Tetragonal states from epitaxial strain on metal films
- 15 January 1998
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 57 (3), 1971-1975
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.57.1971
Abstract
The tetragonal states produced by isotropic pseudomorphic epitaxial strain in the (001) plane on a tetragonal phase of a crystal are calculated for V, Ti, Rb, Li, K, Sr from first-principles electronic theory. It is shown that each metal has two tetragonal phases corresponding to minima of the total energy with respect to tetragonal deformations, hence are equilibrium phases, and that the equilibrium phases are separated by a region of inherent instability. The equilibrium phase for any strained tetragonal state can thus be uniquely identified. Lattice constants and relative energies of the two phases and the saddle point between them are tabulated, as well as the tetragonal elastic constants of each phase.Keywords
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