Affiliation:
1. Barkatullah University
2. CSA Government PG College
3. Sagar Institute of Science Technology and Research
Abstract
The high pressure induced structural phase transition and elastic properties of three Europium chalcogenides (EuX; X = S, Se, Te) have been studied using a two body potential approach. The calculated compression curves of EuS, EuSe and EuTe obtained so has been compared with recently measured three body potential data. The calculated transition pressures are in good agreement with the experimental data. The phase transition pressure for EuS, EuSe and EuTe going from the NaCl phase to CsCl phase have been observed are 22 GPa, 15 GPa, 10 GPa respectively, close the theoretical and experimental data. We have also calculated bulk modulas and second order elastic constants at high pressure which show partly ionic nature of theses compounds. The B1 (NaCl) phase is found to be higher in energy than the B2 (CsCl) phase and more stable at zero pressure.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
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