Polar Solids at High Pressure: NaF

Abstract
Atomistic simulation techniques are used to obtain an equation of state for NaF at elevated temperatures and high pressures: phases with the NaCl and CsCl structures are considered. Two-body potentials and a simple shell model are employed within the quasiharmonic approximation. Calculated and theoretical isotherms and Hugoniots are compared, and other important thermodynamic properties are examined.