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Igor A Fedorov1, Tatyana P Fedorova1, Yuriy N Zhuravlev1
1Physics Faculty, Kemerovo State University , Krasnaya 6, 650043, Kemerovo, Russia.
Abstract:
We studied the structural and electronic properties of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) and erythritol tetranitrate (ETN) crystals within the framework of density functional theory with van der Waals interactions. The computed lattice parameters have good agreement with experimental data. Electronic and structural properties of the crystals under 0-20 GPa hydrostatic pressure were studied. The parameters of equations of state calculated from the theoretical data show good agreement with experiment within the studied pressure intervals. We have also calculated the detonation velocity and pressure.
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