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Ferreira L, Wei SH, Zunger A. Stability, Electronic Structure, and Phase Diagrams of Novel Inter- Semiconductor Compounds. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/109434209100500103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
High-technology electronic devices are based on highly specialized core materials that make their operation pos sible : semiconductors. Unfortunately, the range of mate rial properties that make high-technology devices work is extremely narrow, since the sheer number of useful semiconductors is small. Hence, a major challenge has been to predict and develop new, potentially useful semiconductors. We describe here how the use of state- of-the-art techniques in both quantum and statistical mechanics can lead to predictions of new, stable, and ordered semiconductor alloys. A number of laboratories have already grown experimentally these new materials; efforts to characterize their useful material properties are ongoing in the United States, Japan, and Europe. This work describes the theoretical methodologies of our ap proach, and shows how supercomputers make possible the quantum-mechanical architectural analysis of new materials.
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Affiliation(s)
- L.G. Ferreira
- SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401
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- SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401
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- SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401
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Burton BP, Osburn JE, Pasturel A. LMTO/CVM and LAPW/CVM Calculations of the Nial-Niti Pseudobinary Phase Diagram. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-213-107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTLinear Muffin Tin Orbital and Linearly Augmented Plane Wave calculations of equations of state were performed for observed and hypothetical ordered structures in the NiAl-NiTi system. Total energies were parameterized in both the Connolly-Williams and ∈-G approximations, and the resulting parameters were used to calculate theoretical phase diagrams by the cluster variation method. Third nearest neighbor Al-Ti pairwise interactions are predicted to be strongly repulsive, and to be a major cause of observed B2+L21 two phase fields.
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Leute V. A thermodynamic description of quasibinary systems based on a four particle cluster model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/bbpc.19890930505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Lu ZW, Klein BM, Zunger A. Ordering tendencies in Pd-Pt, Rh-Pt, and Ag-Au alloys. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02646247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Lu ZW, Zunger A. Unequal wave vectors in short- versus long-range ordering in intermetallic compounds. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1994; 50:6626-6636. [PMID: 9974616 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.50.6626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Moroni EG, Jarlborg T. Electronic structure, ordering effects, phase stability, and magnetism in Fe1-xCrx systems. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1993; 47:3255-3267. [PMID: 10006411 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.47.3255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Kuhnen CA. Magnetic properties and calculated electronic structure of iron-palladium alloys. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1992; 46:8915-8925. [PMID: 10002676 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.46.8915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Burton BP, Osburn JE, Pasturel A. Theoretical calculations of the NiAl-NiTi phase diagram based on first-principles linear-muffin-tin-orbital and full-potential linearly-augmented plane-wave cohesive-energy calculations. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1992; 45:7677-7683. [PMID: 10000574 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.45.7677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Colinet C, Hicter P, Pasturel A. Tight-binding calculations of the Ni-Al phase diagram. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1992; 45:1571-1580. [PMID: 10001654 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.45.1571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Bernard JE, Froyen S, Zunger A. Spontaneous surface-induced long-range order in Ga0.5In0.5P alloys. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1991; 44:11178-11195. [PMID: 9999238 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.44.11178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Lu ZW, Wei S, Zunger A, Frota-Pessoa S, Ferreira LG. First-principles statistical mechanics of structural stability of intermetallic compounds. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1991; 44:512-544. [PMID: 9999151 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.44.512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Sluiter M, Guo XQ, Podloucky R, Freeman AJ. First-principles calculation of phase equilibria in the aluminum lithium system. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1990; 42:10460-10476. [PMID: 9995307 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.42.10460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Wei S, Ferreira LG, Bernard JE, Zunger A. Electronic properties of random alloys: Special quasirandom structures. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1990; 42:9622-9649. [PMID: 9995203 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.42.9622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Sluiter M, Turchi PE. Electronic theory of phase stability in substitutional alloys: The generalized perturbation method versus the Connolly-Williams method. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1989; 40:11215-11228. [PMID: 9991685 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.40.11215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Ferreira LG, Wei SH, Zunger A. First-principles calculation of alloy phase diagrams: The renormalized-interaction approach. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1989; 40:3197-3231. [PMID: 9992258 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.40.3197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Wood DM, Zunger A. Epitaxial effects on coherent phase diagrams of alloys. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1989; 40:4062-4089. [PMID: 9992380 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.40.4062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Takizawa S, Terakura K, Mohri T. Electronic theory for phase stability of nine AB binary alloys, with A=Ni, Pd, or Pt and B=Cu, Ag, or Au. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1989; 39:5792-5797. [PMID: 9948997 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.39.5792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Zunger A, Wei SH, Mbaye A, Ferreira L. A novel viewpoint on the Cu-Au phase diagram: The interplay between fixed ising energies and elastic effects. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1988. [DOI: 10.1016/0001-6160(88)90324-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mbaye AA, Turco F, Massies J. Role of elastic strain and relaxation on the molecular-beam epitaxial growth of III-V alloy pseudomorphic layers. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1988; 37:10419-10422. [PMID: 9944491 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.37.10419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Ferreira LG, Mbaye AA, Zunger A. Chemical and elastic effects on isostructural phase diagrams: The epsilon -G approach. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1988; 37:10547-10570. [PMID: 9944508 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.37.10547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Qteish A, Resta R. Thermodynamic properties of Si-Ge alloys. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1988; 37:6983-6990. [PMID: 9943968 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.37.6983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Wood DM, Wei S, Zunger A. Stability and electronic structure of ultrathin. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1988; 37:1342-1363. [PMID: 9944645 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.37.1342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Wei S, Mbaye AA, Ferreira LG, Zunger A. First-principles calculations of the phase diagrams of noble metals: Cu-Au, Cu-Ag, and Ag-Au. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1987; 36:4163-4185. [PMID: 9943394 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.36.4163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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