Low-frequency properties of the phonon spectra, and low-temperature thermodynamics of disordered solid solutions

I. A. Gospodarev*, V. I. Grishayev, A. V. Eremenko, M. S. Klochko, A. V. Kotlyar, E. V. Manzheliy, E. S. Syrkin, S. B. Feodosyev

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Abstract

This is an analysis of the properties of quasi-local vibrations, and the conditions of the formation thereof, in a realistic model of the crystal lattice on a microscopic scale. The evolution of quasi-local vibrations with an increase in the concentration of impurity atoms, is examined. It is shown that the formation of boson peaks occurs mainly due to the additional dispersion of high-velocity acoustic phonons (connected to the atomic vibrations of the main lattice), caused by the scattering of these phonons by the quasi-local vibrations localized at the impurities. We demonstrate a connection between the boson peaks in disordered systems, and the first van Hove singularity, in regular crystal structures. We analyze the manifestation of quasi-local vibrations and boson peaks, as it relates to the behavior of low-temperature heat capacity, and how it changes with an increasing impurity concentration.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1013
JournalLow Temperature Physics
Volume40
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2014

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Copyright ©2014 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Low Temp. Phys. 40, 1013 (2014); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4901989
and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4901989

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