Phys. Rev. B 63, 153202 (2001) [4 pages]Thermodynamics of uniaxial phase transition: Ab initio study of the diamond-to-β-tin transition in Si and GeReceived 23 June 2000; revised 10 November 2000; published 27 March 2001 The diamond-to-β-tin phase transitions of Si and Ge under uniaxial compression are investigated with ab initio calculations. A thermodynamic analysis is used to identify the transition pressures at uniaxial compression. The transition pressures were found to be pronouncedly lower than those at hydrostatic compression, i.e., 3.9 and 2.5 GPa compared to 11.4 and 9.5 GPa for Si and Ge, respectively. The different contributions to the phase transition are analyzed numerically and discussed. © 2001 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.63.153202
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.63.153202
PACS:
64.70.Kb, 61.50.Ks, 05.70.Ce
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