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The present work aims to predict the elastic constants and other significant properties of ordered BxAl1-xSb (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) ternary semiconducting alloys. We report the initial results of the elastic stiffness constants, the bulk modulus, the aggregate shear modulus, the Cauchy ratio, the aggregate Young’s modulus, the Born ratio, the isotropy factor, the fracture toughness and the longitudinal, transverse and average sound velocities. The Debye temperature and the melting point were also predicted using two different empirical expressions. Except the Cauchy ratio, which decreases with enhancing boron content x, all other physical quantities of BxAl1-xSb alloys increase gradually and monotonically with increasing of boron concentration x in the range 0-1.
Our obtained data for BSb and AlSb binary semiconducting compounds are discussed and analyzed in comparison with experimental and other theoretical values of the literature. Generally, our data for BSb and AlSb are in good agreement with other results reported previously in literature. Indeed, our obtained value (335.82 K) of the Debye temperature for AlSb compound overestimates the result (328.6 K) reported by Salehi et al. by around 2.03%, while that (1520 K) of the melting point for BSb overestimates the result (1500 K) reported recently by Bioud et al. by around 1.34%. Furthermore, to the best of our knowledge, no theoretical or experimental data were reported in the literature on the elastic constants and other properties for BxAl1-xSb alloys to compare with them.
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The present work aims to predict the elastic constants and other significant properties of ordered BxAl1-xSb (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) ternary semiconducting alloys. We report the initial results of the elastic stiffness constants, the bulk modulus, the aggregate shear modulus, the Cauchy ratio, the aggregate Young’s modulus, the Born ratio, the isotropy factor, the fracture toughness and the longitudinal, transverse and average sound velocities. The Debye temperature and the melting point were also predicted using two different empirical expressions. Except the Cauchy ratio, which decreases with enhancing boron content x, all other physical quantities of BxAl1-xSb alloys increase gradually and monotonically with increasing of boron concentration x in the range 0-1.
Our obtained data for BSb and AlSb binary semiconducting compounds are discussed and analyzed in comparison with experimental and other theoretical values of the literature. Generally, our data for BSb and AlSb are in good agreement with other results reported previously in literature. Indeed, our obtained value (335.82 K) of the Debye temperature for AlSb compound overestimates the result (328.6 K) reported by Salehi et al. by around 2.03%, while that (1520 K) of the melting point for BSb overestimates the result (1500 K) reported recently by Bioud et al. by around 1.34%. Furthermore, to the best of our knowledge, no theoretical or experimental data were reported in the literature on the elastic constants and other properties for BxAl1-xSb alloys to compare with them.

Theoretical Prediction of Mechanical Properties of BxAl1−xSb Ternary Semiconducting Alloys

Laboratoire Matériaux et Systèmes Electroniques, Faculté des Sciences et de la Technologie

Université Mohamed Elbachir El Ibrahimi de Bordj Bou Arreridj

Laboratoire d’Optoélectronique et Composants, Faculté des Sciences

Laboratory of Micro and Nanophysics (LaMiN)

Annals of West University of Timisoara - Physics

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Theoretical Prediction of Mechanical Properties of BAlSb Ternary Semiconducting Alloys

The present work aims to predict the elastic constants and other significant properties of ordered BxAl1-xSb (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) ternary semiconducting alloys. We...

Theoretical Prediction of Mechanical Properties of B_xAl_1−xSb Ternary Semiconducting Alloys

Published Online: Nov 28, 2022

Page range: 22 - 36

Received: Feb 03, 2022

Accepted: Apr 06, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/awutp-2022-0002

Keywords
BxAl1-xSb ternary alloys, Elastic constant, Microhardness, Debye temperature

© 2022 R. Mezouar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Theoretical Prediction of Mechanical Properties of BxAl1−xSb Ternary Semiconducting Alloys

Published Online: Nov 28, 2022

Page range: 22 - 36

Received: Feb 03, 2022

Accepted: Apr 06, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/awutp-2022-0002

KeywordsBxAl1-xSb ternary alloys, Elastic constant, Microhardness, Debye temperature

© 2022 R. Mezouar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Theoretical Prediction of Mechanical Properties of B_xAl_1−xSb Ternary Semiconducting Alloys

Keywords
BxAl1-xSb ternary alloys, Elastic constant, Microhardness, Debye temperature