The structural, electronic and mechanical properties of transition metal hydrides (TMH, TM=Mo, Tc, Ru) are investigated by means of first principles calculation based on density fimctional theory with generalized gr...The structural, electronic and mechanical properties of transition metal hydrides (TMH, TM=Mo, Tc, Ru) are investigated by means of first principles calculation based on density fimctional theory with generalized gradient approximation. Among the five crystallographic structures that have been investigated, the cubic phase is found to be more stable than the hexagonal ones. A structural phase transition from ZB to WC in Moll, NaC1 to NiAs in TcH and NaCI to ZB to NiAs in RuH is also predicted under high pressure. The calculated elastic constants indicate that all the three hydrides are mechanically stable at ambient pressure.展开更多
文摘The structural, electronic and mechanical properties of transition metal hydrides (TMH, TM=Mo, Tc, Ru) are investigated by means of first principles calculation based on density fimctional theory with generalized gradient approximation. Among the five crystallographic structures that have been investigated, the cubic phase is found to be more stable than the hexagonal ones. A structural phase transition from ZB to WC in Moll, NaC1 to NiAs in TcH and NaCI to ZB to NiAs in RuH is also predicted under high pressure. The calculated elastic constants indicate that all the three hydrides are mechanically stable at ambient pressure.