Mechanism for thermal conductivity in energetic displacement cascades

Devyatko, Yu. N.; Plyasov, A. A.; Khomyakov, O. V.

doi:10.1080/14786435.2013.774097

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“…The phonon relaxation times at 300 K are 3.1 ps and 4.6 ps for nonmagn etic and magnetic Ni, respectively. This result is close to the value obtained by Devyatko et al [48], 6 ps. The comparison with TD DFT results for τ ph can be found in [7].…”

Section: Electron-phonon Couplingsupporting

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Electron–phonon coupling in Ni-based binary alloys with application to displacement cascade modeling

Samolyuk

Béland

Stocks

et al. 2016

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter

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Energy transfer between lattice atoms and electrons is an important channel of energy dissipation during displacement cascade evolution in irradiated materials. On the assumption of small atomic displacements, the intensity of this transfer is controlled by the strength of electron-phonon (el-ph) coupling. The el-ph coupling in concentrated Ni-based alloys was calculated using electronic structure results obtained within the coherent potential approximation. It was found that Ni0.5Fe0.5, Ni0.5Co0.5 and Ni0.5Pd0.5 are ordered ferromagnetically, whereas Ni0.5Cr0.5 is nonmagnetic. Since the magnetism in these alloys has a Stoner-type origin, the magnetic ordering is accompanied by a decrease of electronic density of states at the Fermi level, which in turn reduces the el-ph coupling. Thus, the el-ph coupling values for all alloys are approximately 50% smaller in the magnetic state than for the same alloy in a nonmagnetic state. As the temperature increases, the calculated coupling initially increases. After passing the Curie temperature, the coupling decreases. The rate of decrease is controlled by the shape of the density of states above the Fermi level. Introducing a two-temperature model based on these parameters in 10 keV molecular dynamics cascade simulation increases defect production by 10-20% in the alloys under consideration.

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Section: Electron-phonon Couplingsupporting

confidence: 93%