Modified embedded-atom potentials for cubic materials and impurities

M. I. Baskes
Phys. Rev. B 46, 2727 – Published 1 August 1992
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Abstract

In a comprehensive study, the modified embedded-atom method is extended to a variety of cubic materials and impurities. In this extension, all functions are analytic and computationally simple. The basic equations of the method are developed and applied to 26 elements: ten fcc, ten bcc, three diamond cubic, and three gaseous materials. The materials modeled include metals, semiconductors, and diatomic gases, all of which exhibit different types of bonding. Properties of these materials, including equation of state, elastic moduli, structural energies and lattice constants, simple defects, and surfaces, are calculated. The formalism for applying the method to combinations of these elements is developed and applied to the calculation of dilute heats of solution. In all cases, comparison is made to experiment or higher-level calculations when possible.

  • Received 4 November 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.46.2727

©1992 American Physical Society

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M. I. Baskes

  • Materials and Process Research Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551-0969

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Vol. 46, Iss. 5 — 1 August 1992

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