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Modelling and investigations of amorphous materials
(Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi, 2019) ERKARTAL, MUSTAFA; AGÜ, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Malzeme Bilimi ve Nanoteknoloji Mühendisliği Bölümü; ERKARTAL, MUSTAFA
The aim of this PhD dissertation is to investigate the behavior of different MOFs under hydrostatic and uniaxial stresses by using ab-inito molecular dynamics simulations (AIMD). The results obtained from computations are reported in three main chapters. In the first part, ab initio simulations within a generalized gradient approximation (GGA) were carried out to investigate the response of MOF-5 to high pressure. Similar to the previous experimental findings, a pressure-induced amorphization (PIA) was observed at 2 GPa through the simulations. The phase transformation was an irreversible first order transition and accompanied by a volume collapse around 68%. Remarkably, the transition arose from local distortions and contrary to previous suggestions, did not involve any bond breaking or formation. Additionally, a drastic band gap closure was perceived for the amorphous state. For the second part of this project, AIMD simulations were performed to probe the high-pressure behavior of ZIF-8 over wide pressure-range. Under compression, the enormous distortions in the ZnN4 tetrahedral units led to a crystal-to-amorphous phase transition at around 3?GPa. During the amorphization process, the Zn-N coordination was retained. No other phase change but a possible fracture of the system was proposed above 10?GPa. When the applied pressure was released just before the amorphization, the rotations of imidazolate linkers (swing effect) caused an isostructural crystal-to-crystal phase transition. In the tensile regime, no phase transition was perceived up to -2.75?GPa?at which point the structural failure was observed. In the last part of this research project, the phase transitions of ZIF polymorphs (ZIF-1 to ZIF-3) under pressure were comprehensively simulated. ZIF-1 showed some consecutive crystal-crystal and crystal-amorphous phase transitions between -2 GPa (tension) and 10 GPa (compression). On the other hand, ZIF-2 and ZIF- 3 presented similar pressure-volume relation in both tension and compression regions. In compression region, a rapid crystal-amorphous at relatively lower compression regime and most likely an amorphous-amorphous transition were explored whereas the structural failure was observed at around -3 GPa for all ZIFs.
The simulations of amorphous boron materials
(Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, 2023) YILDIZ, Tevhide Ayça; AGÜ, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Malzeme Bilimi ve Makine Mühendisliği Ana Bilim Dalı
Boron-based materials and their technological applications have great interests in many scientific and technological areas from materials science to medicine. This doctorate thesis was prepared for the purpose of investigating the atomic structure, electrical and mechanical properties of different boron based amorphous materials by using an ab-initio molecular dynamics technique. The results obtained via a computational method were presented in three main chapters. In the Chapter 3, the influence of hydrogenation on the atomic structure and the electronic properties of amorphous boron nitride (ɑ-BN) was examined. The structural evaluation of ɑ-BN and the hydrogenated (ɑ-BN:H) models revealed that their short-range order was mainly similar to each other. Hydrogenation suppressed the formation of twofold coordinated chain-like structures and tetragonal-like rings and leaded to more sp2 and even sp3 bonding. Furthermore, hydrogenation was found to have an insignificant impact on the electronic structure of ɑ-BN. Secondly, in the Chapter 4, an amorphous boron carbide (a-B4C) model was generated. The pentagonal pyramid-like motifs were found to be the main building units of B atoms in a-B4C and some of which yielded the development of B12 icosahedra. On the other hand, the fourfold-coordinated units were the leading configurations for C atoms. a-B4C was a semiconducting material and categorized as a hard material. In the Chapter 5, amorphous boron carbides (BxC1-x, 0.50x0.95) were systematically created. With increasing B/C ratio, more closed packed materials having pentagonal pyramid motifs form. All models were semiconducting materials. Some amorphous compositions were proposed to be hard materials. Keywords: Amorphous, Hydrogenation, Boron Nitride, Boron Carbide, Ab-initio molecular dynamics technique

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