Formation Enthalpies of Ce-Th-Yb Calculated with EAM

【Abstract】 The parameters of embedded atom method for elements Ce, Th and Yb were determined by fitting the lattice constants, the cohesive energy, the monovacancy formation energy and the bulk modulus of elements. The alloy potential was taken as the form of Johnson′s. The formation enthalpies of Th-Ce, Th-Yb and Ce-Yb binary alloys systems and Ce-Th-Yb ternary alloy were calculated with the present embedded atom potentials. The calculations for binary alloys are in good agreement with the results calculated with Miedema′s theory. As for the ternary alloy, the calculated formation enthalpies are in good agreement with those extrapolated from the formation enthalpies of constitutive binary alloys by Toop′s model.更多还原