Based on density functional theory, we have studied the structural stability, elastic, mechanical, and lattice dynamical properties of BeB2, NaB2, and CaB2 compounds in AlB2, OsB2, and ReB2 structures, respectively. ...

The structural, lattice dynamical, and some thermodynamical properties of TcB 2 in hexagonal AlB 2-type structure (Hex-I) (space group P6/mmm), hexagonal ReB 2-type structure (Hex-II) (space group P63/mmc) are investigated ...

Ab initio calculations based on the density functional theory within generalized-gradient (GGA) apraximation have been performed to carry out the structural, electronic, elastic, and thermodynamic properties of CaX (X=In, ...

We have investigated the structural and lattice dynamical properties of XB2(X = Sc, V, Ti) by using first-principles total energy calculations. Specifically, the lattice parameters (a, c) of the stable phase, the bond ...

Due to the attractive high-temperature physical properties, platinum metal-base alloys such as Rh-base alloys make them important materials for various technological applications. To understand deeply the structural, ...

Using first-principles calculations, we have studied the structural, lattice dynamical and thermodynamical properties of the recently synthesized Re2N and Re3N compounds. The generalized gradient approximation is used to ...

We have studied structural, elastic, and lattice dynamical properties of the LuB2, LuB4, and LuB12 compounds by using the plane-wave pseudopotential approach to the density-functional theory within the generalized gradient ...

The structural, electronic and elastic properties of Rb-As systems (RbAs in NaP, LiAs and AuCu structures, RbAs2 in the MgCu2 structure, Rb3As in Na3As, Cu3P and Li3Bi structures, and Rb5As4 in the A(5)B(4) structure) are ...

Using the generalized-gradient approximation (GGA) based on density functional theory, we have reported the structural, mechanical, electronic, and lattice dynamical properties of the intermetallic compounds Pd3X (X = Ti, ...

In this work, density functional theory calculations on the structural, mechanical, lattice dynamical, and thermodynamical properties of YB2 in AlB2-type and monoclinic (C2/m) structures are reported. The local density ...