中国物理B ›› 2016, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (7): 76401-076401.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/25/7/076401

• CONDENSED MATTER: STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Photo-induced athermal phase transitions of HgX (X= S, Se, Te) by ab initio study

Da-hua Ren(任达华), Xin-lu Cheng(程新路), Hong Zhang(张红)   

  1. 1 Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China;
    2 Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China;
    3 College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
  • 收稿日期:2016-02-06 修回日期:2016-03-23 出版日期:2016-07-05 发布日期:2016-07-05
  • 通讯作者: Xin-lu Cheng E-mail:chengxl@scu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11374217 and 11176020).

Photo-induced athermal phase transitions of HgX (X= S, Se, Te) by ab initio study

Da-hua Ren(任达华)1, Xin-lu Cheng(程新路)1,2, Hong Zhang(张红)1,2,3   

  1. 1 Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China;
    2 Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China;
    3 College of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
  • Received:2016-02-06 Revised:2016-03-23 Online:2016-07-05 Published:2016-07-05
  • Contact: Xin-lu Cheng E-mail:chengxl@scu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11374217 and 11176020).

摘要: Ab initio calculations of lattice constants, lattice stabilities of HgX (X=S, Se, Te) at different electronic temperatures (Te) have been performed within the density functional theory (DFT). We find that the lattice constants of HgX increase and the phonon frequencies reduce as Te increases. Especially the transverse-acoustic (TA) phonon frequencies of HgX gradually become negative with the elevation of the electron temperature. That is to say ultrafast intense laser induces lattice instabilities of HgX and athermal melting appears for the increase of laser intensity. What is more, with the X atom number increasing, the critical electronic temperatures of HgX are decreased in sequence. This result would be helpful for understanding the athermal melting processes for femtosecond laser micromachining.

关键词: ab initio calculation, mercury chalcogenides, lattice stability, athermal melting

Abstract: Ab initio calculations of lattice constants, lattice stabilities of HgX (X=S, Se, Te) at different electronic temperatures (Te) have been performed within the density functional theory (DFT). We find that the lattice constants of HgX increase and the phonon frequencies reduce as Te increases. Especially the transverse-acoustic (TA) phonon frequencies of HgX gradually become negative with the elevation of the electron temperature. That is to say ultrafast intense laser induces lattice instabilities of HgX and athermal melting appears for the increase of laser intensity. What is more, with the X atom number increasing, the critical electronic temperatures of HgX are decreased in sequence. This result would be helpful for understanding the athermal melting processes for femtosecond laser micromachining.

Key words: ab initio calculation, mercury chalcogenides, lattice stability, athermal melting

中图分类号:  (Semiconductors)

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