Thermodynamic Properties of Wurtzite and Zinc-Blende AlN

Abstract:

In this paper, we carry out linear response calculation to determine the phonon density of states and the thermodynamic properties of the wurtzite and zinc-blende AlN by using the norm-conserving pseudo-potential method. The optimized lattice constant is in good agreement with the available experimental data. The internal energies increase almost linearly with temperature and the phonon free energy curves move down with increasing temperature in both structures. The zero value of the lattice vibration free energy appears at temperature 707K in wurtzite and 728K in zinc-blende AlN respectively. The specific heat capacity of the wurtzite AlN is higher than that of the zinc-blende AlN at room temperature owing to the difference of the phonon spectra.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 455)
• Pages: 127-130
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.455.127
• Online since: November 2013
• Authors: Xue Mei Cai, Jing Mei Wang, Qian Neng Zhou
• Keywords: Aluminum Nitride (AlN), Linear Response, Phonon Density of States, Thermodynamic Properties

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