dc.contributor.advisor | Huckaby, Dale A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Garza Tames, Cesar Manuel | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-11T15:10:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-10-11T15:10:01Z | |
dc.date.created | 1980 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 1980 | en_US |
dc.identifier | aleph-254645 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/31770 | |
dc.description.abstract | The effects on the thermodynamic properties of harmonic, monatomic crystals with first-neighbor interactions due to the presence of vacancy defects are studied. A general derivation of the cell-cluster theory for harmonic systems is given. This theory is then used to calculate the zero point energy of pure crystals. The changes in the high-temperature Helmholtz free energy, zero point energy and constant volume heat capacity due to the presence of a vacancy defect were also calculated. Finally, the effect on the high-temperature Helmholtz free energy due to the presence of two interacting vacancy defects in the crystal was evaluated. Numerical results were obtained for both a face-centered cubic crystal and a two dimensional triangular lattice. | |
dc.format.extent | vii, 41 leaves, bound : illustrations | en_US |
dc.format.medium | Format: Print | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Texas Christian University dissertation | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | AS38.G379 | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Crystals--Thermodynamics | en_US |
dc.title | The effects of vacancies on the thermodynamic properties of harmonic crystals: cell cluster method | en_US |
dc.type | Text | en_US |
etd.degree.department | Department of Chemistry | |
etd.degree.level | Doctoral | |
local.college | College of Science and Engineering | |
local.department | Chemistry and Biochemistry | |
local.academicunit | Department of Chemistry | |
dc.type.genre | Dissertation | |
local.subjectarea | Chemistry and Biochemistry | |
dc.identifier.callnumber | Main Stacks: AS38 .G379 (Regular Loan) | |
dc.identifier.callnumber | Special Collections: AS38 .G379 (Non-Circulating) | |
etd.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | |
etd.degree.grantor | Texas Christian University | |