摘要We perform a first-principles study on the electronic structure and elastic properties of Ti3AlC with an antiperovskite structure. The absence of band gap at the Fermi level and the finite value of the density of states at the Fermi energy reveal the metallic behavior of this compound. The elastic constants of Ti3AlC are derived yielding c11=356GPa, c12=55GPa, c44=157GPa. The bulk modulus B, shear modulus G and Young's modulus E are determined to be 156, 151 and 342GPa, respectively. These properties are compared with those of Ti3AlC2 and Ti2AlC with a layered structure in the Ti-Al-C system and Fe3AlC with the same antiperovskite structure.
Abstract：We perform a first-principles study on the electronic structure and elastic properties of Ti3AlC with an antiperovskite structure. The absence of band gap at the Fermi level and the finite value of the density of states at the Fermi energy reveal the metallic behavior of this compound. The elastic constants of Ti3AlC are derived yielding c11=356GPa, c12=55GPa, c44=157GPa. The bulk modulus B, shear modulus G and Young's modulus E are determined to be 156, 151 and 342GPa, respectively. These properties are compared with those of Ti3AlC2 and Ti2AlC with a layered structure in the Ti-Al-C system and Fe3AlC with the same antiperovskite structure.
(Ceramics and refractories (including borides, carbides, hydrides, nitrides, oxides, and silicides))
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DU Yu-Lei. Electronic Structure and Elastic Properties of Ti3AlC from First-Principles Calculations[J]. 中国物理快报, 2009, 26(11): 117102-117102.
DU Yu-Lei. Electronic Structure and Elastic Properties of Ti3AlC from First-Principles Calculations. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2009, 26(11): 117102-117102.
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