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Lattice parameter1/12/2024 ![]() Since 351 pm is the lattice constant of BCC at room temperature, varying the lattice constant from 346 pm to 356 pm would be sufficient to get an optimum lattice constant at which the energy is minimized. BCC lattice was chosen because at room temperature lithium crystallizes as BCC with a lattice constant of 351 pm. The number of k points was optimized for BCC lattice with a lattice constant of 346 pm. However, before varying the lattice parameter for a given crystal structure, the optimum number of k points and the cutoff energy to be used in calculations were obtained. Minimum energy of different crystal structures was compared to obtain the optimum crystal structure and the corresponding lattice parameter. A core radius of 1 Bohr and an electronic configuration of 1s2 2s1 was used for calculations. For all calculations Generalized Gradient Approximation (GGA) and Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE) exchange correlation functionals were used with On The Fly Generated (OTFG) ultrasoft pseudopotential. In order to study the crystal structure of lithium, energy was minimized for different crystal structures by using CASTEP in Material studio. Moreover, repeating calculations in a software is also much cheaper than repeating an experiment. Density Functional Theory (DFT) was used for studying the crystal structure as it is much cheaper than using experimental techniques such as X-ray diffraction. Hence, lithium is one of the most important metals and so the crystal structure of lithium was studied in this project. and lithium metal batteries are amongst the most promising future energy storage technologies. Today, lithium ion batteries are being used in variety of applications such as electric vehicles, laptops, mobile phones, grid storage etc. Lithium is a very important component of batteries today. However, SCC has a significantly higher energy compared to BCC and FCC. A comparison of 0 K lattice energies at the optimum lattice parameter suggests that the energy difference between BCC and FCC is lower than 0.005 eV, with BCC having lower energy. Optimum lattice parameters have been obtained for BCC, SCC, and FCC lattices by using plane-wave basis set density functional theory methods. In this project, ‘Material Studio’ has been used to study the crystal structure of lithium by using Density Functional Theory (DFT). ![]()
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