摘要
The structural and thermodynamic properties of Zr2A1C at high pressure and high temper- ature are investigated by first principles density functional theory method. The calculated lattice parameters of Zr2A1C are in good agreement with the available theoretical data. The pressure dependences of the elastic constants, bulk modulus, shear modulus, Young＇s mod- ulus, and Vickers hardness of Zr2A1C are successfully obtained. The elastic anisotropy is examined through the computation of the direction dependence of Young＇s modulus. By using the quasiharmonic Debye model, the thermodynamic properties including the Debye temperature, heat capacity, volume thermal expansion coefficient, and Griineisen parameter at high pressure and temperature are predicted for the first time.
基金
This work was supportted by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.11447176 and No.11447152）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the China Academy of Engineering Physics （No.U1230201）, and the Doctor Foundation of Southwest University of Science and Technology （No.13zx7137 and No.14zx7167）.
