Vibrational and thermodynamic properties of high-pressure phases in LiYF_4

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dc.creatorSen, A.
dc.creatorChaplot, S. L.
dc.creatorMittal, R.
dc.date2004-06-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:58:42Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:58:42Z
dc.descriptionPossible variations in the dynamical behaviour of LiYF$_{4}$ due to its structural changes following several pressure-induced phase transitions are examined by making use of the complementary techniques of quasi-harmonic lattice dynamics and molecular dynamics simulation. The phonon spectra in the entire Brillouin zone and the respective Gibbs free energies are calculated for the three high-pressure polymorphs of LiYF$_{4}$ that are stable at T = 0, with an aim to understand their relative stabilities as functions of pressure and temperature in terms of volume compression and vibrational entropy. Molecular dynamics simulations provide qualitative impressions about a temperature-driven second-order transformation and also of kinetic effects in the subsequent pressure-driven first-order phase transition. In addition, the calculations predict anomalous thermal expansion at low temperature in phases I and IIa while irreversibilty of phase II $\to$ phase III transition on subsequent pressure release.
dc.descriptionsubmitted to Phys. Rev. B
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0406427
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0406427
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/24209
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleVibrational and thermodynamic properties of high-pressure phases in LiYF_4
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