First-principles study of the effect of phosphorus on nickel grain boundary

Based on first-principles quantum-mechanical calculations, the impurity-dopant effects of phosphorus on Σ5(012) symmetrical tilt grain boundary in nickel have been studied. The calculated binding energy suggests that phosphorus has a strong tendency to segregate to the grain boundary. Phosphorus for...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied physics 2014-01, Vol.115 (4)
Hauptverfasser: Liu, Wenguan, Ren, Cuilan, Han, Han, Tan, Jie, Zou, Yang, Zhou, Xingtai, Huai, Ping, Xu, Hongjie
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Zusammenfassung:Based on first-principles quantum-mechanical calculations, the impurity-dopant effects of phosphorus on Σ5(012) symmetrical tilt grain boundary in nickel have been studied. The calculated binding energy suggests that phosphorus has a strong tendency to segregate to the grain boundary. Phosphorus forms strong and covalent-like bonding with nickel, which is beneficial to the grain boundary cohesion. However, a too high phosphorus content can result in a thin and fragile zone in the grain boundary, due to the repulsion between phosphorus atoms. As the concentration of phosphorus increases, the strength of the grain boundary increases first and then decreases. Obviously, there exists an optimum concentration for phosphorus segregation, which is consistent with observed segregation behaviors of phosphorus in the grain boundary of nickel. This work is very helpful to understand the comprehensive effects of phosphorus.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.4863181