Phonon spectrum, mechanical and thermophysical properties of thorium carbide

In this work, we study, by means of density functional perturbation theory and the pseudopotential method, mechanical and thermophysical properties of thorium carbide. These properties are derived from the lattice dynamics in the quasi-harmonic approximation. The phonon spectrum of ThC presented in...

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Autores: Perez Daroca, Diego Raul, Jaroszewicz, Sebastian, Llois, Ana Maria, Mosca, Hugo Osvaldo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/77797
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/77797
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Thorium-Carbide
Nuclear-Fuel
Thermophysical
Phonon
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Sumario:In this work, we study, by means of density functional perturbation theory and the pseudopotential method, mechanical and thermophysical properties of thorium carbide. These properties are derived from the lattice dynamics in the quasi-harmonic approximation. The phonon spectrum of ThC presented in this article, to the best authors' knowledge, have not been studied, neither experimentally, nor theoretically. We compare mechanical properties, volume thermal expansion and molar specific capacities with previous results and find a very good agreement. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.