A dipole polarizable potential for reduced and doped CeO[subscript 2] obtained from first principles
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Burbano, Mario; Marrocchelli, Dario; Yildiz, Bilge; Norberg, Stefan T.; Hull, Stephen; Madden, Paul A.; Watson, Graeme W.; Tuller, Harry L.; ... Show more Show less
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In this paper we present the parameterization of a new interionic potential for stoichiometric, reduced and doped CeO[subscript 2]. We use a dipole polarizable potential (DIPPIM: the dipole polarizable ion model) and optimize its parameters by fitting them to a series of density functional theory calculations. The resulting potential was tested by calculating a series of fundamental properties for CeO[subscript 2] and by comparing them against experimental values. The values for all the calculated properties (thermal and chemical expansion coefficients, lattice parameters, oxygen migration energies, local crystalline structure and elastic constants) are within 10–15% of the experimental ones, an accuracy comparable to that of ab initio calculations. This result suggests the use of this new potential for reliably predicting atomic scale properties of CeO[subscript 2] in problems where ab initio calculations are not feasible due to their size limitations.
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Author Manuscript date May 20, 2011
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2011-06Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and EngineeringJournal
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
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IOP Publishing
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Burbano, Mario, Dario Marrocchelli, Bilge Yildiz, Harry L Tuller, Stefan T Norberg, Stephen Hull, Paul A Madden, and Graeme W Watson. “A dipole polarizable potential for reduced and doped CeO2 obtained from first principles.” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 23, no. 25 (June 29, 2011): 255402.
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0953-8984
1361-648X