Abstract
According to the positive definiteness of the quadratic type, and based on the mechanical stability criteria derived by Mouhat and Coudert, the mechanical stability criteria of monoclinic and triclinic crystal systems are supplemented. The mechanical stability criteria of the seven crystal systems are given. Based on the density functional theory of the first principle method, the elastic constants of nine kinds of SiO2 belonging to different crystal systems are calculated. Combined with the mechanical stability criteria, the stabilities of SiO2 in different space groups, including cubic P213, hexagonal P63/mmc, trigonal P3121 and R3, tetragonal P41212 and I4, orthorhombic Pbcn, monoclinic P21/c, and triclinic P1̄, are determined. The calculated results show that the nine types of SiO2 are all mechanically stable at 0 GPa.
| Translated title of the contribution | Criteria of Mechanical Stability of Seven Crystal Systems and Its Application: Taking Silica as an Example |
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| Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
| Article number | 051101 |
| Journal | Gaoya Wuli Xuebao/Chinese Journal of High Pressure Physics |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - Oct 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |