Published November 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Structural, Elastic and Electronic Properties of ReO2

  • 1. Department of Physics, Xuzhou Normal University, Xuzhou 221116 (China)
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031 (China)

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Structural, elastic and electronic properties of ReO2 are investigated by first-principles calculations based on density functional theory. The ground state of ReO2 has an orthorhombic symmetry which belongs to space group Pbcn with α = 4.7868 Å b = 5.5736 Å and c = 4.5322 Å. The calculated bulk moduli are 322 GPa, 353 GPa, and 345 GPa for orthorhombic, tetragonal, and monoclinic ReO2, respectively, indicating that ReO2 has a strong incompressibility. ReO2 is a metal ductile solid and presents large elastic anisotropy. The obtained Debye temperatures are 850K for orthorhombic, 785K for tetragonal, and 791K for monoclinic ReO2. (condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties)

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/25/11/068

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Journal Title
Chinese Physics Letters
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 4086-4089
ISSN
0256-307X
CODEN
CPLEEU