Published March 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Phonon dispersion curves for transition metals within the embedded-atom and embedded-defect methods

  • 1. Departamento Materiales, CAC, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenue del Libertador 8250, (1429) Buenos Aires (Argentina)

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Phonons in bcc Mo, Fe, and Cr have been calculated using embedded-atom-method (EAM)-type and embedded-defect (ED) potentials. The latter is an extension of the EAM that introduces angular interactions through a many-body approach. In contrast with the EAM formalism, the ED calculated elastic constants can be fitted to the experimental values even in those metals with a negative Cauchy pressure. The contributions of the pair and many-body interaction terms to the phonon frequencies are studied. It is found that the EAM and ED interatomic potentials show some limitations to reproduce the experimental dispersion curves for bcc and fcc structures; such limitations are analyzed. copyright 1997 The American Physical Society

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Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
55
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 5570-5573.
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMDO