Vacancy Energetics and Diffusivities in the Equiatomic Multielement Nb-Mo-Ta-W Alloy

In this work, we study vacancy energetics in the equiatomic Nb-Mo-Ta-W alloy, especially vacancy formation and migration energies, using molecular statics calculations based on a spectral neighbor analysis potential specifically developed for Nb-Mo-Ta-W. We consider vacancy properties in bulk enviro...

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Main Authors: Xinran Zhou, Sicong He, Jaime Marian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/15/5468