We have studied structural, mechanical and dynamical properties of PdC and CdC compounds to predict the most stable structure. We have focused on seven binary structure types as rock salt (RS), caesium chloride (CsCl), ...

The electronic, mechanical, and vibrational properties of MgB7 are investigated by means of density functional theory as implemented in pseudo-potential plane wave approach. Using the calculated elastic constants, the bulk ...

In the framework of density functional theory, the structural, lattice dynamical and thermodynamical properties of the C15-type of Al2Ca and Al2Mg compounds are investigated. The calculated lattice constants are in good ...

By means of plane-wave density functional first-principles calculations within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA), we report the structural, elastic and mechanical properties of MB12 (M = Zr, Hf, Y, Lu) with ...

The thermodynamic properties of AgB2 and AuB2 compounds in AlB2 and OsB2-type structures are investigated from first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) using projector augmented waves (PAW) ...

We have tried to theoretically predict the lattice dynamical and thermodynamic properties of rare earth diborides (XB2, X = Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm) in AlB2-type structure based on density functional ...

The structural, mechanical and thermal properties of CeB2, PrB2, NdB2, and PmB2 compounds in hexagonal AlB2-type (P6/mmm) and ReB2-type structures (P6(3)/mmc) are investigated using density functional theory. The results ...