Abstract
Order-disorder structural phase transitions in alkali perchlorates MCIO4 (M = Na, K, Rb, Cs) are investigated using molecular dynamics simulation. The potentials in the simulations are based on the Gordon-Kim modified electron gas formalism extended to molecular ions. The simulations yield first-order phase transitions in perchlorates from low temperature orthorhombic structures to high temperature cubic NaCl structures. The perchlorate ions are found to be orientational disordered in the high temperature phases.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 294-299 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
| Volume | 163 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Alkali perchlorate
- Gordon-Kim potential
- Molecular-dynamics simulation
- Order-disorder
- Phase transition