Simulations of High-Pressure Phases in RDX

被引:108
作者
Munday, Lynn B. [1 ,2 ]
Chung, Peter W. [1 ]
Rice, Betsy M. [1 ]
Solares, Santiago D. [2 ]
机构
[1] USA, Res Lab, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 USA
[2] Univ Maryland, Dept Mech Engn, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
关键词
MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS; CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE; CYCLOTRIMETHYLENE TRINITRAMINE; SINGLE-CRYSTALS; FORCE-FIELD; PENTAERYTHRITOL;
D O I
10.1021/jp112042a
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Using a fully flexible molecular potential in equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations, we study the alpha-and gamma-polymorphs of the energetic molecular crystal hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-s-triazine (RDX), their respective properties, and the conditions that contribute to the stress-induced gamma -> alpha solid-solid phase transition mechanisms. We find the pressure-dependent atomic structure, mechanical properties, and transition behavior to be described reasonably well. Uniaxial deformation of alpha-RDX along the crystal axes is shown to result in three different crystal responses where compression of the c-axis results in the alpha -> gamma transition, compression of the b-axis causes a transition with resulting structure similar to stacking faults observed by Cawkwell et al. [J. Appl. Phys. 2010, 107, 063512], and no transitions are observed for compression of the a-axis.
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页码:4378 / 4386
页数:9
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