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Comprehensive Search for New Phases and Compounds in Binary Alloy Systems Based on
Platinum-Group Metals, Using a Computational First-Principles Approach
Gus L. W. Hart,1 Stefano Curtarolo,2,* Thaddeus B. Massalski,3 and Ohad Levy2
1
2
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
Center for Materials Genomics, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Department of Physics,
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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Materials Science, Engineering and Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
(Received 25 August 2013; published 30 December 2013)
We report a comprehensive study of the binary systems of the platinum-group metals with the transition
metals, using high-throughput first-principles calculations. These computations predict stability of new
compounds in 28 binary systems where no compounds have been reported in the literature experimentally
and a few dozen of as-yet unreported compounds in additional systems. Our calculations also identify
stable structures at compound compositions that have been previously reported without detailed structural
data and indicate that some experimentally reported compounds may actually be unstable at low
temperatures. With these results, we construct enhanced structure maps for the binary alloys of
platinum-group metals. These maps are much more complete, systematic, and predictive than those
based on empirical results alone.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.3.041035
Subject Areas: Computational Physics, Materials Science
I. INTRODUCTION
The platinum-group metals (PGMs)—osmium, iridium,
ruthenium, rhodium, platinum, and palladium—are immensely important in numerous technologies, but the
experimental and computational data on their binary alloys
still contain many gaps. Interest in PGMs is driven by their
essential role in a wide variety of industrial applications,
which is at odds with their high cost. The primary application of PGMs is in catalysis, where they are core ingredients
in the chemical, petroleum, and automotive industries. They
also extensively appear as alloying components in aeronautics and electronics applications. The use of platinum alloys
in the jewelry industry also accounts for a sizable fraction of
its worldwide consumption, about 30% over the last decade
[1]. The importance and high cost of PGMs motivate numerous efforts directed at more effective usage or at the
development of less-expensive alloy substitutes. Despite
these efforts, there are still sizable gaps in the knowledge
of the basic properties of PGMs and their alloys; many of
the possible alloy compositions have not yet been studied,
and there is a considerable difficulty in the application of
thermodynamic experiments because they often require
high temperatures or pressures and very long equilibration
processes.
The possibility of predicting the existence of ordered
structures in alloy systems from their starting components
is a major challenge of current materials research.
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Empirical methods use experimental data to construct
structure maps and make predictions based on clustering
of simple physical parameters. Their usefulness depends
on the availability of reliable data over the entire parameter
space of components and stoichiometries. Advances in
first-principles methods for the calculation of materials
properties open the possibility to complement the experimental data by computational results. Indeed, many recent
studies present such calculations of PGM alloy structures
[2–25]. However, most of these studies consider a limited
number of structures, at just a few stoichiometries of a
single binary system or a few systems [3–17]. Some cluster
expansion studies of specific binary systems include a
larger set of structures, but limited to a single lattice type
(usually fcc) [18–23]. Realizing the potential of firstprinciples calculations to complement the lacking, or
only partial, empirical data requires high-throughput computational screening of large sets of materials, with structures spanning all lattice types and including, in addition, a
considerable number of off-lattice structures [2,26–28].
Such large-scale screenings can be used to construct lowtemperature binary phase diagrams. They provide insight
into trends in alloy properties and indicate the possible
existence of hitherto unobserved compounds [27]. A few
previous studies implemented this approach to binary systems of specific metals—hafnium, rhenium, rhodium,
ruthenium, and technetium [24,25,29–31].
The capability to identify new phases is key to tuning the
catalytic properties of PGM alloys and their utilization in
new applications, or as reduced-cost or higher-activity
substitutes in current applications. Even predicted phases
that are difficult to access kinetically in the bulk may be
exhibited in nanophase alloys [32] and could be used to
increase the efficiency or the lifetimes of PGM catalysts.
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Given the potential payoff of uncovering such phases, we
have undertaken a thorough examination of PGM binary
phases with the transition metals, using the first-principles
high-throughput (HT) framework AFLOW [33,34]. We
find new potentially stable PGM phases in many binary
systems, and comparing experimental data with our predictions, we construct enhanced Pettifor-type maps that
demonstrate new ordering trends and compound-forming
possibilities in these alloys.
II. METHODS
Computations of the low-temperature stability of the
PGM-transition metal systems were carried out using the
HT framework AFLOW [33,34]. For each of the 153 binary
systems studied, we calculated the energies of more than
250 structures, including all the crystal structures reported
for the system in the phase-diagram literature [35,36] and
additional structures from the AFLOWLIB database of
prototypes and hypothetical hcp-, bcc-, and fcc-derivative
superstructures [33]. A complete list of structures examined
for each binary system can be found on the online repository
[34,37] and in the supplemental material (see Ref. [38]).
The low-temperature phase diagram of a system is constructed as the minimum formation enthalpy convex hull
from these candidate structures, identifying the ordering
trends in each alloy system and indicating the possible
existence of previously unknown compounds. It should be
noted that there is no guarantee that the true ground states of
a system will be found among the common experimentally
observed structures or among small-unit-cell derivative
structures. However, even if it is impossible to rule out the
existence of additional unexpected ground states, this protocol (searching many enumerated derivative structures
[39] and exhaustively exploring experimentally reported
ones) is expected to give a reasonable balance between
high-throughput speed and scientific accuracy to determine
miscibility (or lack thereof) in these alloys. In Ref. [2],
it was shown that the probability of reproducing the
correct ground state, if well defined and not ambiguous, is
?C 96:7% [‘‘reliability of the method,’’ Eq. (3)].
The calculations of the structure energies were
performed with the VASP software [40] with projectoraugmented-wave pseudopotentials [41] and the exchangecorrelation functionals parametrized by Perdew, Burke,
and Ernzerhof for the generalized gradient approximation
[42]. The energies were calculated at zero temperature
and pressure, with spin polarization and without zeropoint motion or lattice vibrations. All crystal structures
were fully relaxed (cell volume and shape and the basis
atom coordinates inside the cell). Numerical convergence
to about 1 meV=atom was ensured by a high-energy cutoff (30% higher than the maximum cutoff of both potentials) and a 6000- k-point, or higher, Monkhorst-Pack
mesh [43].
The presented work comprises 39 266 calculations, performed by using 1:82 106 CPU hours on 2013 Intel Xeon
E5 cores at 2.2 GHz. The calculations were carried out by
extending the preexisting AFLOWLIB structure database
[34] with additional calculations characterizing PGM
alloys. Detailed information about all the examined
structures can be found on the online repository [34,37],
including input/output files, calculation parameters, geometry of the structures, energies, and formation energies.
In addition, the reader can prepare phase diagrams (as
in Figs. 5–19) linked to the appropriate structure URL
locations. The Supplemental Material contains the whole
set of geometrical and relaxed structures with ab initio total
energies and formation enthalpies (see Ref. [38]).
The analysis of formation enthalpy is, by itself, insufficient to compare alloy stability at different concentrations
and their resilience toward high-temperature disorder. The
formation enthalpy, HðAx B1x ÞHðAx B1x ÞxHðAÞ
ð1xÞHðBÞ, represents the ordering strength of a mixture
Ax B1x against decomposition into its pure constituents at
the appropriate proportion xA and ð1 xÞB (H is negative
for compound-forming systems). However, it does not contain information about its resilience against disorder, which
is captured by the entropy of the system. To quantify this
resilience we define the entropic temperature
Ts max
i
HðAxi B1xi Þ
;
kB ½xi logðxi Þ þ ð1 xi Þ logð1 xi Þ
(1)
where i counts all the stable compounds identified in the AB
binary system by the ab initio calculations, and the sign is
chosen so that a positive temperature is needed for competing against compound stability. This definition assumes
an ideal
P scenario [28], where the entropy is S½fxi g ¼
kB i xi logðxi Þ. This first approximation should be considered as indicative of a trend (see Fig. 1 of Ref. [28] and
Fig. 1), which might be modified somewhat by a systemspecific thorough analysis of the disorder. Ts is a
concentration-maximized formation enthalpy weighted by
the inverse of its entropic contribution. It represents the
deviation of a system convex hull from the purely entropic
free-energy hull, TSðxÞ, and hence the ability of its ordered phases to resist the deterioration into a temperaturedriven, entropically promoted, disordered binary mixture.
III. HIGH-THROUGHPUT RESULTS
We examine the 153 binary systems containing a PGM
and a transition metal, including the PGM-PGM pairs (see
Fig. 1). An exhaustive comparison of experimental and
computational ground states is given in Tables I, II, III,
IV, V, and VI. Convex hulls for systems that exhibit
compounds are shown in the Appendix (Figs. 5–19).
These results uncover 28 alloy systems reported as noncompound forming in the experimental literature but predicted computationally to have low-temperature stable
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Y Sc Zr Hf Ti Nb Ta V Mo W Cr Tc Re Mn Fe Os Ru Co Ir Rh Ni Pt Pd Au Ag Cu Hg Cd Zn
Os
Ru
Ir
Rh
Pt
Pd
Y Sc Zr Hf Ti Nb Ta V Mo W Cr Tc Re Mn Fe Os Ru Co Ir Rh Ni Pt Pd Au Ag Cu Hg Cd Zn
Os
Ru
Ir
Rh
Pt
Pd
Increasing
FIG. 1. Top panel: Compound-forming vs non-compound-forming systems as determined by experiment and computation. Circles
indicate agreement between experiment and computation—green for compound-forming systems, gray for non-compound-forming
systems. Yellow circles indicate systems reported in experiment to have disordered phases, for which low-energy compounds were
found in this work. Ru-Cr is the only system (yellow square) experimentally reported to include a disordered phase where no lowtemperature stable compounds were found. Red squares mark systems for which low-temperature compounds are found in
computation but no compounds are reported in experiment. Bottom panel: Ts for the binary systems in this work. Colors: From
red to blue indicates the lowest to highest Ts .
compounds. Dozens of new compounds are also predicted
in systems known to be compound forming.
The top panel of Fig. 1 gives a broad overview of the
comparison of experiment and computation. Green circles
(dark gray) indicate systems where experiment and computation agree that the system is compound forming. Light
gray circles indicate agreement that the system is not
compound forming. The elements along the axes of this
diagram are listed according to their Pettifor parameter
[44,45], leading, as expected, to compound-forming and
non-compound-forming systems separating rather cleanly
into different broad regions of the diagram. Most of the
compound-forming systems congregate in a large cluster
on the left half of the diagram and in a second smaller
cluster at the lower right corner.
The systems for which computation predicts compounds
but experiment does not report any are marked by red
squares. As is clear in the top panel of Fig. 1, these systems,
which harbor potential new phases, occur near the boundary between the compound-forming and non-compoundforming regions of the diagram. They also fill in several
isolated spots where experiment reports no compounds in
the compound-forming region (e.g., Pd-W and Ag-Pd), and
they bridge the gap between the large cluster of compoundforming systems, on the left side of the panel, and the small
island of such systems at its center. The computations also
predict ordered structures in most systems reported only
with disordered phases (yellow circles in top panel of
Fig. 1). Two disordered phases, and , turn up in the
experimental literature on PGM alloys. In the HT search,
we included all ordered realizations of these phases (the
prototypes Al12 Mg17 and Re24 Ti5 are ordered versions of
the phase, and the phase has 32 ordered realizations,
denoted by XXXXX , where X ¼ A, B). In most of these
systems, we find one of these corresponding ordered structures to be stable. The only exception is the Cr-Ru system,
where the lowest-lying ordered phase is found just
4 meV=atom above the elements’ tieline (yellow square
in Fig. 1). These results thus identify the low-temperature
ordered compounds that underlie the reported disordered
phases. The calculated compound-forming regions are
considerably more extensive than reported by the available
experimental data, identifying potential new systems for
materials engineering.
The bottom panel of Fig. 1 ranks systems by their
estimated entropic temperature Ts . Essentially, the (top
panel) map, incorporating the computational data, corresponds to what would be observed at low temperatures,
assuming thermodynamic equilibrium, whereas a map
with only experimental data reports systems as compound
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TABLE I. Compounds observed in experiments or predicted
by ab initio calculations in Osmium binary alloys (structure
prototype in parentheses; multiple entries denote different reported structures in the experiments or degenerate structures in
the calculations). The ‘‘ ’’ denotes no compounds. The superscript ‘‘?’’ denotes unobserved prototypes found in calculations
[2,13,25,27,29,31]. H are the formation enthalpies from the
present study. The energy difference between reported and
calculated structures or between the reported structure (unstable
in the calculation) and a two-phase tieline is indicated as hi.
TABLE I.
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Compounds
Experiments [35,36]
W
Os0:3 W0:7 ðÞ
Cr
Cr3 OsðA15Þ
Compounds
Experiments [35,36]
Calculations
H meV/at.
Y
Os2 YðC14Þ
OsY3 ðD011 Þ
Os2 YðC14Þ
OsY3 ðD011 Þ
304
239
Sc
Os2 ScðC14Þ
Os2 ScðC14Þ
½001
OsSc2 ðfccAB2
Þ
Os4 Sc11 ðIr4 Sc11 Þ
Os7 Sc44 ðMg44 Rh7 Þ
390
400
372
197
Os2 ZrðC14Þ
OsZr(B2)
Os4 Zr11 ðIr4 Sc11 Þ
388
524
29
h8i
220
Os4 Sc11 ðIr4 Sc11 Þ
Os7 Sc44 ðMg44 Rh7 Þ
Zr
Os2 ZrðC14Þ
OsZr(B2)
Os4 Zr11 ðIr4 Sc11 Þ
Os17 Zr54 ðHf 54 Os17 Þ
OsZr4 ðD1a Þ
Hf
Ti
Hf 54 Os17 ðHf 54 Os17 Þ
Hf 2 OsðNiTi2 Þ
HfOs(B2)
HfOs2 ðC14Þ
OsTi(B2)
OsTi2 ðC49Þ
OsTi3 ðMo3 Ti? Þ
714
515
403
Nb3 OsðA15Þ
Nb0:6 Os0:4 ðÞ
Nb0:4 Os0:6 ðÞ
Nb5 OsðHfPd?5 Þ
Nb3 OsðA15Þ
Nb20 Os10 ðBAABA Þ
Nb12 Os17 ðAl12 Mg17 Þ
NbOs3 ðD024 Þ
200
275
274
247
115
Os0:5 Ta0:5 ðÞ
Os0:3 Ta0:7 ðÞ
Os2 TaðGa2 HfÞ
Os12 Ta17 ðAl12 Mg17 Þ
Os10 Ta20 ðABBAB Þ
OsTa3 ðA15Þ
205
313
335
330
OsTi(B2)
Nb
Ta
Ru? Þ
V
OsV3 ðA15Þ
Mo
HfOs(B2)
h20i
h44i
709
h66i
Mo3 OsðA15Þ
Mo0:65 Os0:35 ðÞ
Os3 VðRe3
Os3 V5 ðGa3 Pt5 Þ
OsV2 ðC11b Þ
OsV3 ðD03 Þ
OsV5 ðMo5 Ti? Þ
150
350
354
361h21i
253
Calculations
H meV/at.
MoOs3 ðD019 Þ
52
Os3 WðD019 Þ
56
CrOs3 ðD019 Þ
CrOs5 ðHf 5 Sc? Þ
h18i
22
19
Tc
Os5 TcðHf 5 Sc? Þ
Os3 TcðD019 Þ
OsTc(B19)
OsTc3 ðD019 Þ
49
71
83
57
Re
Os3 ReðD019 Þ
OsRe(B19)
OsRe2 ðSc2 Zr? Þ
OsRe3 ðRe3 Ru? Þ
78
89
68
56
Mn
MnOs(B19)
MnOs3 ðD019 Þ
42
36
Fe
Os
Reference
Ru
Os3 RuðD0a Þ
OsRu(B19)
OsRu3 ðD0a Þ
OsRu5 ðHf 5 Sc? Þ
Co
Ir
Ir8 OsðPt8 TiÞ
IrOs5 ðHf 5 Sc? Þ
8
7
Rh
OsRhðRhRu? Þ
8
Ni
Pt
Pd
Au
Ag
Cu
Hg
Cd
Zn
h29i
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TABLE II. Compounds in Ruthenium binary alloys. The term
(unkn.) denotes an unknown structure. All other symbols are as
in Table I.
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TABLE II.
Compounds
Compounds
Y
Calculations
H meV/at.
Cr
Cr0:7 Ru0:3 ðÞ
Ru2 YðC14Þ
Ru2 Y3 ðEr3 Ru2 Þ
Ru25 Y44 ðRu25 Y44 Þ
Ru2 Y5 ðC2 Mn5 Þ
RuY3 ðD011 Þ
Ru2 YðC14Þ
313
h79i
342
334
307
Tc
Ru3 TcðD019 Þ
RuTc(B19)
RuTc3 ðD019 Þ
RuTc5 ðRuTc5 ? Þ
63
73
47
32
Re
Re3 RuðRe3 Ru? Þ
ReRu(B19)
ReRu3 ðD019 Þ
53
86
80
Mn
Mn24 Ru5 ðRe24 Ti5 Þ
18
Fe
Os
Os3 RuðD0a Þ
OsRu(B19)
OsRu3 ðD0a Þ
OsRu5 ðHf 5 Sc? Þ
Ru
Reference
Co
Ir
Ir8 RuðPt8 TiÞ
Ir3 RuðL12 Þ
IrRu(B19)
IrRu2 ðIr2 Tc? Þ
IrRu3 ðD019 Þ
IrRu5 ðHf 5 Sc? Þ
20
34
49
54
53
37
Rh
Rh8 RuðPt8 TiÞ
RhRuðRhRu? Þ
RhRu2 ðRhRu2 ? Þ
RhRu5 ðRhRu5 ? Þ
2
8
6
3
Ni
Pt
PtRu(CdTi)
Pd
Au
Ag
Cu
Hg
Cd
RuZn6 ðRuZn6 Þ
RuZn3 ðL12 Þ
RuZn6 ðRuZn6 Þ
Ru25 Y44 ðRu25 Y44 Þ
Ru2 Y5 ðC2 Mn5 Þ
RuY3 ðD011 Þ
Ru7 Sc44 ðMg44 Rh7 Þ
Zr
RuZr(B2)
RuZr(B2)
644
Hf
HfRu(B2)
HfRu2 (unkn.)
HfRu(B2)
819
RuTi(B2)
RuTi(B2)
RuTi2 ðC49Þ
RuTi3 ðMo3 Ti? Þ
763
532
401
Nb8 RuðPt8 TiÞ
Nb5 RuðNb5 Ru? Þ
Nb3 RuðL60 Þ
Nb5 Ru3 ðGa3 Pt5 Þ
117
172
222
249
Nb3 Ru5 ðGa3 Pt5 Þ
240
h8i
Ru5 Ta3 ðGa3 Pt5 Þ
332
Ru3 Ta5 ðGa3 Pt5 Þ
½001
RuTa3 ðfccAB3
Þ
RuTa5 ðNb5 Ru? Þ
313
281
207
Ru3 VðRe3 Ru? Þ
Ru2 VðC37Þ
Ru3 V5 ðGa3 Pt5 Þ
RuV2 ðC11b Þ
RuV3 ðMo3 Ti? Þ
RuV4 ðD1a Þ
RuV5 ðNb5 Ru? Þ
RuV8 ðPt8 TiÞ
145
192
h28i
313
321
296
262
230
154
Nb
Ru2 ScðC14Þ
RuSc(B2)
RuSc2 ðC11b Þ
Ru4 Sc11 ðIr4 Sc11 Þ
NbRu (unkn.)
NbRu3 ðL12 Þ
Ta
H meV/at.
Calculations
389
540
h42i
484h84i
405
h10i
226
Ti
Experiments [35,36]
Experiments [35,36]
Ru2 ScðC14Þ
RuSc(B2)
Ru3 Sc5 ðD88 Þ
RuSc2 ðNiTi2 Þ
Ru4 Sc11 ðIr4 Sc11 Þ
Ru13 Sc57 ðRh13 Sc57 Þ
Ru7 Sc44 ðMg44 Rh7 Þ
Sc
(Continued)
Ru5 Ta3 (unkn.)
RuTa (unkn.)
V
RuV(B11)
Mo
Mo0:6 Ru0:4 ðÞ
Mo14 Ru16 ðAABAB Þ
116
W
Ru0:4 W0:6 ðÞ
Ru3 WðD019 Þ
65
Zn
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TABLE III. Compounds in Iridium binary alloys. The superscript ‘‘x’’ denotes relaxation of one prototype into another and a
‘‘y’’ denotes new prototypes described in Table VII. The other
symbols are as in Table II.
Compounds
Experiments [35,36]
Y
Ir3 YðPuNi3 Þ
Ir2 YðC15Þ
IrY(B2)
Ir2 Y3 ðRh2 Y3 Þ
Ir3 Y5 ðPu5 Rh3 Þ
Ir2 Y5 ðC2 Mn5 Þ
IrY3 ðD011 Þ
Zr
Hf
Cr
Hf 2 IrðNiTi2 Þ
Hf 5 Ir3 ðD88 =Ir5 Zr3 Þ
HfIr (unkn.)
Hf 2 IrðC37Þ
Hf 5 Ir3 ðIr5 Zr3 Þ
HfIr(B27)
HfIr2 ðGa2 HfÞ
HfIr3 ðL12 Þ
750h31i
814h14i
949
872
800
IrTi3 ðA15Þ
Ir7 TiðCuPt7 Þ
Ir3 TiðL12 Þ
Ir2 TiðGa2 HfÞ
Ir5 Ti3 ðGa3 Pt5 Þ
IrTiðL10 Þ
IrTi2 ðC11b Þ
IrTi3 ðA15Þ
369
716
779
809
847
712
566
Ir3 NbðL12 Þ
IrNbðL10 =IrTaÞ
Ir0:37 Nb0:63 ðÞ
IrNb3 ðA15Þ
Ir3 NbðCo3 VÞ
IrNbðL10 Þ
Ir2 Nb5 ðABBAB Þ
IrNb3 ðA15Þ
628h9i
542h2i
484
433
Ir3 TaðL12 Þ
Ir3 TaðCo3 VÞ
Ir2 TaðGa2 HfÞ
IrTaðL10 Þ
Ir10 Ta20 ðABBAB Þ
IrTa3 ðA15Þ
Ir3 VðD019 Þ
IrVðL10 Þ
IrV3 ðA15Þ
IrV8 ðPt8 TiÞ
IrTaðL10 =IrTaÞ
Ir0:25 Ta0:75 ðÞ
Ir3 VðL12 Þ
IrVðIrV=L10 Þ
IrV3 ðA15Þ
Ir4 Sc11 ðIr4 Sc11 Þ
Ir3 MoðD019 Þ
Ir2 MoðC37Þ
IrMo(B19)
332
337
321
h75i
Ir8 WðPt8 TiÞ
Ir3 WðD019 Þ
Ir2 WðC37Þ
IrW(B19)
157
350
352
300
CrIr(B19)
CrIr2 ðC37Þ
CrIr3 ðD019 Þ
h48i
239
233
228
IrW(B19)
709
766h87i
830
732
668h13i
519
Ir2 ScðC14Þ
IrSc(B2)
Ir3 MoðD019 Þ
Ir3 WðD019 Þ
Ir3 ZrðL12 Þ
Ir2 ZrðGa2 HfÞ
IrZr(NiTi)
Ir3 Zr5 ðIr3 Zr5 Þ
IrZr2 ðC37Þ
IrZr3 ðSV3 Þ
IrTi (unkn.)
Ir7 ScðCuPt7 Þ
H meV/at.
W
Ir3 ZrðL12 Þ
Ir2 ZrðC15Þ
IrZr(NiTi)
Ir3 Zr5 ðIr3 Zr5 Þ
IrZr2 ðC16Þ
IrZr3 ðSV3 Þ
Ir3 TiðL12 Þ
V
Ir3 Y5 ðPu5 Rh3 Þ
Ir2 Y5 ðC2 Mn5 Þ
IrY3 ðD011 Þ
Calculations
IrMo(B19)
IrMo3 ðA15Þ
h21i
803
787
h12i
772
640
564
Ir7 Sc44 ðMg44 Rh7 Þ
Ti
Ta
Ir2 YðC15Þ
IrY(B2)
Experiments [35,36]
H meV/at.
Ir3 ScðL12 Þ
Ir2 ScðC15Þ
IrSc(B2)
IrSc2 ðNiTi2 Þ
Ir4 Sc11 ðIr4 Sc11 Þ
Ir13 Sc57 ðRh13 Sc57 Þ
Ir7 Sc44 ðMg44 Rh7 Þ
HfIr3 ðL12 Þ
Nb
Calculations
(Continued)
Compounds
Mo
352
h7i
783h35i
1032
h26i
686
h2i
369
Sc
TABLE III.
Cr3 IrðA15Þ
Cr0:5 Ir0:5 ðMgÞ
Tc
Ir8 TcðPt8 TiÞ
Ir2 TcðIr2 Tc? Þ
IrTc(B19)
IrTc3 ðD019 Þ
89
224
287
217
Re
Ir8 ReðPt8 TiÞ
Ir2 ReðIr2 Tc? Þ
IrRe(B19)
IrRe3 ðD019 Þ
94
227
274
209
Ir3 MnðL12 Þ
IrMnðB19Þ
IrMn2 ðC37Þ
IrMn3 ðL60 Þ
173
204h58i
175
156h108i
Fe3 IrðL60 Þ
FeIr(NbP)
FeIr3 ðD022 Þ
44
57
63
Mn
IrMnðL10 Þ
IrMn3 ðL12 Þ
Fe
Fe0:6 Ir0:4 ðMgÞ
Os
Ir8 OsðPt8 TiÞ
IrOs5 ðHf 5 Sc? Þ
8
7
Ru
Ir8 RuðPt8 TiÞ
Ir3 RuðL12 Þ
IrRu(B19)
IrRu2 ðIr2 Tc? Þ
IrRu3 ðD019 Þ
IrRu5 ðHf 5 Sc? Þ
20
34
49
54
53
37
Co
Ir
Reference
688h2i
659
594h3i
528
479
Rh
½113
Ir3 RhðfccAB3
Þ
Ir2 RhðPd2 TiÞ
IrRhðfcc½113
A2B2 Þ
IrRh2 ðPd2 TiÞ
15
20
21
18
Ni
IrNi(NbP)
38
505h21i
500x
497
225
Pt
Pd
Au
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TABLE IV. (Continued)
Compounds
Ag
Compounds
Experiments [35,36]
Calculations
Cu
Hg
Cd
Ir2 Zn11 ðIr2 Zn11 Þ
IrZnðIrZny Þ
IrZn2 ðC49Þ
IrZn3 ðNbPd3 Þ
Ir2 Zn11 ðIr2 Zn11 Þ
Zn
H meV/at.
195
238
224
192
Ta
Y
Rh3 YðCeNi3 Þ
Rh2 YðC15Þ
RhY(B2)
Rh2 Y3 ðRh2 Y3 Þ
Rh3 Y5 (unkn.)
Rh3 Y7 ðFe3 Th7 Þ
RhY3 ðD011 Þ
Rh3 YðCeNi3 Þ
Rh2 YðC15Þ
RhY(B2)
Sc
Rh3 ScðL12 Þ
RhSc(B2)
Rh13 Sc57 ðRh13 Sc57 Þ
Zr
Hf
Rh3 ZrðL12 Þ
Rh5 Zr3 ðPd5 Pu3 Þ
Rh4 Zr3 (unkn.)
RhZr(NiTi)
RhZr2 ðNiTi2 =C16Þ
RhZr3 ðD0e Þ
Hf 2 RhðNiTi2 Þ
HfRh(B2)
Hf 3 Rh4 (unkn.)
Hf 3 Rh5 ðGe3 Rh5 Þ
HfRh3 ðL12 Þ
Ti
Rh5 Ti (unkn.)
Rh3 TiðL12 Þ
Rh5 Ti3 ðGe3 Rh5 Þ
RhTi (unkn.)
RhTi2 ðCuZr2 Þ
Rh3 Y5 ðPu5 Rh3 Þ
Rh3 Y7 ðFe3 Th7 Þ
RhY3 ðD011 Þ
Rh7 ScðCuPt7 Þ
Rh3 ScðL12 Þ
RhSc(B2)
Ir4 Sc11 ðIr4 Sc11 Þ
Rh13 Sc57 ðRh13 Sc57 Þ
Ir7 Sc44 ðMg44 Rh7 Þ
348
620
1035
582
424
319
Hf 2 RhðCuZr2 Þ
HfRh(B27)
687
811
819
790h3i
568h34; 11i
428x
Nb8 RhðPt8 TiÞ
Nb3 RhðA15Þ
Nb20 Rh10 ðBAABA Þ
NbRhðL10 Þ
NbRh3 ðCo3 VÞ
131
288
342
436h4i
548h6i
Rh3 TaðL12 Þ
Rh2 TaðGa2 HfÞ
RhTa3 ðA15Þ
RhTa5 ðRuTc?5 Þ
RhTa8 ðPt8 TiÞ
611
597h13i
h11i
333
233
159
Rh5 VðHfPd?5 Þ
Rh3 VðD019 Þ
RhVðL10 Þ
RhV3 ðA15Þ
RhV5 ðRuTc?5 Þ
RhV8 ðPt8 TiÞ
268
393h11i
371x
332
246
170
MoRh(B19)
MoRh2 ðC37Þ
MoRh3 ðD019 Þ
MoRh8 ðPt8 TiÞ
196
247
248
116
Rh3 TaðL12 Þ
Rh2 TaðC37Þ
RhTa(IrTa)
Rh0:3 Ta0:7 ðÞ
Rh3 VðL12 Þ
RhVðIrV=L10 Þ
RhV3 ðA15Þ
Mo
928
762
Rh7 TiðCuPt7 Þ
330
631
790
749
629h1i
MoRh(B19)
MoRh3 ðD019 Þ
W
Rh0:8 W0:2 ðMgÞ
Rh3 WðD019 Þ
Cr
Cr3 RhðA15Þ
CrRh3 ðL12 Þ
Rh8 WðPt8 TiÞ
Rh3 WðD019 Þ
Rh2 WðC37Þ
140
274
264
CrRh2 ðC37Þ
CrRh3 ðL12 Þ
CrRh7 ðCuPt7 Þ
h103i
117
128
65
Tc
Rh2 TcðIr2 Tc? Þ
RhTc(B19)
RhTc3 ðD019 Þ
157
175
158
Re
Re3 RhðD019 Þ
ReRh(B19)
ReRh2 ðIr2 Tc? Þ
163
184
173
Mn
Mn3 RhðL12 Þ
MnRh(B2)
MnRh(B2)
MnRh3 ðL12 Þ
MnRh7 ðCuPt7 Þ
h153i
190
126
66
633h13i
898h29i
Hf 3 Rh5 ðGe3 Rh5 Þ
HfRh3 ðL12 Þ
Rh3 TiðL12 Þ
Rh5 Ti3 ðGe3 Rh5 Þ
RhTiðL10 Þ
RhTi2 ðC11b Þ
Nb3 RhðA15Þ
Nb0:7 Rh0:3 ðÞ
NbRhðL10 =IrTaÞ
NbRh3 ðL12 =Co3 VÞ
H meV/at.
569
742
863
h8i
727
606
517
Rh3 ZrðL12 Þ
Rh5 Zr3 ðPd5 Pu3 Þ
Rh4 Zr3 ðPd4 Pu3 Þ
RhZr(B33)
RhZr2 ðC11b Þ
IrZr3 ðSV3 Þ
H meV/at.
V
Compounds
Calculations
Calculations
Nb
TABLE IV. Compounds in Rhodium binary alloys. All symbols are as in Table III.
Experiments [35,36]
Experiments [35,36]
½001
Fe3 RhðbccAB3
Þ
Fe2 RhðFe2 Rhy Þ
Fe
FeRh3 ðD024 Þ
49
57
h1i
56
FeRh(B2)
Os
OsRhðRhRu? Þ
8
Ru
Rh8 RuðPt8 TiÞ
RhRuðRhRu? Þ
RhRu2 ðRhRu2 ? Þ
2
8
6
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TABLE V. Compounds in Platinum binary alloys. The term
tet-L12 denotes a tetragonal distortion of the L12 structure. All
symbols are as in Table III.
TABLE IV. (Continued)
Compounds
Experiments [35,36]
Calculations
H meV/at.
RhRu5 ðRhRu5 Þ
3
?
Co
Ir
½113
Ir3 RhðfccAB3
Þ
Ir2 RhðPd2 TiÞ
IrRhðfcc½113
A2B2 Þ
IrRh2 ðPd2 TiÞ
Rh
Reference
Ni
Pt
PtRh(NbP)
PtRh2 ðPd2 TiÞ
PtRh3 ðD022 Þ
Compounds
Experiments [35,36]
Calculations
H meV/at.
Pt5 Y (unkn.)
Pt3 YðL12 Þ
Pt2 YðC15Þ
Pt4 Y3 (unkn.)
PtY(B27)
Pt4 Y5 ðGe4 Sm5 Þ
Pt3 Y5 ðMn5 Si3 Þ
PtY2 ðCl2 PbÞ
Pt3 Y7 ðFe3 Th7 Þ
PtY3 ðD011 Þ
Pt5 YðD2d Þ
Pt3 YðL12 Þ
Pt2 YðC15Þ
Pt4 Y3 ðPd4 Pu3 Þ
PtY(B33)
PtY3 ðD011 Þ
677
983
1095
1208
1252h54i
h1i
h28i
936
h19i
709
Pt8 ScðPt8 TiÞ
Pt3 ScðL12 Þ
Pt2 ScðGa2 HfÞ
Pt4 Sc3 ðPd4 Pu3 Þ
PtSc(B2)
PtSc2 ðCl2 PbÞ
Pt13 Sc57 ðRh13 Sc57 Þ
482
1050
1143
1197
1232
982
571
Pt8 ZrðPt8 TiÞ
Pt3 ZrðD024 =L12 Þ
Pt2 ZrðC11b Þ
Pt11 Zr9 ðPt11 Zr9 Þ
PtZr(TlI)
Pt3 Zr5 ðD88 Þ
PtZr2 ðNiTi2 Þ
Pt8 ZrðPt8 TiÞ
Pt3 ZrðD024 Þ
PtZr2 ðC16Þ
496
1031h12i
h62i
h73i
1087h1i
h25i
759h51i
Hf
Hf 2 PtðNiTi2 Þ
HfPt(B2/B33/TlI)
HfPt3 ðL12 =D024 Þ
Hf 2 PtðNiTi2 Þ
HfPt(B33/TlI)
HfPt3 ðD024 Þ
HfPt8 ðPt8 TiÞ
786
1155h165i
1100h3i
528
Ti
Pt8 TiðPt8 TiÞ
Pt8 TiðPt8 TiÞ
Pt5 TiðHfPd?5 Þ
Pt3 TiðPuAl3 Þ
Pt5 Ti3 ðAu5 GaZn2 Þ
PtTi(NiTi)
PtTi3 ðA15Þ
433
617
864h3; 5i
952
933h5i
648
Nb3 PtðA15Þ
415
NbPtðL10 Þ
NbPt2 ðMoPt2 Þ
NbPt3 ðNbPt3 =D0a Þ
NbPt8 ðPt8 TiÞ
660h13i
721
678h154i
378
Pt8 TaðPt8 TiÞ
Pt3 TaðNbPt3 Þ
416
723h11; 183i
Pt2 TaðAu2 VÞ
PtTaðL10 Þ
Pt8 Ta22 ðBBBAB Þ
PtTa3 ðA15Þ
PtTa8 ðPt8 TiÞ
757
643
434
416
197
Y
15
20
21
18
25
21
18
Pd
Au
Ag
Cu
Cu7 RhðCuPt7 Þ
4
Hg
‘‘Hg5 Rh’’
‘‘Hg4:63 Rh’’
Hg2 RhðHg2 PtÞ
Hg4 RhðHg4 PtÞ
40
Cd
‘‘Cd21 Rh5 ’’
(-brass)
Cd4 RhðHg4 PtÞ
Cd2 RhðHg2 PtÞ
104
166
Zn
‘‘Rh5 Zn21 ’’
(-brass)
RhZn(B2)
Rh3 Zn5 ðGa3 Pt5 Þ
RhZn2 ðZrSi2 Þ
RhZn3 ðD023 Þ
Rh2 Zn11 (ICSD#107576)
RhZn13 (ICSD#107575)
391
395
388
351
250
129
Sc
Pt3 ScðL12 Þ
PtSc(B2)
PtSc2 ðCl2 PbÞ
Pt13 Sc57 ðRh13 Sc57 Þ
Zr
h28i
forming when reaching thermodynamic equilibrium is
presumably easier. That is not to say, however, that
the predicted phases will necessarily be difficult to
synthesize—some of the systems where the Ts value is
small have been experimentally observed to be compound
forming (e.g., Cr-Pd, Au-Pd, Ag-Pt, Hg-Rh, and Co-Pt). Ts
decreases gradually as we move from the centers of the
compound-forming clusters towards their edges. Most
systems with low Ts are adjacent to the remaining noncompound-forming region. This leads to a qualitative
picture of compound stability against disorder, which is
correlated with the position of a system within the
compound-forming cluster and with larger clusters centered at systems with more stable structures.
It is instructive to note that many obscure and large unit
cell structures that are reported in the experimental literature are recovered in the HT search. For example, compounds of prototypes such as Mg44 Rh7 , Ru25 Y44 , Ir4 Sc11 ,
Pt3 TiðD024 =L12 Þ
Pt5 Ti3 ðAu5 GaZn2 Þ
PtTi(B19)
PtTi3 ðA15Þ
Nb
Nb3 PtðA15Þ
Nb0:6 Pt0:4 ðÞ
NbPt(B19)
NbPt2 ðMoPt2 Þ
NbPt3 ðL60 =NbPt3 Þ
Ta
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NbPt3 Þ
Pt2 TaðAu2 VÞ
Pt0:25 Ta0:75 ðÞ
Pt0:6 Ta3:74 ðA15Þ
PtY2 ðCl2 PbÞ
PtZr(B33)
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TABLE V.
(Continued)
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TABLE V. (Continued)
Compounds
Experiments [35,36]
Calculations
H meV/at.
Pt3 VðD022 Þ
Pt2 VðMoPt2 Þ
PtV(B19)
PtV3 ðA15Þ
Pt8 VðPt8 TiÞ
Pt3 VðD0a Þ
Pt2 VðMoPt2 Þ
PtVðL10 Þ
PtV3 ðA15Þ
PtV8 ðPt8 TiÞ
275
464h4i
555
563h2i
436
206
Mo3 PtðD019 Þ
MoPt(B19)
MoPt2 ðMoPt2 Þ
MoPt3 (unkn.)
MoPt(B19)
MoPt2 ðMoPt2 Þ
h38i
321
366
MoPt4 ðD1a Þ
MoPt8 ðPt8 TiÞ
265
180
Pt8 WðPt8 TiÞ
Pt4 WðD1a Þ
Pt2 WðMoPt2 Þ
202
270
343
V
Mo
W
Pt2 WðMoPt2 Þ
PtW (unkn.)
Cr
Cr3 PtðA15=L12 Þ
CrPtðL10 Þ
CrPt3 ðL12 Þ
Tc
Re
Pt3 Re (unkn.)
Mn
Mn3 PtðL12 Þ
MnPtðL10 Þ
MnPt3 ðL12 Þ
Fe
Compounds
Fe3 PtðL12 Þ
FePtðL10 Þ
FePt3 ðL12 Þ
158
184
267
Pt3 Reðbcc½001
AB3 Þ
PtRe3 ðD019 Þ
128
231
Mn3 PtðD019 Þ
Mn3 Pt5 ðGa3 Pt5 Þ
MnPt2 ðGa2 HfÞ
MnPt3 ðL12 Þ
MnPt8 ðPt8 TiÞ
174h144i
h293i
363
365
363
172
FePtðL10 Þ
FePt2 ðGa2 HfÞ
FePt3 ðtet-L12 c=a ¼ 0:992Þ
FePt5 ðHfPd?5 Þ
h39i
244
220
203
162
Ru
PtRu(CdTi)
33
Co
Co3 PtðD019 Þ
CoPtðL10 Þ
Co3 PtðD019 Þ
97
h12i
106
h16i
55
CoPt2 ðCuZr2 Þ
CoPt5 ðHfPd?5 Þ
Ir
Rh
PtRh(NbP)
PtRh2 ðPd2 TiÞ
PtRh3 ðD022 Þ
25
21
18
Ni
Ni3 Pt (unkn.)
NiPtðL10 Þ
Ni3 PtðD022 Þ
NiPtðL10 Þ)
76
99
75
61
14
25
36
26
15
Pd7 PtðCuPt7 Þ
Pd3 PtðCdPt?3 Þ
PdPtðL11 Þ
PdPt3 ðL12 Þ
PdPt7 ðCuPt7 Þ
Au
AgPt (unkn.)
AgPt3 (unkn.)
Pt3 Tcðbcc½001
AB3 Þ
Pt2 TcðIr2 Tc? Þ
PtTc3 ðD019 Þ
NiPt2 ðCuZr2 Þ
NiPt3 ðD023 Þ
Pd
Ag3 PtðL12 Þ
h70i
191h31i
261
136
H meV/at.
Reference
Ag
CrPt(B19)
CrPt3 ðL12 Þ
CrPt8 ðPt8 TiÞ
Calculations
Pt
Cu
Os
CoPt3 ðL12 Þ
Experiments [35,36]
Cu7 PtðCuPt7 Þ
Cu3 PtðL12 Þ
CuPtðL11 Þ
Cu3 Pt5 (unkn.)
CuPt3 (unkn.)
CuPt7 ðCuPt7 Þ
Hg
Hg4 PtðHg4 PtÞ
Hg2 PtðHg2 PtÞ
HgPt3 (unkn.)
Cd
Cd5 PtðCd5 Ptpartial occupancyÞ
Cd3 Pt (unkn.)
Cd7 Pt3 (unkn.)
Cd2 Pt (unkn.)
CdPtðL10 Þ
CdPt3 ðL12 Þ
Zn
Pt3 ZnðL12 Þ
PtZnðL10 Þ
Pt7 Zn12 ðPt7 Zn12 Þ
PtZn2 (unkn.)
Ag7 PtðCuPt7 Þ
Ag3 Pt2 ðAg3 Pty2 Þ
AgPtðL11 Þ
13
h34i
38
39
Cu7 PtðCuPt7 Þ
Cu3 PtðL12 Þ
CuPtðL11 Þ
87
143
166
CuPt3 ðCdPt?3 Þ
CuPt7 ðCuPt7 Þ
121
77
Hg4 PtðHg4 PtÞ
104
h25i
Cd4 PtðHg4 PtÞ
Cd3 PtðD011 Þ
228
260
Cd2 PtðHg2 PtÞ
CdPtðL10 Þ
CdPt3 ðCdPt?3 Þ
CdPt7 ðCuPt7 Þ
316
322
190h11i
114
Pt7 HgðCuPt7 Þ
Pt3 ZnðCdPt?3 Þ
PtZnðL10 Þ
Pt7 Zn12 ðPt7 Zn12 Þ
PtZn2 ðC49Þ
PtZn3 ðD022 Þ
Pt2 Zn11 ðIr2 Zn11 Þ
189
331h6i
570
489
463
397
272
PtZn8 (unkn.)
and Rh13 Sc57 from the experimental literature nearly always turn up as ground states, or very close to the convex
hull, in the HT search as well. This is strong evidence that
the first-principles HT approach is robust and has the
necessary accuracy to extend the PGM data where experimental results are sparse or difficult to obtain. Also
of interest is the appearance of some rare prototypes in
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TABLE VI. Compounds in Palladium binary alloys. The term
tet-fcc denotes a tetragonal distortion of stacked fcc superstructures. All symbols are as in Table III.
TABLE VI. (Continued)
Compounds
Compounds
Y
Calculations
H meV/at.
NbPd2 ðMoPt2 Þ
NbPd3 ðNbPd3 =D022 Þ
NbPd2 ðMoPt2 Þ
NbPd3 ðNbPd3 Þ
NbPd5 ðHfPd?5 Þ
NbPd8 ðPt8 TiÞ
432
435h2i
356
279
Pd8 TaðPt8 TiÞ
Pd5 TaðHfPd?5 Þ
Pd3 TaðD022 Þ
Pd2 TaðMoPt2 Þ
PdTa(B11)
325
401
480
458
362
PdTa8 ðPt8 TiÞ
98
Pd8 VðPt8 TiÞ
Pd3 VðNbPd3 Þ
Pd2 VðMoPt2 Þ
177
253h6i
274
Pd5 VðMo5 Ti? Þ
PdV8 ðPt8 TiÞ
h9i
115
94
Experiments [35,36]
Calculations
H meV/at.
Pd7 YðCuPt7 Þ
Pd3 YðL12 Þ
Pd2 Y (unkn.)
Pd3 Y2 (unkn.)
Pd4 Y3 ðPd4 Pu3 Þ
PdY (unkn.)
Pd2 Y3 ðNi2 Er3 Þ
Pd7 YðCuPt7 Þ
Pd3 YðL12 Þ
442
863
Pd4 Y3 ðPd4 Pu3 Þ
PdY(B33)
PdY2 ðC37Þ
PdY3 ðD011 Þ
923
913
h8i
622
475
Pd8 ScðPt8 TiÞ
Pd5 ScðHfPd5 Þ
Pd3 ScðL12 Þ
Pd2 ScðC37Þ
Pd4 Sc3 ðPd4 Pu3 Þ
PdSc(B2)
PdSc2 ðNiTi2 Þ
411
595
855
898
910
906
660
Pd8 ZrðPt8 TiÞ
Pd5 ZrðHfPd?5 Þ
Pd3 ZrðD024 Þ
Mo
MoPd2 ðMoPt2 Þ
MoPd2 ðMoPt2 Þ
MoPd4 ðD1a Þ
MoPd8 ðPt8 TiÞ
99
92
86
W
Pd8 WðPt8 TiÞ
122
Cr
Cr0:49 Pd0:51 ðInÞ
Cr1:33 Pd2:67 ðL12 Þ
PdZr2 ðC11b =CuZr2 Þ
424
591
816
h1i
h2i
645
h90i
487h83i
CrPd3 ðL12 Þ
CrPd5 ðHfPd?5 Þ
81
76
Hf 2 PdðC11b =CuZr2 Þ
527
Tc
PdTcðRhRu? Þ
PdTc3 ðD019 Þ
63
73
HfPd(B33)
Hf 2 Pd3 ðPd3 Ti2 Þ
685
778
Re
PdRe3 ðD019 Þ
56
Mn
MnPdðL10 Þ
Mn3 Pd5 ðGa3 Pt5 Þ
Mn3 Pd5 ðGa3 Pt5 Þ
MnPd2 ðC37Þ
MnPd3 ðL12 Þ
MnPd5 ðHfPd?5 Þ
MnPd8 ðPt8 TiÞ
h5i
250
252
234h10i
175
125
FePd2 ðCuZr2 Þ
FePd3 ðD023 Þ
FePd5 ðHfPd?5 Þ
FePd8 ðPt8 TiÞ
h22i
116
112h2i
100
81
PdY3 ðD011 Þ
Sc
Pd3 ScðL12 Þ
Pd2 Sc (unkn.)
PdSc(B2)
PdSc2 ðNiTi2 Þ
PdSc4 (unkn.)
Zr
Pd3 ZrðD024 Þ
Pd2 ZrðC11b Þ
Pd4 Zr3 ðPd4 Pu3 Þ
PdZr (unkn.)
Pd3 Zr5 ðD88 Þ
PdZr2 ðNiTi2 =CuZr2 Þ
Hf
Experiments [35,36]
Hf 2 PdðC11b =
CuZr2 Þ
HfPd (unkn.)
Hf 3 Pd4 (unkn.)
HfPd2 ðC11b Þ
HfPd3 ðD024 =L12 Þ
Ti
Pd3:2 Ti0:8 ðL12 Þ
Pd3 TiðD024 Þ
Pd2 TiðPd2 TiÞ
Pd5 Ti3 ðPd5 Ti3 Þ
Pd3 Ti2 ðPd3 Ti2 Þ
PdTi(B19)
PdTi2 ðCuZr2 Þ
Pd0:8 Ti3:2 ðA15Þ
Nb
Nb0:6 Pd0:4 ðÞ
Ta
PdZr(B33)
Hf 3 Pd5 ðPd5 Ti3 Þ
HfPd3 ðD024 Þ
HfPd5 ðHfPd?5 Þ
HfPd8 ðPt8 TiÞ
Pd5 TiðHfPd?5 Þ
800
h9i
879h11i
635
430
PdTi2 ðC11b =CuZr2 Þ
PdTi3 ðA15Þ
481
h7i
646
632
615
602
h5i
451
342
Nb3 PdðNb3 Pdy Þ
Nb2 PdðCuZr2 Þ
167
220
Pd3 TiðD024 Þ
Pd2 TiðPd2 TiÞ
Pd5 Ti3 ðPd5 Ti3 Þ
Pd3 Ti2 ðPd3 Ti2 Þ
Pd3 TaðD022 Þ
Pd2 TaðMoPt2 Þ
PdTa(B11)
Pd0:25 Ta0:75 ðÞ
V
Pd3 VðD022 Þ
Pd2 VðMoPt2 Þ
PdV (unkn.)
PdV3 ðA15Þ
MnPd3 ðD023 Þ
Fe
Fe0:96 Pd1:04 ðL10 Þ
FePd3 ðL12 Þ
Os
Ru
Co
CoPd3 ðtet-fcc½001
AB3
c=a ¼ 2:8Þ
Ir
Rh
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TABLE VI. (Continued)
PHYS. REV. X 3, 041035 (2013)
TABLE VI. (Continued)
Compounds
Compounds
Experiments [35,36]
Calculations
H meV/at.
Experiments [35,36]
Calculations
H meV/at.
Ni
½001
NiPd3 ðtet-fccAB3
c=a ¼ 2:7Þ
6
PdZn(CuTi)
Pd3 Zn5 (unkn.)
PdZnðL10 Þ
570h187i
Pt
Pd7 PtðCuPt7 Þ
Pd3 PtðCdPt?3 Þ
PdPtðL11 Þ
PdPt3 ðL12 Þ
PdPt7 ðCuPt7 Þ
14
25
36
26
15
PdZn3 ðD022 Þ
Pd2 Zn11 ðIr2 Zn11 Þ
359
243
Au5 PdðHfPd?5 Þ
Au3 PdðD023 Þ
Au2 PdðC49Þ
AuPd(NbP)
AuPd3 ðL12 Þ
55
82
88
94
56
Ag7 PdðCuPt7 Þ
Ag5 PdðHfPd?5 Þ
Ag3 PdðD023 Þ
Ag2 PdðC37Þ
Ag2 Pd3 ðAg2 Pdy3 Þ
AgPdðL11 Þ
AgPd3 ðCdPt?3 Þ
33
41
58
63
63
59
31
Cu5 PdðHfPd?5 Þ
Cu3 PdðD023 Þ
Cu2 PdðGa2 HfÞ
CuPd(B2)
CuPd3 ðL12 Þ
CuPd7 ðCuPt7 Þ
h18i
72
107h2; 5i
117
125
71
37
Pd
Reference
Au
Au3 Pd (unkn.)
AuPd (unkn.)
AuPd3 (unkn.)
Ag
Cu
Cu7 PdðCuPt7 Þ
Cu3 PdðL12 =SrPb3 Þ
CuPd (unkn.)
CuPd7 ðCuPt7 Þ
Hg
Hg4 Pd (unkn.)
Hg5 Pd2 ðHg5 Mn2 Þ
HgPdðL10 Þ
HgPd3 (unkn.)
Cd
Pd2 Zn11 ðIr2 Zn11 Þ
Cd11 Pd2 ðIr2 Zn11 Þ
Cd4 Pd (unkn.)
Cd3 Pd (unkn.)
CdPd(CuTi)
Zn
Pd2 ZnðC37Þ
Hg2 PdðHg2 PtÞ
HgPdðL10 Þ
Hg3 Pd5 ðGa3 Pt5 Þ
HgPd2 ðC37Þ
HgPd3 ðD022 Þ
HgPd4 ðD1a Þ
101
h65i
150
174
166
160
139
112
Cd11 Pd2 ðIr2 Zn11 Þ
171
Cd2 PdðHg2 PtÞ
CdPdðL10 Þ
CdPd2 ðC37Þ
CdPd3 ðD022 Þ
CdPd 4 ðD1a Þ
307
418h164i
334
272
225
CdPd5 ðHfPd?5 Þ
CdPd7 ðCuPt7 Þ
188
142
Pd8 ZnðPt8 TiÞ
Pd2 ZnðC37Þ
165
462
Hg4 PdðHg4 PtÞ
systems similar to those in which they were identified
experimentally. For example, the prototype Pd3 Ti2 , reported only in the Pd-Ti system [36], also emerges as a
calculated ground state in the closely related system Hf-Pd.
In Hf-Pt, it appears as marginally stable, at 3 meV=atom
above the convex hull, in agreement with a very recent
experimental study that identified the previously incorrectly characterized structure of a Hf 2 Pt3 phase [46].
In the systems we examined, there are nearly 50
phases reported in the experimental phase diagrams for
which the crystal structure of the phase is not known. In
half of these cases, the HT calculations identify stable
structures for these unknown phases. For the other half
of these unknown structures, our calculations find no
stable compounds at the reported concentration, but find
stable compounds at other concentrations. The reported
phases (sans structural information) may, therefore, be
due to phases that decompose at low temperatures or may
merely represent samples that were kinetically inhibited
and unable to settle into their stable phases during the
time frame of the experiments.
The prototype database included in this study comprises both experimentally reported structures and hypothetical structures constructed combinatorially from
derivative supercells of fcc, bcc, and hcp lattices [39,47].
Occasionally, these derivative superstructures are predicted
to be ground states by the first-principles calculations. In
this work, we find compounds with five of these new
structures, for which no prototype is known and no
Strukturbericht designation has been given. These new
prototypes are marked by a y in Tables III, IV, V, and VI,
and their crystallographic parameters are given in
Table VII. We also find a few other compounds with
unobserved prototypes (marked by a ? in Tables I, II, III,
IV, V, and VI) previously uncovered in related HT studies
[2,13,25,27,29,31].
IV. STRUCTURE MAPS
Empirical structure maps present available experimental data in ways that highlight similarities in materials
behavior in alloy systems. Their arrangement principles
usually depend on simple parameters, e.g., atomic number, atomic radius, electronegativity, ionization energy,
melting temperature, or enthalpy. Several well-known
classification methods include Hume-Rothery rules
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TABLE VII.
Formula
Lattice
Space Group
Pearson symbol
Bravais lattice type
Lattice variation [48]
Conv. Cell: a, b, c (Å)
, , (deg)
Wyckoff
Positions [49]
AFLOW label [33]
Geometry of new prototypes marked by y in Tables III, IV, V, and VI.
IrZn
Nb3 Pd
Fe2 Rh
Ag3 Pt2
Ag2 Pd3
Monoclinic
C2=m No. 12
mS8
MCLC
MCLC1
1.94, 3.83, 1.12
72.98, 90, 90
Ir 16 , 12 , 0:292 (4i)
Zn 16 , 12 , 0:208 (4i)
Orthorhombic
Cmmm No. 65
oS8
ORCC
ORCC
1.26, 1.78, 3.56
90, 90, 90
Nb1 0, 0, 14 (4k)
Nb2 12 , 0, 12 (2c)
Pd 12 , 0, 0 (2b)
Rhombohedral
No. 166
R3m
hR5
RHL
RHL1
1.12, 1.12, 13.75
90, 90, 120
Ag1 0, 0, 15 (2c)
Ag2 0, 0, 0 (1a)
Pt 0, 0, 25 (2c)
Monoclinic
C2=m No. 12
mS10
MCLC
MCLC3
3.55, 1.59, 1.94
65.9, 90, 90
3 1 1
Ag 10
, 2 , 10 (4i)
Pd1 0, 0, 12 (2c)
1 1 7
Pd2 10
, 2 , 10 (4i)
123
72
Orthorhombic
Cmmm No. 65
oS12
ORCC
ORCC
1.78, 5.35, 1.26
90, 90, 90
Fe1 16 , 0, 0 (4g)
Fe2 0, 0, 12 (2d)
Fe3 12 , 0, 0 (2b)
Rh 13 , 0, 12 (4h)
b83
f38
f55
[50], Miedema formation enthalpy [51], Zunger pseudopotential radii maps [52], and Pettifor maps [44,45].
These empirical rules and structure maps have helped
direct a few successful searches for previously unobserved compounds [53]. However, they offer a limited
response to the challenge of identifying new compounds
because they rely on the existence of consistent and
reliable experimental input for systems spanning most
of the relevant parameter space. In many cases, reliable
information is missing in a large portion of this space;
e.g., less than 50% of the binary systems have been
satisfactorily characterized [54]. This leaves considerable
gaps in the empirical structure maps and reduces their
predictive usefulness. The advance of HT computational
methods makes it possible to fill these gaps in the
experimental data with complementary ab initio data
by efficiently covering extensive lists of candidate structure types [28]. This development was envisioned by
Pettifor a decade ago [53], and here we present its
realization for PGM alloys.
Figure 2 shows a Pettifor structure map, enhanced by
our HT computational results, for structures of 1:1 stoichiometry. The elements along the map axes are ordered
according to Pettifor’s chemical scale ( parameter)
[45]. Circles indicate agreement between computation
and experiment, regarding the existence of 1:1 compounds, or lack thereof. If the circle contains a label
(Strukturbericht or prototype), this denotes the structure
that is stable in the given system at this stoichiometry.
Rectangles denote disagreement between experiments
and computation about the 1:1 compounds, in systems
reported as compound forming (blue rectangles) or as
non-compound forming (red and gray rectangles). In the
lower left part of the map, there is a region of noncompound-forming systems, whereas the upper part of
the map is mostly composed of compound-forming systems. In the upper part of the map, experiment and
computation agree, preserving a large cluster of B2
structures, or differ slightly on the structure reported to
have the lowest formation enthalpy at 1:1 (blue rectangles). For example, the 1:1 phases of Hf-Pd and Pd-Zr
are unknown according to the phase-diagram literature,
but we find the stable phases with B33 structure, right
next to Hf-Pt in the diagram, which is reported as a B33
structure. Similarly, stable L10 structures are identified in
the Ir-Ti and Rh-Ti systems, adjacent to a reported
cluster of this structure. Two additional L10 structures
are identified in the Cd-Pd and Pd-Zn systems, instead of
the reported CuTi structures, extending a small known
cluster of this structure at the bottom right corner of the
map. These are examples of the capability of HT
ab initio results to complement the empirical Pettifor
maps and extend their regions of predictive input, in a
way consistent with the experimental data.
In the middle of the map, in a rough transition zone
between compound-forming and non-compound-forming
regions, computation finds quite a few cases where stable
compounds are predicted in systems where none have
been reported experimentally (pink rectangles). Most
prominent here is a large cluster of B19 compounds.
Nine systems marked by light gray rectangles are reported in experiments as having no compounds, but our
calculations find stable compounds at stoichiometries
other than 1:1.
At the stoichiometries of 1:2 and 2:1, Fig. 3 shows
significant additions of the calculations to the experimental data on compound formation. Again, the systems where computation finds stable compounds in
experimentally non-compound-forming systems are
found at the border between the compound-forming
region (dark gray circles and white labeled circles)
and the non-compound-forming region (light gray
circles), or they fill isolated gaps within the
compound-forming regions. The calculations augment
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Os
Ru
Y
Rh
Pt
Pd
B2
B27
B33
?
B33
B2
B2
B2
B2
TlI
B33
?
B33
Ir
B2
Sc
B2
Zr
B2
B2
NiTi
NiTi
B33
Hf
B2
B2
?
B27
B2
B27
B33
?
B33
Ti
B2
B2
?
L1
?
L1
B19
NiTi
B19
—
Nb
?
—
L1
L1
Ta
?
—
L1
IrTa
—
B19
L1
—
L1
B11
V
B11
—
L1
L1
B19
L1
?
—
Mo
B19
B19
B19
W
B19
Cr
—
B19
?
—
L1
B19
Tc
—
B19
—
B19
—
B19
—
B19
Re
—
B19
—
B19
—
B19
—
B19
Mn
—
B19
L1
B19
—
NbP
Fe
—
B19
Os
Ru
—
B19
—
B19
B2
L1
—
L1
—
B2
—
—
RhRu
L1
L1
—
—
RhRu
—
CdTi
L1
—
Co
—
RhRu
—
RhRu
—
fcc
—
NbP
—
NbP
Ni
Pt
—
fcc
—
B19
Ir
Rh
—
RhRu
—
CdTi
L1
—
L1
—
NbP
—
L1
Pd
Au
?
NbP
—
L1
Ag
?
L1
Cu
L1
?
B2
Hg
L1
Cd
L1
CuTi
L1
L1
CuTi
L1
Zn
—
IrZn
—
B2
FIG. 2. A Pettifor-type structure map for 1:1 stoichiometry
compounds in PGM binary systems. Circles indicate agreement
between experiment and computation: White circles with
Strukturbericht or prototype labels denote 1:1 compounds, dark
circles indicate a compound-forming system with no compounds
at 1:1, and light circles denote non-compound-forming systems.
Blue rectangles denote compound-forming systems where the
reported and computed stable structures differ at 1:1 stoichiometry. The top label in the rectangle is the reported structure; the
bottom label is the structure we find to be stable in this work. A
dash ‘‘—’’ indicates the absence of a stable structure. Unidentified
suspected structures are denoted by a question mark. Pink rectangles indicate systems reported as non-compound forming, with
a dash at the top of the rectangle, but we find a stable 1:1 phase,
identified at the bottom of the rectangle. Light gray rectangles
indicate systems reported as non-compound forming where a
structure is predicted at a stoichiometry different from 1:1. A
dark gray rectangle indicates a system reported with a disordered
compound where no stable structures are found in the calculation.
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islands of structurally similar regions, yielding a more
consistent structure map. For example, calculation finds
the CuZr2 structure for Nb-Pd, extending the island of
this structure already present in the experimental results
(left panel, upper right). The calculations significantly
extend the Hg2 Pt island in the lower right of the B2 A
panel, from a single experimental entry to six systems
(in Hg-Pt itself, the calculation finds this structure
slightly unstable at T ¼ 0K, 25 meV=atom above the
stability tieline). A cluster of phases in the left panel
shows that this reported disordered phase has underlying
ordered realizations at low temperatures. Three completely
new islands, for the C37, Ga2 Hf, and IrTc2 structures,
appear near the upper center of the A2 B panel. Another
new cluster, of the Pd2 Ti structure, appears at the lower
center of both panels. In general, the clusters of blue rectangles show that the calculations augment the experimental results in a consistent manner.
The structure map for 1:3 phases is shown in Fig. 4.
Similarly to the 1:1 and 1:2 maps, the calculation extends structural islands of the experimental data, most
new phases in non-compound-forming systems occur in
systems at the boundary between compound-forming and
non-compound-forming regions, and there is significant
agreement between the experimentally reported phases
(or lack thereof) and calculated phases. In the upper part
of the right panel, the L12 and D024 clusters are preserved with slight modifications at their boundaries (at
Pt-Ti, the PuAl3 structure is only 3 meV=atom lower
than the experimental structure D024 , a difference too
small to be significant). The D019 cluster is significantly
expanded. In the left panel, the calculations introduce a
new D019 island near the center of the diagram. New
small regions of the D022 structures emerge at the right
bottom of both panels. Adjacent D023 and CdPt?3 islands
appear in the left and right panels, respectively. The
experimental D0e structure for RhZr3 may actually be
SV3 since in the calculation the D0e structure relaxed
into the SV3 structure, creating a small SV3 island at the
top of the left panel.
The structure maps of Figs. 2–4 give a bird’s eye view
of the exhaustive HT search for new structures.
Consistent with the empirical maps, they show significant separation of different structures into regions where
the constituent elements have a similar Pettifor number. The HT data significantly enhance the empirical
maps, extend the regions of some structures, fill in
apparent gaps, and indicate previously unsuspected structure clusters. Moreover, the HT data contain more detail
than is apparent in the structure maps. Even when calculation and experiment agree that a system is compound
forming [green (dark gray) circles in Fig. 1], the calculations often find additional stable compounds, beyond
those known in experiment. When the reported structures
are found to be unstable in the calculation, they are
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FIG. 3. A Pettifor-type structure map for 1:2 stoichiometry compounds in PGM binary systems. The symbols are as in Fig. 2, with
the map stoichiometry changed, respectively, from 1:1 to 1:2 or 2:1.
usually just slightly less stable than the calculated
ground state, or just slightly above the convex hull in
a two-phase region. Such cases and numerous additional
predictions of marginally stable structures harbor
further opportunities for materials engineering and
applications.
V. CONCLUSIONS
In this study, the low-temperature phase diagrams of all
binary PGM-transition metal systems are constructed by
HT ab initio calculations. The picture of PGM alloys
emerging from this study is much more complete than
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FIG. 4. A Pettifor-type structure map for 1:3 stoichiometry compounds in PGM binary systems. The symbols are as
in Fig. 2.
that depicted by current experimental data, with dozens of
stable structures that have not been previously reported.
We predict ordering in 28 systems reported to be
phase separating and in five systems where only disor-
dered phases are reported. In addition, in the known
ordering systems, we find many cases in which more
phases are predicted to be stable than reported in the
experimental phase diagrams. These ab initio results
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complement the ordering tendencies implied by the
empirical Pettifor maps. Augmenting the experimental
data compiled in the phase-diagram databases [35,36]
with high-throughput first-principles data [33,34], we
construct Pettifor-type structure maps that point to new
opportunities for alloys research. These maps demonstrate that the integration of the empirical and computational data produces enhanced maps that should provide a
more comprehensive foundation for rational materials
design. The theoretical predictions presented here will
hopefully serve as a motivation for their experimental
validation and be a guide for future studies of these
important systems.
The maps in Figs. 2–4 include a large number of light
blue rectangles, pointing to experiment-theory mismatches on structures at simple compositions in binary
systems known to be compound forming. This may raise
reservations that the level of theory employed, DFTPBE, may not be as good as commonly accepted for
transition metal alloys. A more careful look, however,
shows that many of these mismatches, e.g., HfIr, PdZr,
Cd2 Pt, CuPt3 , and Au3 Pd, involve cases where a compound of unknown structure has been reported by experiments. The calculation thus reveals the stable
structure and closes the gap in the experimental data.
In most other cases, e.g., RhZr, PtV, Ir3 V, Rh2 Ta, and
Cu3 Pt, the energy difference between the reported structure and the calculated structure or two-phase tieline is
rather small and is congruent with the adjacent structure
clusters in the maps. Similar improved consistency with
reported structure clusters also appears in cases where
the discrepancies are considerable, e.g., CdPd and PdZn.
In addition, as discussed in Sec. III, the calculations
reproduce many complex large unit-cell structures that
are reported in the experimental literature. Moreover, it
is important to remember that experiments are performed at room temperature or higher, while our calculations are carried out at zero temperature. Many phase
discrepancies may therefore be due to vibrational promotion [55] or the tendency of structures to gain symmetries by losing their internal Peierls instabilities or
Jahn-Teller distortions. Therefore, the disagreements
emerging in our calculations may not be a sign of
deficiencies in the theoretical treatment but a demonstration of its usefulness is bridging gaps in the experimental data and extending it towards unknown phase
transitions at lower temperatures. The ultimate test of
this issue rests with experimental validation of at least
some of our predictions, which would hopefully be
motivated by this work.
To help accelerate this process of experimental validation, discovery, and development of materials [56], we will
offer a public domain ‘‘Application Programming
Interface’’ (REST-API [57]) that will allow the scientific
community to download information from the AFLOWLIB
repository [37]. It would ultimately enable researchers to
generate alloy information remotely on their own computers. Extension of the database to nanoalloys and nanosintered systems is planned within the size-pressure
approximation (i.e., Fig. 2 of Ref. [58]), to study trends
of solubility and size-dependent disorder-order transitions
and segregation in nanocatalysts [21,58–60] and nanocrystals [61,62].
A few of our predictions correspond to phases where
the driving force for ordering is small (i.e., the formation enthalpy is small, and it may be difficult to reach
thermal equilibrium); however, it should be noted that
some experimentally reported phases have similarly
small formation enthalpies. Some of these predicted
phases could be more easily realized as nanostructured
phases, where the thermodynamics for their formation
may be more favorable. Our results should serve as the
foundation for finite-temperature simulations to identify
phases that are kinetically accessible. Rapid thermodynamical modeling and descriptor-based screening of
systems predicted to harbor new phases should be
used to pinpoint those phases with the greatest potential
for applications [28]. Such simulations would be an
invaluable extension to this work; however, the necessary tools to accomplish them on a similarly large scale
are not yet mature.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
S. C. acknowledges support from DOD-ONR (Grants
No. N00014-13-1-0635, No. N00014-11-1 0136, and
No. N00014-09-1-0921). G. L. W. H. is grateful for support from the National Science Foundation, Grant
No. DMR-0908753. O. L. thanks the Center for
Materials Genomics of Duke University for its hospitality. We thank Fulton Supercomputing Laboratory and the
Cray Corporation for computational support. The authors
thank Dr. M. Buongiorno Nardelli, Dr. M. Asta, Dr. C.
Toher, Dr. K. Rasch, and Dr. C. E. Calderon for useful
comments.
Note added in proof.—While this paper was being prepared for publication, a new experimental study identified
the new compound Hf 3 Pt4 , of prototype Pd4 Pu3 [63]. Our
calculations show that this structure is metastable in the
HfPt system, at 19 meV/atom above the convex hull, as
well as in the HfPd and PdZr systems. The same structure
is predicted as a ground state in the RhZr, PtSc, PdSc, PtY,
and PdY systems.
APPENDIX
This appendix includes Figs. 5–19, which present the
low-temperature phase diagrams (convex hulls) of all
the compound-forming PGM-transition metal binary
systems.
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10
10
fcc
fcc
fcc
0
fcc
0
meV/atom
meV/atom
−10
−20
−30
*
CdPt 3
CuPt 7
−40
−10
CuPt 7
−20
HfPd *
5
−30
−50
−60
D023
C37
−70
0
Ag
20
L1
Ag Pd +
2
1
Ag Pt +
−40
3
40
60
Atomic Percent Palladium
80
100
Pd
3
0
Ag
20
L1
2
1
40
60
Atomic Percent Platinum
80
100
Pt
hcp
fcc
fcc
0
−0.1
eV/atom
−20
meV/atom
fcc
0
−40
HfPd *
−60
L1
5
2
−0.2
CuPt7
Ir 2 Zn 11
HfPd 5
*
D1a
D0
−0.3
22
Hg2 Pt
−80
D0
C37
23
−0.4
C49
−100
L1
NbP
0
Au
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Palladium
80
100
Pd
hcp
0
Cd
fcc
20
0
40
60
Atomic Percent Palladium
80
100
Pd
hcp
0
fcc
0
−0.05
−0.05
CuPt
−0.15
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.1
7
*
−0.2
CdPt 3
−0.1
Hg 4 Pt
Hg 4 Pt
−0.25
D0
−0.3
11
−0.15
Hg Pt
L1 0
2
−0.35
0
Cd
20
Hg Pt
2
40
60
Atomic Percent Platinum
80
100
Pt
0
Cd
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhodium
80
100
Rh
0.02
10
hcp
fcc
0
−0.02
hcp
fcc
0
−5
eV/atom
meV/atom
5
−0.04
HfPd
−0.06
−0.08
−0.1
−10
tet −fcc
[001]
AB3
D019
c/a=2.8
CuZr
−0.12
0
Co
*
5
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Palladium
80
100
Pd
0
Co
20
40
60
2
80
Atomic Percent Platinum
FIG. 5. Convex hulls for the systems Ag-Pd, Ag-Pt, Au-Pd, Cd-Pd, Cd-Pt, Cd-Rh, Co-Pd, and Co-Pt.
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bcc
10
fcc
0
5
bcc
hcp
0
meV/atom
eV/atom
−0.05
−0.1
−0.15
−5
−10
−15
−0.2
−20
−0.25
C37
B19
0
Cr
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Iridium
Hf Sc
D0
−25
80
0
Cr
100
Ir
*
5
D0 19
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Osmium
19
80
100
Os
bcc
bcc
fcc
0
fcc
0
eV/atom
meV/atom
−0.05
−20
−40
−0.1
Pt Ti
−0.15
−60
8
−0.2
HfPd
−80
L1
B19
−0.25
*
5
L1
2
2
−0.3
0
Cr
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Palladium
80
100
Pd
0
Cr
40
60
Atomic Percent Platinum
80
100
Pt
0.02
0.02
bcc
fcc
fcc
fcc
0
0
−0.02
−0.02
−0.04
−0.04
eV/atom
eV/atom
20
−0.06
CuPt
−0.08
7
CuPt 7
−0.06
*
HfPd 5
−0.08
−0.1
L1
2
−0.1
−0.12
D0 23
Ga Hf
−0.12
C37
2
L1
−0.14
2
0
Cr
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhodium
B2
−0.14
80
100
Rh
fcc
0
Cu
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Palladium
80
100
Pd
10
fcc
0
−0.1
CuPt
CuPt
7
7
CdPt 3
−0.15
meV/atom
eV/atom
−0.05
5
fcc
fcc
0
*
L1
2
L1
CuPt
1
7
−5
0
Cu
20
FIG. 6.
40
60
Atomic Percent Platinum
80
100
Pt
0
Cu
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhodium
80
Convex hulls for the systems Cr-Ir, Cr-Os, Cr-Pd, Cr-Pt, Cr-Rh, Cu-Pd, Cu-Pt, and Cu-Rh.
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Rh
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0.02
10
bcc
bcc
fcc
−0.02
−20
−0.04
eV/atom
meV/atom
0
−10
−30
−40
−50
−0.06
−0.08
Pt 8 Ti
L6
0
−0.1
−60
HfPd5
NbP
D0
−70
0
Fe
fcc
0
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Iridium
−0.12
22
80
100
Ir
bcc
CuZr 2
0
Fe
fcc
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Palladium
D0
*
23
80
100
Pd
10
0
bcc
fcc
0
−10
meV/atom
eV/atom
−0.05
−0.1
−0.15
HfPd
*
5
−20
−30
−40
−0.2
−50
tet −L1 2 c/a=.992
Ga Hf
2
−0.25
0
Fe
−60
L10
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Platinum
80
100
Pt
hcp
0
Fe
fcc
bcc
[001]
AB3
Fe Rh
*
D024
2
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhodium
80
100
Rh
hcp
0
hcp
0
−0.1
−0.2
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.2
−0.4
−0.6
−0.3
−0.4
−0.5
−0.8
C37
Ir Zr
5
−0.6
L1
2
3
Ga Hf
−0.7
2
−1
B27
B2
−0.8
0
Hf
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Iridium
80
100
Ir
hcp
0
Hf
fcc
80
100
Os
fcc
0
−0.2
eV/atom
−0.2
eV/atom
40
60
Atomic Percent Osmium
hcp
0
−0.4
Pt Ti
8
−0.6
20
C11b /CuZr 2
HfPd
−0.4
Pd 3Ti 2
8
−0.8
*
5
B33
−0.8
Pt Ti
−0.6
NiTi2
−1
Pd Ti
5
3
D0
−1.2
D0 24
B33/TlI
24
−1
0
Hf
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Palladium
80
100
Pd
0
Hf
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Platinum
80
FIG. 7. Convex hulls for the systems Fe-Ir, Fe-Pd, Fe-Pt, Fe-Rh, Hf-Ir, Hf-Os, Hf-Pd, and Hf-Pt.
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Pt
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hcp
fcc
hcp
0
hcp
0
−0.1
−0.2
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.2
−0.4
−0.6
CuZr2
L1
−0.5
−0.7
2
−0.8
B27
−1
20
−0.4
−0.6
−0.8
0
Hf
−0.3
Ge 3 Rh 5
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhodium
B2
−0.9
80
100
Rh
0
Hf
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Ruthenium
80
100
Ru
0.02
rhl
fcc
rhl
0
−0.02
−0.1
eV/atom
−0.05
eV/atom
fcc
0
Hg Pt
4
−0.04
−0.06
D1 a
−0.08
D0
−0.15
Hg Pt
22
2
L1
−0.1
Ga Pt C37
3
5
Hg Pt
0
4
−0.2
−0.12
0
Hg
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Palladium
80
100
Pd
0
Hg
10
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Platinum
80
fcc
rhl
100
Pt
hcp
0
fcc
0
eV/atom
meV/atom
−0.05
−10
−20
−0.1
−0.15
−30
L6
L1
−0.2
−40
Hg 4 Pt
0
Hg
B19
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhodium
80
fcc
100
Rh
0
−0.05
−0.1
−0.1
−0.2
−0.25
−0.4
−0.5
σ
0
Ir
19
20
B19
Co V
C37
60
Atomic Percent Molybdenum
FIG. 8.
3
−0.7
40
A15
ABBAB
L10
−0.6
D0
100
Mn
−0.3
−0.3
−0.35
80
bcc
0
−0.2
40
60
Atomic Percent Manganese
fcc
bcc
0
−0.15
20
Ir
eV/atom
eV/atom
0
C37
2
80
100
Mo
0
Ir
20
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Niobium
Convex hulls for the systems Hf-Rh, Hf-Ru, Hg-Pd, Hg-Pt, Hg-Rh, Ir-Mn, Ir-Mo, and Ir-Nb.
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Nb
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10
10
fcc
fcc
5
meV/atom
meV/atom
0
−10
−20
fcc
hcp
0
−5
−30
Hf5 Sc
−40
NbP
0
20
−10
40
60
Atomic Percent Nickel
Ir
80
0
100
Ni
fcc
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Osmium
Ir
hcp
*
Pt 8 Ti
80
100
Os
10
0
5
−0.05
fcc
fcc
−0.1
meV/atom
eV/atom
0
Pt 8Ti
−0.15
−5
−10
−0.2
Ir Tc
−15
D019
*
fcc [113]
AB3
2
−0.25
Pd Ti
−20
Pd Ti
2
B19
−0.3
2
fcc
[113]
A2B2
−25
0
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhenium
Ir
80
100
Re
0
20
Ir
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhodium
80
100
Rh
fcc
10
hcp
0
fcc
hcp
0
−0.2
−20
eV/atom
meV/atom
−10
Pt 8Ti
−30
L12
−40
Hf5 Sc
−50
B19
0
20
Ir
CuPt
Mg44 Rh 7
7
−0.6
Ir 4 Sc 11
−0.8
C14
−1
Ir Tc *
D0
19
2
−60
*
−0.4
40
60
Atomic Percent Ruthenium
80
fcc
B2
−1.2
100
Ru
0
20
Ir
bcc
40
60
Atomic Percent Scandium
80
fcc
0
100
Sc
hcp
0
−0.1
−0.05
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.2
−0.3
−0.4
−0.1
Pt Ti
8
−0.15
−0.2
−0.5
σ ABBAB
−0.6
A15
D019
Ir Tc *
2
−0.25
L1
0
−0.7
−0.8
Ir
Co3V
0
20
Ga 2 Hf
40
60
Atomic Percent Tantalum
−0.3
80
100
Ta
B19
0
Ir
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Technetium
80
FIG. 9. Convex hulls for the systems Ir-Ni, Ir-Os, Ir-Re, Ir-Rh, Ir-Ru, Ir-Sc, Ir-Ta, and Ir-Tc.
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Tc
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fcc
hcp
fcc
0
bcc
0
−0.1
−0.1
−0.2
−0.4
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.3
CuPt 7
−0.5
−0.6
A15
L12
Ga Hf
2
−0.9
−0.3
Pt 8 Ti
−0.4
−0.7
−0.8
−0.2
C11b
Ga Pt
3
−0.5
5
D019
L10
L1
A15
0
−0.6
0
20
Ir
40
60
Atomic Percent Titanium
80
100
Ti
fcc
0
40
60
Atomic Percent Vanadium
80
100
V
fcc
bcc
hcp
0
0
−0.05
−0.1
−0.2
eV/atom
−0.1
eV/atom
20
Ir
−0.15
Pt 8 Ti
−0.2
−0.3
−0.4
−0.5
−0.25
−0.6
−0.3
−0.7
B19
−0.35
D019
D0
11
C Mn
2
−0.8
Pu 5 Rh 3
B2
C15
C37
5
−0.9
−0.4
0
20
Ir
40
60
Atomic Percent Tungsten
80
0
100
W
fcc
20
Ir
40
60
Atomic Percent Yttrium
80
100
Y
fcc
hcp
hcp
0
0
−0.1
−0.2
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.05
−0.1
−0.15
−0.3
−0.4
−0.5
SV
3
−0.6
−0.2
IrZn
Ir Zn
+
2
NbPd
−0.25
−0.7
−0.8
3
0
20
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Zinc
C37
Ir Zr
3
Ga Hf
NiTi
0
100
Zn
20
Ir
10
5
2
−0.9
C49
Ir
L12
11
40
60
80
100
Zr
Atomic Percent Zirconium
A12
A12
fcc
0
hcp
0
eV/atom
meV/atom
−0.05
−10
−20
−0.1
Pt 8Ti
−0.15
HfPd
−30
D0
−40
*
5
−0.2
19
L1
−0.25
Ga 3 Pt 5
B19
2
C37
−50
0
Mn
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Osmium
80
100
Os
0
Mn
20
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Palladium
FIG. 10. Convex hulls for the systems Ir-Ti, Ir-V, Ir-W, Ir-Y, Ir-Zn, Ir-Zr, Mn-Os, and Mn-Pd.
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Pd
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fcc
A12
0
fcc
0
−0.05
−0.05
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.1
−0.15
Pt8 Ti
D0 19
−0.2
CuPt
7
−0.1
−0.25
L12
−0.15
−0.3
−0.35
Ga 3 Pt 5 Ga Hf
2
−0.4
0
Mn
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Platinum
L1
−0.2
2
80
100
Pt
0
Mn
10
B2
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhodium
80
100
Rh
10
bcc
A12
hcp
0
−10
meV/atom
meV/atom
hcp
0
5
−5
−20
−30
−10
−40
−15
−50
−20
0
Mn
Re
24
Ti
D0
5
19
−60
20
40
60
80
0
Mo
100
Ru
Atomic Percent Ruthenium
20
40
60
80
100
Os
Atomic Percent Osmium
bcc
bcc
fcc
fcc
0
0
−0.05
−0.1
eV/atom
meV/atom
−20
−40
−60
8
D1a
−0.3
D1
−100
Pt 8 Ti
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Palladium
B19
−0.35
a
MoPt
2
MoPt
−0.4
80
100
Pd
bcc
0
Mo
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Platinum
2
80
100
Pt
0.02
fcc
bcc
0
hcp
0
−0.05
−0.02
−0.1
−0.04
eV/atom
eV/atom
Pt Ti
−0.2
−0.25
−80
0
Mo
−0.15
Pt Ti
8
−0.15
−0.06
−0.08
−0.2
B19
−0.1
−0.25
0
Mo
C37
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhodium
D0
80
σ
−0.12
19
100
Rh
0
Mo
20
40
AABAB
60
Atomic Percent Ruthenium
80
100
Ru
FIG. 11. Convex hulls for the systems Mn-Pt, Mn-Rh, Mn-Ru, Mo-Os, Mo-Pd, Mo-Pt, Mo-Rh, and Mo-Ru.
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bcc
bcc
hcp
−0.05
−0.1
−0.1
eV/atom
eV/atom
fcc
0
0
D0
24
−0.15
−0.2
HfPd
Nb3 Pd
−0.2
+
CuZr
2
−0.3
*
5
Pt Ti
8
HfPd
−0.25
−0.4
Al12 Mg 17
σ BAABA
A15
−0.3
MoPt 2
NbPd
60
80
*
5
3
−0.5
0
Nb
20
40
60
80
0
Nb
100
Os
Atomic Percent Osmium
bcc
fcc
40
fcc
0
−0.1
−0.1
−0.2
Pt Ti
eV/atom
8
−0.3
−0.4
Pt Ti
8
A15
−0.5
−0.2
−0.3
A15
σ BAABA
−0.4
−0.6
L1
NbPt 3 /D0 a
MoPt 2
−0.8
0
Nb
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Platinum
80
0
Nb
−0.05
6
meV/atom
8
−0.1
Pt 8 Ti
−0.15
Nb5 Ru *
3
20
Ga Pt
3
5
2
fcc
fcc
0
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Ruthenium
tet −fcc
0
100
Ru
−20
−20
D023
22
hcp
Re Ru *
−60
3
Sc2Zr
D019
L1
0
40
60
80
100
Pt
0
Os
*
B19
−100
Atomic Percent Platinum
100
Pd
−40
−80
−100
FIG. 12.
80
CuZr2
D0
20
60
c/a=2.7
Atomic Percent Palladium
0
−60
40
[001]
AB3
hcp
fcc
−40
20
Ni
0
0
100
Rh
4
−6
5
fcc
Ni
80
−4
Ga Pt
−80
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhodium
−2
L60
0
Nb
20
10
hcp
meV/atom
eV/atom
100
Pt
0
−0.25
Co3 V
−0.6
bcc
−0.2
0
−0.5
L1 0
−0.7
meV/atom
100
Pd
Atomic Percent Palladium
bcc
0
eV/atom
20
20
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Rhenium
Convex hulls for the systems Nb-Os, Nb-Pd, Nb-Pt, Nb-Rh, Nb-Ru, Ni-Pd, Ni-Pt, and Os-Re.
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100
Re
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10
10
5
hcp
hcp
fcc
0
meV/atom
meV/atom
5
hcp
0
−5
Hf Sc
−10
−5
*
5
D0a
D0 a
−15
RhRu *
B19
−10
0
Os
20
40
60
80
100
Rh
Atomic Percent Rhodium
hcp
0
Os
hcp
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Ruthenium
hcp
0
0
−0.05
−0.05
−0.1
100
Ru
bcc
−0.1
−0.15
−0.2
Mg Rh
44
eV/atom
eV/atom
20
7
−0.25
−0.15
−0.2
Ga Hf
2
−0.25
−0.3
−0.35
−0.3
−0.4
[001]
AB2
fcc
C14
Ir Sc
4
11
Al 12 Mg 17
−0.35
σ ABBAB
A15
−0.45
0
Os
20
40
60
80
100
Sc
Atomic Percent Scandium
0
Os
20
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Tantalum
hcp
hcp
hcp
0
hcp
0
−0.1
−0.2
−20
eV/atom
meV/atom
100
Ta
−40
Hf Sc *
5
−60
D0
−0.3
−0.4
Mo3 Ti *
−0.5
C49
19
−0.6
D0
19
−80
−0.7
B19
0
Os
20
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Technetium
0
Os
100
Tc
hcp
bcc
40
60
Atomic Percent Titanium
80
hcp
−0.05
0
−0.1
−10
meV/atom
eV/atom
20
Re Ru *
3
−0.2
−0.25
Mo5 Ti
*
100
Ti
10
0
−0.15
B2
−0.8
bcc
−20
−30
−40
−0.3
−50
−0.35
Ga 3 Pt 5 C11
b
−0.4
0
Os
FIG. 13.
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Vanadium
D0 3
80
−60
100
V
0
Os
D0 19
20
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Tungsten
Convex hulls for the systems Os-Rh, Os-Ru, Os-Sc, Os-Ta, Os-Tc, Os-Ti, Os-V, and Os-W.
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100
W
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hcp
0
−0.05
−0.1
eV/atom
−0.1
eV/atom
hcp
hcp
0
−0.15
−0.2
hcp
−0.2
D1a
−0.3
Ir Sc
4
−0.4
−0.25
11
C14
D011
−0.5
−0.3
B2
C14
−0.6
−0.35
0
Os
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Yttrium
80
0
Os
100
Y
10
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Zirconium
80
100
Zr
10
fcc
fcc
fcc
hcp
0
0
meV/atom
meV/atom
−10
−10
CuPt 7
CuPt
−20
7
L1
2
20
D0 19
−60
40
60
Atomic Percent Platinum
80
fcc
100
Pt
0
Pd
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhenium
80
100
Re
fcc
hcp
bcc
0
0
−0.2
−0.1
Pt Ti
8
−0.4
eV/atom
eV/atom
−50
L11
−40
0
Pd
−30
−40
*
CdPt 3
−30
−20
Pt 8 Ti
−0.6
HfPd
*
5
−0.2
−0.3
Pt 8Ti
NiTi
2
−0.4
−0.8
B11
*
HfPd5
L1
2
C37
−1
0
Pd
20
Pd Pu
4
3
−0.5
B2
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Scandium
D0
0
Pd
100
Sc
MoPt
2
22
20
40
60
80
100
Ta
Atomic Percent Tantalum
fcc
10
fcc
hcp
0
hcp
0
−0.1
−0.2
−20
eV/atom
meV/atom
−10
−30
−40
−50
−0.3
−0.5
−60
RhRu
−70
D0
−0.7
19
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Technetium
FIG. 14.
C11 /CuZr
*
b
HfPd 5
−0.6
*
−80
0
Pd
A15
−0.4
80
100
Tc
0
Pd
D0
24
20
Pd 2 Ti
40
2
Pd 5 Ti 3 Pd 3 Ti 2
60
80
Atomic Percent Titanium
Convex hulls for the systems Os-Y, Os-Zr, Pd-Pt, Pd-Re, Pd-Sc, Pd-Ta, Pd-Tc, and Pd-Ti.
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Ti
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fcc
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0.02
bcc
fcc
0
−0.02
−0.1
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.05
Pt Ti
8
Mo5 Ti *
−0.15
−0.2
bcc
0
Pt 8Ti
−0.04
−0.06
−0.08
−0.1
−0.25
NbPd
−0.12
3
MoPt
−0.3
Pt Ti
2
8
−0.14
0
Pd
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Vanadium
80
100
V
fcc
0
Pd
hcp
40
60
Atomic Percent Tungsten
80
100
W
fcc
0
hcp
0
−0.1
−0.2
−0.4
CuPt
7
D0
11
−0.6
Pt 8Ti
−0.2
eV/atom
eV/atom
20
Ir Zn
2
−0.3
D0
−0.4
C37
−0.8
11
22
−0.5
C37
L1
2
−1
0
Pd
20
Pd4 Pu 3
40
L1
−0.6
B33
60
80
Atomic Percent Yttrium
fcc
0
0
Pd
100
Y
hcp
20
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Zinc
fcc
0
100
Zn
hcp
0
−0.1
−0.05
−0.3
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.2
−0.4
−0.5
Pt 8Ti
C11 /CuZr
b
−0.6
2
−0.1
[001]
bcc AB3
−0.15
HfPd 5*
−0.7
B33
−0.2
−0.8
−0.9
0
Pd
D024
20
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Zirconium
100
Zr
0
20
Pt
10
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Rhenium
100
Re
10
5
fcc
fcc
fcc
meV/atom
−5
−10
−15
−5
−10
−15
−20
−30
Pd 2 Ti
−25
hcp
−25
D022
−20
5
0
0
meV/atom
D019
−0.25
−35
NbP
CdTi
−30
0
20
Pt
FIG. 15.
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhodium
80
100
Rh
0
Pt
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Ruthenium
80
Convex hulls for the systems PdV, Pd-W, Pd-Y, Pd-Zn, Pd-Zr, Pt-Re, Pt-Rh, and Pt-Ru.
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Ru
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fcc
hcp
fcc
0
−0.2
−0.1
−0.2
−0.4
Pt Ti
8
eV/atom
eV/atom
bcc
0
Pt 8 Ti
−0.6
Rh 13 Sc 57
−0.8
−1
−1.2
Ga2 Hf
−0.4
Pt Ti
σ
A15
40
60
Atomic Percent Tantalum
80
8
−0.5
BBBAB
−0.6
Cl2 Pb
L12
−0.3
L10
−0.7
Pd4 Pu 3
NbPt 3
−0.8
B2
Au V
2
−1.4
0
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Scandium
Pt
80
100
Sc
−0.05
−0.2
−0.15
bcc
[001]
AB3
−0.4
Pt 8Ti
−0.6
HfPd *
Ir Tc *
−0.2
100
Ta
hcp
0
−0.1
20
fcc
hcp
0
eV/atom
eV/atom
fcc
0
Pt
5
A15
2
−0.8
−0.25
PuAl3
D019
Au GaZn
−1
5
−0.3
0
20
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Technetium
Pt
100
Tc
bcc
40
60
Atomic Percent Titanium
80
100
Ti
bcc
0
−0.1
−0.05
−0.1
−0.2
Pt Ti
8
−0.3
Pt 8Ti
−0.4
−0.15
−0.2
Pt 8Ti
−0.25
A15
D0
−0.5
MoPt 2
0
20
Pt
a
−0.35
L1
0
40
60
Atomic Percent Vanadium
80
fcc
−0.4
100
V
hcp
−0.1
eV/atom
−0.4
D011
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Tungsten
−0.2
−0.3
Ir Zn
2
0
20
Pt
FIG. 16.
D0
22
2
C15
Pd 4 Pu 3
−1.4
11
*
CdPt 3
Cl Pb
L12
−1.2
100
W
CuPt 7
−0.4
−1
80
hcp
−0.2
D2d
0
2
fcc
0
−0.6
MoPt
Pt
0
−0.8
D1
−0.3
a
−0.6
eV/atom
20
NiTi
fcc
0
eV/atom
eV/atom
fcc
0
Pt
2
−0.5
L10
−0.6
B33
40
60
Atomic Percent Yttrium
C49
Pt 7 Zn 12
80
100
Y
0
Pt
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Zinc
80
Convex hulls for the systems Pt-Sc, Pt-Ta, Pt-Tc, Pt-Ti, Pt-V, Pt-W, Pt-Y, and Pt-Zn.
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Zn
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PHYS. REV. X 3, 041035 (2013)
hcp
hcp
0
fcc
0
−0.2
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.05
−0.4
Pt Ti
8
−0.6
−0.8
C16
−0.1
−0.15
−1
D0
19
D024
−1.2
0
20
Pt
Ir Tc *
2
B33
B19
−0.2
40
60
Atomic Percent Zirconium
80
0
Re
100
Zr
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Rhodium
80
100
Rh
10
hcp
hcp
0
5
meV/atom
meV/atom
−20
−40
−60
hcp
0
Pt Ti
8
Re 3 Ru *
RhRu
D019
B19
0
Re
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Ruthenium
80
100
Ru
fcc
0
Rh
hcp
−0.2
−0.1
Rh 13 Sc 57
−0.6
Ir Sc
4
L12
11
−0.8
100
Ru
Pt 8 Ti
RuTc
−0.3
*
5
A15
−0.4
−0.6
L1
B2
0
Rh
80
−0.5
−1
−1.2
40
60
Atomic Percent Ruthenium
−0.2
7
eV/atom
44
20
bcc
0
Mg Rh
*
2
fcc
0
CuPt 7
*
5
RhRu *
−10
−100
−0.4
RhRu
−5
−80
eV/atom
fcc
Ga Hf
2
2
−0.7
20
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Scandium
fcc
100
Sc
0
Rh
20
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Tantalum
fcc
hcp
100
Ta
hcp
0
0
−0.1
−0.2
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.05
−0.1
−0.3
−0.4
CuPt
7
−0.5
−0.6
−0.15
−0.7
Ir Tc *
D0 19
2
2
b
L1
−0.8
B19
C11
L1
0
Ge 3 Rh5
−0.9
−0.2
0
Rh
20
40
60
FIG. 17.
Convex hulls for the systems Pt-Zr, Re-Rh, Re-Ru, Rh-Ru, Rh-Sc, Rh-Ta, Rh-Tc, and Rh-Ti.
Atomic Percent Technetium
80
100
Tc
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Rh
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Titanium
80
100
Ti
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fcc
bcc
fcc
0
bcc
0
−0.05
−0.05
−0.15
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.1
Pt Ti
−0.2
8
−0.25
RuTc 5*
HfPd5*
−0.3
−0.35
D0
−0.15
0
−0.3
−0.45
0
Rh
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Vanadium
8
−0.25
L1
19
Pt Ti
−0.2
A15
−0.4
−0.1
80
100
V
fcc
0
Rh
hcp
D0
C37
19
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Tungsten
80
100
W
fcc
0
hcp
0
−0.05
−0.1
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.2
−0.4
D0
−0.6
11
CeNi3
−0.8
−0.25
Rh2 Zn 11
−0.3
−0.35
Pu Rh
5
13
−0.2
Fe3 Th 7
C15
RhZn
−0.15
3
D023
−0.4
B2
B2 Ga3 Pt 5
ZrSi2
−0.45
−1
0
Rh
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Yttrium
80
100
Y
fcc
0
Rh
hcp
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Zinc
80
100
Zn
hcp
0
hcp
0
−0.1
−0.1
−0.3
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.2
−0.4
SV
3
−0.5
−0.6
L1
2
Pd Pd
5
0
Rh
20
3
Pd4Pu3
Ir4 Sc 11
C11b
B33
B2
−0.6
40
60
Atomic Percent Zirconium
80
100
Zr
hcp
0
Ru
bcc
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Scandium
80
100
Sc
10
0
hcp
hcp
0
−0.05
−10
meV/atom
−0.1
eV/atom
C14
−0.5
−0.8
−0.9
Mg44 Rh 7
−0.3
−0.4
C11b
−0.7
−0.2
−0.15
−0.2
Nb5 Ru
*
−0.3
Ga3 Pt 5
−0.35
0
Ru
FIG. 18.
20
RuTc 5
−40
−70
D019
D019
B19
−80
80
*
−60
[001]
AB3
Ga3 Pt 5
40
60
Atomic Percent Tantalum
−30
−50
−0.25
fcc
−20
100
Ta
0
Ru
20
40
60
80
Atomic Percent Technetium
Convex hulls for the systems Rh-V, Rh-W, Rh-Y, Rh-Zn, Rh-Zr, Ru-Sc, Ru-Ta, and Ru-Tc.
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Tc
COMPREHENSIVE SEARCH FOR NEW PHASES AND . . .
hcp
PHYS. REV. X 3, 041035 (2013)
hcp
hcp
0
bcc
0
−0.1
−0.05
−0.2
−0.1
−0.4
Mo Ti
eV/atom
eV/atom
−0.3
*
3
−0.5
C49
−0.6
Re3 Ru
*
−0.2
Pt 8Ti
C37
Nb 5 Ru
−0.25
*
D1
−0.7
−0.3
−0.8
0
Ru
−0.15
B2
20
Ga 3 Pt 5
−0.35
40
60
Atomic Percent Titanium
80
100
Ti
0
Ru
20
Mo3 Ti
C11
b
40
60
Atomic Percent Vanadium
80
hcp
10
hcp
a
*
100
V
hcp
0
bcc
0
−0.05
−0.1
−20
eV/atom
meV/atom
−10
−30
−40
−0.3
−60
0
Ru
−0.2
−0.25
−50
−70
−0.15
20
40
60
80
−0.4
100
W
Atomic Percent Tungsten
0.02
0
Ru
11
Ru25Y44
20
40
60
C Mn
2
5
80
Atomic Percent Yttrium
hcp
hcp
hcp
−0.1
−0.04
−0.2
eV/atom
−0.02
−0.06
−0.08
100
Y
hcp
0
0
eV/atom
D0
C14
−0.35
D019
−0.3
−0.4
−0.1
−0.5
−0.12
RuZn
−0.14
−0.16
0
Ru
−0.6
6
L1
2
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Zinc
FIG. 19.
80
B2
−0.7
100
Zn
0
Ru
20
40
60
Atomic Percent Zirconium
Convex hulls for the systems Ru-Ti, Ru-V, Ru-W, Ru-Y, Ru-Zn, and Ru-Zr.
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100
Zr
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