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First principles investigation on anomalous lattice shrinkage of W alloyed rock salt GeTe

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arxiv 2007.11251 v1 pith:EPEH7YZU submitted 2020-07-22 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

First principles investigation on anomalous lattice shrinkage of W alloyed rock salt GeTe

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keywords latticeanomalousatomsgetelargerrocksaltshrinkage
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According to Vegard's law, larger radius atoms substitute for smaller atoms in a solid solution would enlarge the lattice parameters. However, by first-principles calculations, we have observed unusual lattice shrinkage when W replaces Ge in rock salt GeTe. We attribute this anomalous contract to the larger electronegativity difference between W and Te than between Ge and Te, which results in shorter W-Te bonds and pronounced local distortion around W dopants. The present work would provide new insight into the lattice parameter determination and a deeper understanding of the structural properties of ternary solid solutions.

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