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To give a basic understanding of the experimentally observed difference between Cr2O3 and Al2O3 scales on carbon permeation, we employed the first-principles calculation methods to predict atomistic structures, formation energies, and carbon binding energies of Σ11 \({{\left\{ {10\bar{1}1} \right\}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left\{ {10\bar{1}1} \right\}} {\left\{ {10\bar{1}\bar{1}} \right\}}}} \right. \kern-0pt} {\left\{ {10\bar{1}\bar{1}} \right\}}}\) tilt grain boundaries (GB) in both α-Al2O3 and α-Cr2O3 with a corundum structure. Owing to different surface terminations, we predicted two distinct kinds of stable atomistic structures for the GB: one with measurable voids and high formation energy, and the other with a compact interface and low formation energy. The predicted GB structures agree with experimental images. No significant structural difference was found for the same GB in α-Al2O3 and α-Cr2O3. Moreover, we predicted that atomic carbon would bind to the Σ11 \({{\left\{ {10\bar{1}1} \right\}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left\{ {10\bar{1}1} \right\}} {\left\{ {10\bar{1}\bar{1}} \right\}}}} \right. \kern-0pt} {\left\{ {10\bar{1}\bar{1}} \right\}}}\) GB in α-Cr2O3 appreciably more strongly than in α-Al2O3. Therefore, our computational results suggest that chemical affinity rather than geometric structure of the GBs is related to different carbon permeation behaviors in Al2O3 and Cr2O3 scales.
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This work was supported by the Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program and the National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Energy Research Project of China (2015GB118001). Y. Zheng thanks the CSC for the financial support (201706210110) to visit University of Pittsburgh. G. Wang gratefully acknowledges computational resources provided by the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research Computing.
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Zheng, Y., Liu, Z., Lei, Y. et al. First-Principles Calculated Structures and Carbon Binding Energies of Σ11 \({{\left\{ {10\bar{1}1} \right\}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left\{ {10\bar{1}1} \right\}} {\left\{ {10\bar{1}\bar{1}} \right\}}}} \right. \kern-0pt} {\left\{ {10\bar{1}\bar{1}} \right\}}}\) Tilt Grain Boundaries in Corundum Structured Metal Oxides. Oxid Met 94, 37–49 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-020-09977-4
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