Research Article

Molecular Dynamics Study of Hydrogen in α-Zirconium

Table 2

Calculated lattice parameters (Å) and cohesive energy (eV) for zirconium, in comparison with experimental data.

ParametersMEAMEAMExperimental values

3.2163.2343.232 [16], 3.233 [15], 3.231 [12]
5.1915.1675.182 [16], 5.149 [15], 5.148 [12]
1.6141.5971.603 [16], 1.593 [12]
Cohesive energy−4.647−6.634−6.32 [16], −6.36 [12]