Bonding network and stability of clusters: the case study of AlTM pseudo-tenfold surfaces.

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Date publication

mars 2019

Journal

Acta crystallographica. Section A, Foundations and advances

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr GAUDRY Emilie


Tous les auteurs :
Scheid P, Chatelier C, Ledieu J, Fournée V, Gaudry É

Résumé

Clusters, i.e. polyhedral geometric entities, are widely used to describe the structure of complex intermetallic compounds. However, little is generally known about their physical significance. The atomic and electronic structures of the AlTM complex intermetallic compounds (TM = Fe, Co, Ru, Rh) have been investigated using a wide range of ab initio tools in order to examine the influence of the chemical composition on the pertinence of the bulk structure description based on 3D clusters. In addition, since surface studies were found to be a relevant approach to address the question of cluster stability in complex phases, the interplay of the cluster substructure with the 2D surface is addressed in the case of the AlCo(100) and AlFe(010) surfaces.

Mots clés

bonding, complex intermetallic compounds, density functional theory, surfaces

Référence

Acta Crystallogr A Found Adv. 2019 Mar 1;75(Pt 2):314-324