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Ab initio calculations of mechanical properties: Methods and applications

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    SYSNO ASEP0449957
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleAb initio calculations of mechanical properties: Methods and applications
    Author(s) Pokluda, J. (CZ)
    Černý, Miroslav (UFM-A)
    Šob, Mojmír (UFM-A) RID, ORCID
    Umeno, Y. (JP)
    Number of authors4
    Source TitleProgress in Materials Science. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0079-6425
    Roč. 73, AUG (2015), s. 127-158
    Number of pages32 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    KeywordsAb initio methods ; Elastic moduli ; Intrinsic hardness ; Stability analysis ; Theoretical strength ; Intrinsic brittleness/ductility
    Subject RIVBM - Solid Matter Physics ; Magnetism
    R&D ProjectsGAP108/12/0311 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    Institutional supportUFM-A - RVO:68081723
    UT WOS000356736000003
    EID SCOPUS84930940761
    DOI10.1016/j.pmatsci.2015.04.001
    AnnotationThis article attempts to critically review a rather extended field of ab initio calculations of mechanical properties of materials. After a brief description of the density functional theory and other approximations utilized in a majority of ab initio calculations, methods for predictions of elastic constants and moduli are presented. A relatively large space is devoted to computations of theoretical strength under various loading conditions. First we focus on results for perfect crystals and make an overview of advanced approaches to crystal stability. As case studies, elastic stability conditions defined according to both the adopted definition of elastic coefficients and the kind of applied loading are shown for isotropic tensile loading of molybdenum crystal and a model of microscopic deformation is illustrated for a soft phonon found in the dynamic stability analysis of isotropic loading of platinum crystal. Collected values of ideal strength under uniaxial/isotropic tension and simple shear for selected metallic and covalent crystals are discussed in terms of their comparison with available experimental data. Further attention is paid to results of studies on interfaces and grain boundaries. Applications of computed values of the moduli and the theoretical strength to prediction of intrinsic hardness and brittle/ductile behavior of crystalline materials and simulation of pop-in effect in nanoindentation tests are also included. Finally, remarks about possible topics for future ab initio studies and challenges for further development of computational methods are attached. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Physics of Materials
    ContactYvonna Šrámková, sramkova@ipm.cz, Tel.: 532 290 485
    Year of Publishing2016
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