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Predicting the Phase Stability of Multicomponent High-Entropy Compounds...

by Krishna Chaitanya Pitike, Santosh Kc, Markus Eisenbach, Craig A Bridges, Valentino R Cooper
Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Chemistry of Materials
Publication Date
Page Numbers
7507 to 7515
Volume
32
Issue
17

A generic method to estimate the relative feasibility of formation of high-entropy compounds in a single phase, directly from first principles, is developed. As a first step, the relative formation abilities of 56 multicomponent, AO, oxides were evaluated. These were constructed from five cation combinations chosen from A = {Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, Zn}. Candidates for multicomponent oxides are predicted from descriptors related to the enthalpy and configurational entropy obtained from the mixing enthalpies of two-component oxides. The utility of this approach is evaluated by comparing the predicted combinations with the experimentally realized entropy-stabilized oxide, (MgCoCuNiZn)O. In the second step, Monte Carlo simulations are utilized to investigate the phase composition and local ionic segregation as a function of temperature. This approach allows for the evaluation of potential secondary phases, thereby making realistic predictions of novel multicomponent compounds that can be synthesized.