aLaboratory of physical chemical study of materials (LEPCM), Department of
physics, Faculty of matter sciences, University of Batna 1, Algeria
bDepartment of physics, Faculty of matter sciences, University of Batna 1, Algeria
Journal of Ovonic Research 2025, 21(2),263-277; https://doi.org/10.15251/JOR.2025.212.263
The present paper reports the studies on Aluminum-based crystalline compounds AlTM (TM =Ru, Ir, Os and Rh).The random pseudobinary (A1-xBxC) compounds with compositions x = 0.25 and 0.5 have been investigated using Special Quasirandom Structures (SQS) approach. First principle calculations have been performed to investigate types of defect present in non-stoichiometric B2 AlTMphase. The results indicate that the Al-antisite defect and TM-antisite defect are the main defects present along Al-rich side and TM-rich side respectively. Additionally, at finite temperature along the Al-rich region, Al vacancies and along TM-rich side, TM vacancies which are the constituents of Schottky defect are the main thermal defects in B2 AlTM respectively.

