Title
First principles computational descriptor for entropy forming ability
Conference Dates
September 17-20, 2017
Abstract
Entropy stabilized materials [1], where the mixing of the components is driven by configurational entropy rather than formation enthalpy, are potential candidates for ultra-high temperature applications. The prediction of which compositions will form entropy stabilized materials is difficult since calculating the entropic contribution to the free energy from first principles is computationally expensive. Therefore, we have formulated a descriptor for the synthesizability of disordered materials based on the energy distribution of the thermodynamic density of states (TDOS) for an ensemble of ordered configurations generated using the AFLOW (Automatic FLOW) partial occupation (AFLOW-POCC) methodology [2,3] and calculated with DFT. This descriptor has been used to successfully predict which refractory metal carbide compositions can be experimentally synthesized as single-phase entropy stabilized materials [4].
This work is supported by the U.S. Office of Naval Research MURI program (grant No. N00014-15- 1-2863).
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[3] K. Yang, C. Oses, and S. Curtarolo, Modeling off-stoichiometry materials with a high-throughput ab-initio approach, Chem. Mater. 28, 6484-6492 (2016).
[4] P. Sarker, T. Harrington, C. Toher, K. Vecchio, and S. Curtarolo, First principles materials design using a spectral descriptor for entropy forming ability, in preparation (2017).
Recommended Citation
Stefano Curtarolo, Pranab Sarker, Cormac Toher, Tyler J. Harrington, Kenneth S. Vecchio, Jon-Paul Maria, and Donald Brenner, "First principles computational descriptor for entropy forming ability" in "Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics: Materials for Extreme Environment Applications IV", Jon Binner, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom Bill Lee, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2017). https://dc.engconfintl.org/uhtc_iv/31