]-like correlations

We use a first-principles'' concentration-wave approach based on a finite-temperature, electronic density-functional, mean-field, grand potential of the random alloy to investigate the high-temperature atomic short-range order (ASRO) in Ni[sub 75]V[sub 25] and Pd[sub 75]V[sub 25] solid sol...

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Published in:Physical review. B, Condensed matter Condensed matter, 1994-07, Vol.50:3
Main Authors: Johnson, D.D., Staunton, J.B., Pinski, F.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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360104 - Metals & Alloys- Physical Properties
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM BASE ALLOYS
COBALT ALLOYS
COBALT BASE ALLOYS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
MATERIALS SCIENCE
NICKEL ALLOYS
NICKEL BASE ALLOYS
ORDER PARAMETERS
ORDER-DISORDER TRANSFORMATIONS
PALLADIUM ALLOYS
PALLADIUM BASE ALLOYS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLATINUM ALLOYS
PLATINUM METAL ALLOYS
TITANIUM ALLOYS
VANADIUM ALLOYS
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Summary:We use a first-principles'' concentration-wave approach based on a finite-temperature, electronic density-functional, mean-field, grand potential of the random alloy to investigate the high-temperature atomic short-range order (ASRO) in Ni[sub 75]V[sub 25] and Pd[sub 75]V[sub 25] solid solutions. Experimentally, these similar alloys both develop [ital D]0[sub 22]-type long-range order at low temperatures but different ASRO at high temperatures. Our calculations describe the measured ASRO well. We compare these results with those found for a hypothetical Co[sub 75]Ti[sub 25] solid solution. Since this alloy orders directly from the melt into the [ital L]1[sub 2] phase, it should exhibit strong [ital L]1[sub 2]-like ASRO, as we find in our calculations. We analyze the features in the calculated diffuse intensities in terms of various factors in each alloy's electronic structure. Because we have assumed that the atoms are fixed to the Bravais lattice, we discuss two additional examples, Al[sub 75]Ti[sub 25] and Ni[sub 50]Pt[sub 50], to show the limitations of neglecting atomic displacements. Notably, the Onsager cavity fields have been incorporated into the theory to conserve the diffuse scattering intensity over the Brillouin zone and to provide a better description of the long-ranged, electrostatic screening effects.
ISSN:0163-1829
1095-3795
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.50.1473