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Self-interstitial atom defects in bcc transition metals: Group-specific trends

D. Nguyen-Manh, A. P. Horsfield, and S. L. Dudarev
Phys. Rev. B 73, 020101(R) – Published 3 January 2006

Abstract

We present an investigation of systematic trends for the self-interstitial atom (SIA) defect behavior in body-centered cubic (bcc) transition metals using density-functional calculations. In all the nonmagnetic bcc metals the most stable SIA defect configuration has the 111 symmetry. Metals in group 5B of the periodic table (V, Nb, Ta) have significantly different energies of formation of the 111 and 110 SIA configurations, while for the group 6B metals (Cr, Mo, W) the two configurations are linked by a soft bending mode. The relative energies of SIA defects in the nonmagnetic bcc metals are fundamentally different from those in ferromagnetic bcc α-Fe. The systematic trend exhibited by the SIA defect structures in groups 5B and 6B transition metals correlates with the observed thermally activated mobility of SIA defects.

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  • Received 24 October 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.73.020101

©2006 American Physical Society

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D. Nguyen-Manh1, A. P. Horsfield2, and S. L. Dudarev1

  • 1EURATOM/UKAEA Fusion Association, Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
  • 2Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom

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Vol. 73, Iss. 2 — 1 January 2006

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