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Ab initio derivation of a dataset of real temperature thermodynamic properties: Case study with SiC

Chandrika Varadachari1 and Ritabrata Bhowmick

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A wholly ab initio method for deriving chemical thermodynamic data for inorganic crystals is a useful tool for theoretical research in material science. In this work, all electron density functional computations together with phonon vibrational analysis were used to derive thermodynamic profiles of two polytypes of SiC (3C and 2H) at real temperatures. This included standard Gibbs free energy of formation ( \Delta G_{\rm f}^0 ) and enthalpy of formation ( \Delta H_{\rm f}^0 ) values from 0 to 1000 K. Ground state properties were computed by the full potential linearized augmented plane wave method. Temperature effects were obtained by direct method computation of harmonic vibrations. To obtain \Delta G_{\rm f}^0 and \Delta H_{\rm f}^0 similar computations were also carried out for the reference state elements, Si (diamond) and C (graphite). Derived values include entropy, specific heat, enthalpy increment with temperature, absolute total enthalpy, internal energy and free energy, standard enthalpy of formation and standard free energy of formation for temperatures from 0 to 1000 K. Computed values are in very good agreement with the experimental data. This study demonstrates the utility of ab initio methods for deriving a thermodynamic data set.


PACS

65.40.G- Other thermodynamical quantities

65.40.Ba Heat capacity

82.60.Cx Enthalpies of combustion, reaction, and formation

82.60.Fa Heat capacities and heats of phase transitions

Subjects

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical & thermal

Chemical physics and physical chemistry

Dates

Issue 7 (October 2009)

Received 9 March 2009, in final form 22 June 2009

Published 14 August 2009



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