A comparative study of the vibrational and thermodynamic properties of α-RDX and γ-RDX under ambient conditions

Sheng Hai Zhu, Han Qin, Wei Zeng, Ying Meng Cai, Xu Yang Jin, Yu Hang Wang, Fu Sheng Liu, Bin Tang, Qi Jun Liu

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Abstract

The structural parameters, Raman/IR spectra, and vibrational and thermodynamic properties of α-RDX and γ-RDX were investigated by performing first-principles calculations using the CASTEP program. The obtained structural parameters and vibrational frequencies of the internal modes of α-RDX are consistent with previous results. The vibrational bands of γ-RDX in the region 300–3113 cm−1 were assigned to vibrational modes for the first time. Furthermore, the thermodynamic properties of α-RDX and γ-RDX were calculated, including the constant-volume specific heat Cv, entropy S, Helmholtz free energy F, enthalpy H, and Gibbs free energy G.

Original languageEnglish
Article number182
JournalJournal of Molecular Modeling
Volume25
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2019

Keywords

  • First-principles calculations
  • RDX
  • Thermodynamic properties
  • Vibrational properties

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