Rich stoichiometries of stable Ca-Bi system: Structure prediction and superconductivity

Using a variable-composition ab initio evolutionary algorithm implemented in the USPEX code, we have performed a systematic search for stable compounds in the Ca-Bi system at different pressures. In addition to the well-known tI 12-Ca 2 Bi and oS 12-CaBi 2 , a few more structures were found by our c...

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Vydané v:Scientific reports Ročník 5; číslo 1; s. 9326
Hlavní autori: Dong, Xu, Fan, Changzeng
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: London Nature Publishing Group UK 20.03.2015
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Shrnutí:Using a variable-composition ab initio evolutionary algorithm implemented in the USPEX code, we have performed a systematic search for stable compounds in the Ca-Bi system at different pressures. In addition to the well-known tI 12-Ca 2 Bi and oS 12-CaBi 2 , a few more structures were found by our calculations, among which phase transitions were also predicted in Ca 2 Bi ( tI 12 → oI 12 → hP 6), Ca 3 Bi 2 ( hP 5 → mC 20 → aP 5) and CaBi ( tI 2 → tI 8), as well as a new phase (Ca 3 Bi) with a cF 4 structure. All the newly predicted structures can be both dynamically and thermodynamically stable with increasing pressure. The superconductive properties of cF 4-CaBi 3 , tI 2-CaBi and cF 4-Ca 3 Bi were studied and the superconducting critical temperature T c can be as high as 5.16, 2.27 and 5.25 K, respectively. Different superconductivity behaviors with pressure increasing have been observed by further investigations.
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ISSN:2045-2322
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DOI:10.1038/srep09326