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Session A40: Phase Stability and Phase Transitions

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Sponsoring Units: DCMP
Chair: Stefano Curtarolo, Duke University
Room: Morial Convention Center 232


Monday, March 10, 2008
8:00AM - 8:12AM

 A40.00001: First-principles solution to the problem of Mo lattice stability
Igor Abrikosov , Christian Asker , Arkady Mikhaylushkin , Anatoly Belonoshko

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Monday, March 10, 2008
8:12AM - 8:24AM

 A40.00002: Link between structural and mechanical stability of fcc- and bcc-based ordered Mg-Li alloys.
Maje Phasha , Phuti Ngoepe , Hasani Chauke , Duc Nguyen-Manh , David Pettifor

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Monday, March 10, 2008
8:24AM - 8:36AM

 A40.00003: Density-Functional and CALPHAD Studies of U-Zr Alloys
Alexander Landa , Per Soderlind , Patrice Turchi , Levente Vitos , Andrei Ruban

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Monday, March 10, 2008
8:36AM - 8:48AM

 A40.00004: Phase Stability Studies of Ni3Al and Pt3Al Structures
Hasani Chauke , Ralf Drautz , Benoit Minisini , Phuti Ngoepe , David Pettifor

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Monday, March 10, 2008
8:48AM - 9:00AM

 A40.00005: Where are Nature's missing structures
Gus L.W. Hart

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Monday, March 10, 2008
9:00AM - 9:12AM

 A40.00006: Fully {\it ab initio} melting curve of aluminium up to 350 GPa
Johann Bouchet , Francois Bottin , Gerald Jomard

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Monday, March 10, 2008
9:12AM - 9:24AM

 A40.00007: Free energies from ab initio calculations for liquid Mg
Raquel Lizarraga , Carl Greeff

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Monday, March 10, 2008
9:24AM - 9:36AM

 A40.00008: Ultrafast melting and solidification of Ag studied by time-resolved third harmonic generation
Wai Lun Chan , Virginia McCreary , Alexie Lagoutchev , Yinon Ashkenazy , Kwangu Kang , David Cahill , Robert Averback

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Monday, March 10, 2008
9:36AM - 9:48AM

 A40.00009: Revisiting the segregation driving forces rule: the Coupled Three Effects Model
J\'{e}r\^{o}me Creuze , Isabelle Braems , Fabienne Berthier , Christine Mottet , Guy Tr\'{e}glia , Bernard Legrand

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Monday, March 10, 2008
9:48AM - 10:00AM

 A40.00010: Ambient-temperature Conditioning as a Probe of Double-C Transformation Mechanisms in Pu-2.0 at. {\%} Ga.
Jason R. Jeffries , K.J.M. Blobaum , M.A. Wall , A.J. Schwartz

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Monday, March 10, 2008
10:00AM - 10:12AM

 A40.00011: New Transformation Path of Shape Memory NiTi
N. Hatcher , O. Yu. Kontsevoi , A.J. Freeman

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Monday, March 10, 2008
10:12AM - 10:24AM

 A40.00012: Magneto-Resistance at the Pre-Martensite Transition in Ni$_{2}$MnGa
C. P. Opeil , J. C. Lashley , J. L. Smith

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Monday, March 10, 2008
10:24AM - 10:36AM

 A40.00013: Optical properties of ErH$_{2+x}$: First principles calculations and experimental measurements.
Clark Snow , Thomas Mattsson

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Monday, March 10, 2008
10:36AM - 10:48AM

 A40.00014: Role of defects and impurities on the thermal stability of transition-metal nitrides and carbides
L. Tsetseris , N. Kalfagiannis , S. Logothetidis , S. T. Pantelides

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Monday, March 10, 2008
10:48AM - 11:00AM

 A40.00015: Atom Transport in Random Close Packed Metal Alloys under Thermal Forcing
Yong W. Kim

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