Phase Stability in Transition-Metal Laves Phases
- 16 February 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 36 (7), 372-376
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.36.372
Abstract
We report a successful first-principles calculation of the correlation between crystal structure and d-electron-to-atom ratio in the transition-metal Laves alloys. The existence of a Hume-Rothery-type rule is related to geometrical similarities of the structures. The d-band binding is the main determinant of structure, and the common-band model is well obeyed, with a deviation whose physical interpretation we discuss. An experimental test is suggested.Keywords
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