Published November 4, 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Accurate quantum mechanical treatment of phonon instability: body-centred cubic zirconium

  • 1. Condensed Matter Theory Group, Department of Physics, Uppsala University, Box 530, S-751 21, Uppsala (Sweden)

Description

The T1 N point and ω point phonon anomalies for body-centred cubic (bcc) Zr are studied using an approach which goes beyond the traditional quasi-harmonic approximation and perturbation theory. We are able to reproduce, for the first time, the anomalous phonon behaviour in bcc Zr. (letter to the editor)

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-8984/14/L695/c243l1.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter (ISSN 1361-648X) http://www.iop.org/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
14
Journal Issue
43
Journal Page Range
p. L695-L701
ISSN
0953-8984
CODEN
JCOMEL

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
34029917
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
ANOMALOUS DIMENSION; BCC LATTICES; HARMONICS; INSTABILITY; PHONONS; ZIRCONIUM
Descriptors DEC
CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CUBIC LATTICES; ELEMENTS; METALS; OSCILLATIONS; QUASI PARTICLES; SCALE DIMENSION; TRANSITION ELEMENTS