Change in the Thermodynamic Properties of a Si–Ge Solid Solution at a Decrease of the Nanocrystal Size

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Change in the Thermodynamic Properties of a Si–Ge Solid Solution at a Decrease of the Nanocrystal Size

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The equation of state and the thermodynamic properties of the substitutional solid solution Si{sub 0.5}‒Ge{sub 0.5} are calculated in the framework of the “ medium atom” model. The changes in the equation of state and the thermodynamic properties upon the transition from a macrocrystal to a nanocrystal of 222 atoms with the geometric Gibbs surface are calculated using the RP-model of nanocrystal. The calculations have been performed along isotherms T = 100, 300, and 1000 K in the pressure range –1< P < 7 GPa. The changes in the properties is studied at the isochoric and also isobaric (P = 0) decrease of the number of atoms in the nanocrystal. It is shown that, at the isobaric (P = 0) decrease in the size, the specific volume of the Si{sub 0.5}–Ge{sub 0.5} nanocrystal increases the more significantly, the higher the nanocrystal temperature.

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2019-11-15. Change in the Thermodynamic Properties of a Si–Ge Solid Solution at a Decrease of the Nanocrystal Size. https://doi.org/10.1134/s1063783419110210

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