On correlations between local chemistry, distortions and kinetics in high entropy nitrides: An ab initio study
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In: Acta materialia, Vol. 255.2023, No. 15 August, 118951, 19.04.2023.
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T1 - On correlations between local chemistry, distortions and kinetics in high entropy nitrides: An ab initio study
AU - Nayak, Ganesh Kumar
AU - Kretschmer, Andreas
AU - Mayrhofer, Paul Heinz
AU - Holec, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023
PY - 2023/4/19
Y1 - 2023/4/19
N2 - High entropy alloys (HEAs) have triggered significant scientific interest due to their unusual structural stability combined with excellent mechanical and other functional properties. Recently, the high-entropy concept has also been applied to the field of protective coatings. We use ab initio calculations to provide an unbiased insight into their behavior at the atomic level. Namely, we focus on the interplay between high entropy (chemical complexity), sluggish diffusion, and (local) lattice distortions in the example of high configurational entropy sublattice nitride (HESN) ceramics. We show that the high entropy itself is not a guarantee for the sluggishness of diffusion (as quantified by migration barriers). Next, we propose a relation between the local distortions (measured by the width of lattice bond length distributions) and activation energies. The presented results provide examples that the core effects, characterizing the exceptional properties of HEAs, are system-specific and hence highlight the need for analyzing each system of interest individually.
AB - High entropy alloys (HEAs) have triggered significant scientific interest due to their unusual structural stability combined with excellent mechanical and other functional properties. Recently, the high-entropy concept has also been applied to the field of protective coatings. We use ab initio calculations to provide an unbiased insight into their behavior at the atomic level. Namely, we focus on the interplay between high entropy (chemical complexity), sluggish diffusion, and (local) lattice distortions in the example of high configurational entropy sublattice nitride (HESN) ceramics. We show that the high entropy itself is not a guarantee for the sluggishness of diffusion (as quantified by migration barriers). Next, we propose a relation between the local distortions (measured by the width of lattice bond length distributions) and activation energies. The presented results provide examples that the core effects, characterizing the exceptional properties of HEAs, are system-specific and hence highlight the need for analyzing each system of interest individually.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118951
DO - 10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118951
M3 - Article
VL - 255.2023
JO - Acta materialia
JF - Acta materialia
SN - 1359-6454
IS - 15 August
M1 - 118951
ER -