Investigation on electronic structures, elastic and thermodynamic properties of MNi3 (M=Be, Mg, Ca) intermetallic compound

The electronic, elastic and thermodynamic properties of MNi3 (M = Be, Mg, Ca) and the influence of pressure and strain on elastic properties are investigated. It shows they have metallic characteristics. The order of metal attribute index is BeNi3< MgNi3

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The electronic, elastic and thermodynamic properties of MNi3 (M = Be, Mg, Ca) were investigated, as well as the influence of pressure and strain on elastic properties. It was found that these compounds exhibit metallic behavior, with the metal attribute index in the order of BeNi3 < MgNi3.