First-principles investigations on structural stability, mechanical, and thermodynamic properties of LaT2Al20 (T = Ti, V, Cr, Nb, and Ta) intermetallic cage compounds Project supported by the Program for Ph. D Start-up Fund of Liaoning Province of China (Grant No. 201601161). |
(color online) The values of C11–C12 and Young’s modulus for pure Al and LaT2Al20 intermetallics. |