TY - JOUR
T1 - EELS near-edge structure in the Laves-phase compounds TiCr2 and TiCo2
T2 - Theoretical and experimental studies
AU - Sun, J.
AU - Jiang, B.
AU - Smith, David
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was sponsored by the National Natural Science foundation of China (Project Number 50271040). B. Jiang acknowledges support from DOE DE-FG03-02ER45596. The authors thank Professor Peter Rez (ASU) for many helpful discussions. The use of facilities in the John M. Cowley Center for High Resolution Electron Microscopy at Arizona State University is also acknowledged.
PY - 2004/6
Y1 - 2004/6
N2 - Laves-phase compounds TiCr2 and TiCo2 have been investigated by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), and ab initio calculations have also been performed to relate the experimental spectra based on the method of augmented plane waves plus local orbitals (APW+lo) with the generalized gradient approximation. It is shown that the normalized EELS cross sections of Ti L2,3 edges change only slightly between TiCr 2 and TiCo2 compounds, and that variations of the calculated valence charge redistributions between these compounds are negligible. Therefore, there are no significant charge transfers between Ti and Cr (Co) atoms, and the local charge neutrality approximation is valid in these compounds. The charge densities of these compounds were also theoretically investigated. The results reveal a relatively strong covalent nature of atomic bonds between Cr-Cr (Co-Co) atoms compared with that between Ti and Cr (Co) atoms in TiCr2 and TiCo2, respectively. It is also demonstrated that the covalent bonding of the atoms in TiCo2 is stronger than that in TiCr2. This result could explain the significant difference of the calculated enthalpies of formation between TiCr2 and TiCo2 compounds.
AB - Laves-phase compounds TiCr2 and TiCo2 have been investigated by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), and ab initio calculations have also been performed to relate the experimental spectra based on the method of augmented plane waves plus local orbitals (APW+lo) with the generalized gradient approximation. It is shown that the normalized EELS cross sections of Ti L2,3 edges change only slightly between TiCr 2 and TiCo2 compounds, and that variations of the calculated valence charge redistributions between these compounds are negligible. Therefore, there are no significant charge transfers between Ti and Cr (Co) atoms, and the local charge neutrality approximation is valid in these compounds. The charge densities of these compounds were also theoretically investigated. The results reveal a relatively strong covalent nature of atomic bonds between Cr-Cr (Co-Co) atoms compared with that between Ti and Cr (Co) atoms in TiCr2 and TiCo2, respectively. It is also demonstrated that the covalent bonding of the atoms in TiCo2 is stronger than that in TiCr2. This result could explain the significant difference of the calculated enthalpies of formation between TiCr2 and TiCo2 compounds.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.214107
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.214107
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:42749102193
SN - 0163-1829
VL - 69
SP - 214107-1-214107-8
JO - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
JF - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
IS - 21
M1 - 214107
ER -