中国物理B ›› 2010, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (2): 27101-027101.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/19/2/027101

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Elastic constants and anisotropy of RuB2 under pressure

罗雰1, 傅敏1, 陈向荣2, 姬广富3   

  1. (1)Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; (2)Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China;International Centre for Materials Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; (3)Laboratory for Shock Wave and Detonation Physics Research, Institute of Fluid Physics, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
  • 收稿日期:2009-06-03 修回日期:2009-07-27 出版日期:2010-02-15 发布日期:2010-02-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.~10776022).

Elastic constants and anisotropy of RuB2 under pressure

Luo Fen(罗雰)a), Fu Min(傅敏)a), Ji Guang-Fu(姬广富)b), and Chen Xiang-Rong (陈向荣)a)c)†   

  1. a Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; b Laboratory for Shock Wave and Detonation Physics Research, Institute of Fluid Physics, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China; c International Centre for Materials Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
  • Received:2009-06-03 Revised:2009-07-27 Online:2010-02-15 Published:2010-02-15
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10776022).

摘要: The structural, elastic constants and anisotropy of RuB2 under pressure are investigated by first-principles calculations based on the plane wave pseudopotential density functional theory method within the local density approximation (LDA) as well as the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for exchange and correlation. The results accord well with the available experimental and other theoretical data. The elastic constants, elastic anisotropy, and Debye temperature \varTheta as a function of pressure are presented. It is concluded that RuB2 is brittle in nature at low pressure, whereas it becomes ductile at higher pressures. An analysis for the calculated elastic constant has been made to reveal the mechanical stability of RuB2 up to 100~GPa.

Abstract: The structural, elastic constants and anisotropy of RuB2 under pressure are investigated by first-principles calculations based on the plane wave pseudopotential density functional theory method within the local density approximation (LDA) as well as the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for exchange and correlation. The results accord well with the available experimental and other theoretical data. The elastic constants, elastic anisotropy, and Debye temperature $\varTheta$ as a function of pressure are presented. It is concluded that RuB2 is brittle in nature at low pressure, whereas it becomes ductile at higher pressures. An analysis for the calculated elastic constant has been made to reveal the mechanical stability of RuB2 up to 100~GPa.

Key words: elastic properties, density functional theory, RuB2

中图分类号:  (Mechanical and acoustical properties, elasticity, and ultrasonic Attenuation)

  • 74.25.Ld
62.20.D- (Elasticity) 71.45.Gm (Exchange, correlation, dielectric and magnetic response functions, plasmons) 63.70.+h (Statistical mechanics of lattice vibrations and displacive phase transitions) 62.50.-p (High-pressure effects in solids and liquids) 74.70.Ad (Metals; alloys and binary compounds)