Abstract
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 falls rapidly in the vicinity of the melting point of the crystal. Such behavior is attributed to the approach of the system to an anharmonic instability point of the vibrational subsystem of the solid.
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