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First-principles Study of Electronic Structural and Mechanical Properties of MgxLa(x=1, 2, 3) Compounds under Pressure

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The effects of pressure on structural, elastic and electronic properties of MgxLa (x=1, 2, 3) compounds are investigated by using CASTEP program based on the density functional theory. The calculated equilibrium lattice parameters at zero pressure agree well with available experimental and theoretical values. The calculated DOS show that the structure of these compounds remains mechanically stable and structural phase transformation is not induced with increasing pressure from 0 to 30 GPa, and their structural stability increases with pressure. The ductility of MgLa can be improved by increasing pressure, which is the same as Mg2La in 0–20 GPa, while brittle behavior turns into ductile behavior in 0–5 GPa for Mg3La. The resistance to volume deformation of MgxLa (x=1, 2, 3) compounds can be improved as the pressure increases. The shear deformation resistance and elastic stiffness of Mg3La can be enhanced by rising pressure, but MgLa and Mg2La increase first and then decrease when pressure is up to 25 GPa. In addition, the three compounds exhibit the elastic anisotropy with pressure.

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Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. U1610123, 51674226, 51574207, 51574206), Science and Technology Major Project of Shanxi Province (No.MC2016-06), International Science and Technology Cooperation Project of Shanxi Province (No. 2015081041), Research Project Supported by Shanxi Scholarship Council of China (No. 2016-Key 2), Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements Special Guide Project of Shanxi Province (No. 201604D131029), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2017M611202)

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    Yan Li  (李艳), Yuhong Zhao  (赵宇宏), Xiaomin Yang & Jinzhong Tian

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Li, Y., Zhao, Y., Yang, X. et al. First-principles Study of Electronic Structural and Mechanical Properties of MgxLa(x=1, 2, 3) Compounds under Pressure. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 38, 192–198 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-023-2681-0

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