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Ab initio calculations of B2 type RHg (R = Ce, Pr, Eu and Gd) intermetallic compounds

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Spin polarized ab initio calculations have been carried out to study the structural, electronic, elastic and thermal properties of RHg (R = Ce, Pr, Eu and Gd) intermetallic compounds in B2 structure. The calculations have been performed by using both generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and local spin density approximation (LSDA). The calculated value of lattice constant (a 0) for these compounds with GGA is in better agreement with the experimental data than those with LSDA. Bulk modulus (B), first-order pressure derivative of bulk modulus and magnetic moment (μ B ) are also presented. The energy band structure and electron density of states show the occupancy of 4f states for light as well as heavy rare earth atom. The elastic constants are predicted from which all the related mechanical properties like Poisson’s ratio (σ), Young’s modulus (E), shear modulus (G H ) and anisotropy factor (A) are calculated. The ductility or brittleness of these compounds is predicted from Pugh’s rule (B/G H ) and Cauchy pressure (C 12 − C 44). The Debye temperature (θ D ) is estimated from the average sound velocity, which have not been calculated and measured yet.

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    Hansa Devi, Gitanjali Pagare & Ekta Jain

  2. Department of Physics, Barkatullah University, 462026, Bhopal, India

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Devi, H., Pagare, G., Jain, E. et al. Ab initio calculations of B2 type RHg (R = Ce, Pr, Eu and Gd) intermetallic compounds. Eur. Phys. J. B 87, 268 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2014-50521-6

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