Partial structure factors from thermodynamics and from X-ray scattering for liquid Cd-Ga alloys

Abstract

The partial structure factors of Bhatia and Thorton (BT) (1970), and Faber and Ziman (FZ) (1965), were calculated from critically evaluated thermodynamic equations based on the temperature dependence of enthalpies of formation from previous calorimetric data for liquid Cd-Ga alloys. These equations are compatible with the Cd-Ga phase diagram, and the calculated values of BT partial structure factors are in good agreement with the values obtained from X-ray scattering data.