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Effect of Pressure on Order and Stability in Alloys: The Case of Al-Ge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1992

P. E. A. Turchi ,
M. Sluiter  and
G. M. Stocks
P. E. A. Turchi
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Condensed Matter Division (L-268), Livermore, CA 94550
M. Sluiter
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Condensed Matter Division (L-268), Livermore, CA 94550
G. M. Stocks
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge TN 37831-6114
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Abstract

A parameter-free approach to phase stability in substitutional alloys is applied to the influence of pressure on order-disorder phenomena in Al-Ge. The methodology is based upon an application of the Generalized Perturbation Method to the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker scattering formulation of the Coherent Potential Approximation. For fcc-based Al-Ge alloys, it is shown that the tendency towards phase separation at normal pressure originates from a structural difference between the pure species. By applying pressure, the structural energy difference is reduced, and a significant increase in the tendency towards order, especially for Al-rich alloys, is theoretically observed, leading, as an example, to the possible observation of a DO22 ordered state around 25 at. pct. Ge. The electronic origin of the ordering tendencies induced by pressure is discussed and the theoretical predictions are related to experimental facts.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 291: Symposium O – Materials Theory and Modeling , 1992 , 153
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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