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Temperature-dependent elastic, mechanical, thermal, and acoustic behavior in alkaline earth semiconductors

  • Jyotsana Chauhan EMAIL logo , Devraj Singh EMAIL logo , Rabah Khenata , Hocine Meradji , Saad Bin-Omran and Ajit Kumar Maddheshiya
Published/Copyright: January 3, 2025
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A
From the journal Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A Volume 80 Issue 3

Abstract

This study investigates the temperature-dependent elastic, mechanical, thermal, and acoustic features of alkaline earth semiconductors calcium monochalcogenides CaX (X = S, Se, Te). First of all, the second- and third-order elastic constants have been calculated in the temperature range 0–500 K using the Born-potential model. The evaluated SOECs values were utilized to compute the mechanical constants at 0 K and 300 K. Selected materials in the present investigation have been found mechanically stable and brittle, in nature. The elastic anisotropy of the mechanical moduli has been presented using the 3D surface. SOECs have also been employed to perceive the acoustical wave velocities for longitudinal and shear modes of propagation and Debye mean velocities along <100>, <110>, and <111> directions. SOECs and TOECs were used to calculate the acoustic Grüneisen parameters. Further, the Debye characteristic temperature, thermal conductivity, specific heat, and energy density were computed for CaX. Finally, the direction-dependent ultrasonic attenuation due to phonon–phonon interaction and thermelastic relaxation process has been computed for CaX at room temperature. The results obtained have been validated with existing results that are accessible for the chosen materials.

Keywords: alkaline earth semiconductors; elastic features; mechanical features; thermal features; ultrasonic features
Corresponding authors: Jyotsana Chauhan and Devraj Singh, Department of Physics, Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) Institute of Physical Sciences for Study and Research, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, 222003, India, E-mail:  (J. Chauhan), (D. Singh)

Acknowledgments

The authors are extremely thankful to the reviewers of the manuscript who have meticulously given their valuable comments for the enrichment of the manuscript. The author, S. Bin-Omran acknowledges the Supporting Project Number (RSP2024R82) at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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  5. Conflict of interest: All other authors state no conflict of interest.

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Received: 2024-10-22
Accepted: 2024-12-18
Published Online: 2025-01-03
Published in Print: 2025-03-26

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