Electronic Structure and Lattice Dynamics of Elements and Compounds

The elastic constants of Mg(1-x)AlxB2 have been calculated in the regime 0<x<0.25. The calculations show that the ratio, B/G, between the bulk- and the shear-modulus stays well below the empirical ductility limit, 1.75, for all concentrations, indicating that the introduction of Al wil...

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Main Author: Souvatzis, Petros
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Fysiska institutionen 2007
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