Thermodynamics and microstructure of vacancies in rare gas crystals at high temperature

• Published in: Физика низких температур
• Date: 2007
• Main Authors: Karasevskii, A.I., Lubashenko, V.V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2007
• Subjects: Classical Cryocrystals
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/121781
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Thermodynamics and microstructure of vacancies
 in rare gas crystals at high temperature / A.I. Karasevskii, V.V. Lubashenko // Физика низких температур. — 2007. — Т. 33, № 6-7. — С. 758-764. — Бібліогр.: 34 назв. — англ.

A self-consistent statistical method is used to calculate the Gibbs free energy of vacancy formation in
 heavy rare gas crystals at high temperature. It is shown that the vacancy formation free energy rapidly falls
 in the vicinity of the melting point of the crystal. Such behavior i...