Volume 259, Issue 11 2200211
Research Article

Deep Insights into Complicated Superdislocation Dissociation and Core Properties of Dislocation in L12-Al3RE Compounds: A Comprehensive First-Principles Study

Li Ma

Li Ma

Key Laboratory of New Electric Functional Materials of Guangxi Colleges and Universities, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, Guangxi Province, 530023 China

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Jingli Huang

Jingli Huang

Key Laboratory of New Electric Functional Materials of Guangxi Colleges and Universities, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, Guangxi Province, 530023 China

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Pingying Tang

Pingying Tang

Key Laboratory of New Electric Functional Materials of Guangxi Colleges and Universities, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, Guangxi Province, 530023 China

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Guohua Huang

Guohua Huang

Key Laboratory of New Electric Functional Materials of Guangxi Colleges and Universities, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, Guangxi Province, 530023 China

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Li Zeng

Li Zeng

Key Laboratory of New Electric Functional Materials of Guangxi Colleges and Universities, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, Guangxi Province, 530023 China

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Zhipeng Wang

Corresponding Author

Zhipeng Wang

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410082 China

School of Materials Science and Hydrogen Energy, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, 528000 China

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Touwen Fan

Corresponding Author

Touwen Fan

College of Science, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang, 421002 China

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First published: 09 August 2022

Abstract

The complicated superdislocation dissociation, dislocation core properties, and slip mechanism of L12 structural alloys have been controversial. Herein, the generalized stacking-fault energy surfaces (γ-surfaces) of the {001}, {110}, and {111} planes in L12-Al3RE (RE = Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) compounds are first calculated according to ab initio density functional theory. Based on the γ-surfaces, the superdislocation dissociation modes are preliminarily estimated using the unstable and stable stacking-fault energies and their ratio. The result shows that the possible type of dissociations cannot be determined just from these ratios. Then, the 2D Peierls–Nabarro (PN) model is applied to simulate the ⟨110⟩{111} superdislocation dissociation configuration evolution in L12-Al3RE, and the complete dislocation properties, including the dissociation width, the dislocation movement, and the Peierls energy and stress, are also investigated. The present study indicates that the combination of the γ-surface and the 2D PN model can comprehensively elucidate the superdislocation properties and deformation mechanisms of L12 structural alloys.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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