Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1861676 | Physics Letters A | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We propose a defect-mediated melting theory based on the statistics of two types of lattice defects, the point defects and dislocation pairs. The model predicts a first-order phase transition. Based on the model, phase transition temperature, latent heat and other thermodynamic functions are derived. Melting occurs due to discontinuous growth of point defects into dislocation pairs. The calculated phase transition temperature for five alkali metallic crystals are in fair agreement with measured melting temperatures, and the Richards' rule is derived by the model also.
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Authors
Kejia Liu, Huifen Chen,