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First Principles Calculation of Defect Structure in Non-stoichiometric CoAl and CoTi
Masataka MizunoHideki ArakiYasuharu Shirai
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2005 Volume 46 Issue 6 Pages 1112-1116

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First-principles electronic structure calculations have been performed for defect structure in non-stoichiometric CoAl and CoTi. In order to determine the type of constitutional defects, the compositional dependence curves both of formation energies and of lattice parameters are obtained by the calculations employing supercells in various sizes. The defect formation energies are calculated with taking into account the compositional dependence of the chemical potential. The calculated results suggest that the Co vacancy is the dominant thermal-excitation defect even in the Co-rich side near the stoiciometry in CoTi.

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