Using the modified embedded-atom method to calculate the properties of Pu-Ga alloys

From: JOM | Date: September 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

In this article, the semi-empirical modified embedded atom method is used to develop a model of Pu-Ga alloys. Employing classical calculations, the model is used to predict thermodynamic properties of these alloys as well as the complex Pu-Ga phase diagram.

INTRODUCTION

From a structural point of view, plutonium and gallium are two of the most interesting elements in the periodic table. Their zero pressure phase diagram (see Figure 1) contains six solid phases as well as the liquid phase as a function of temperature for pure plutonium. The accuracy of this phase diagram is in question at low ...

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