Abstract
The mechanical stabilities of K4 carbon and K4-like NaC2 have been studied by performing first-principle calculations. Total energies as functions of isotropic deformations and volume-conserving tetragonal and trigonal deformations have been calculated. For K4 carbon, the total energy shows a minimum for isotropic and trigonal deformations, but exhibits maxima for tetragonal deformation. In contrast, the total energy of K4-like NaC2 shows a minimum under all three deformations. These results indicate that K4 carbon is not a metastable phase, but that K4-like NaC2 is a metastable phase. In addition, the heat of formation of K4-like NaC2 is discussed.
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