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Main Authors: Martin-Gondre, L., Fotso, V. Meko, Métais, C., Patt, A., Ollivier, J., Desmedt, A.
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16819
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author Martin-Gondre, L.
Fotso, V. Meko
Métais, C.
Patt, A.
Ollivier, J.
Desmedt, A.
author_facet Martin-Gondre, L.
Fotso, V. Meko
Métais, C.
Patt, A.
Ollivier, J.
Desmedt, A.
contents Thermodynamic stability of N$_2$ clathrate hydrates in the sI and sII structures is investigated using density functional theory with several exchange-correlation functionals, explicitly accounting for composition (cage occupancies) and pressure at T = 0 K. Among the tested functionals, revPBE-D3(0) best reproduces experimental lattice parameters and bulk moduli B$_0$ . Energetic analyses confirm the strong impact of large cage double occupancy on sI, whereas the convex-hull results show that sI with single occupancy remains thermodynamically stable up to $\sim$ 0.8 GPa alongside sII with single occupancy. Increasing pressure then stabilizes sII with double occupancy, consistent with its larger large-cage volume and lower framework strain. These results provide a coherent, first-principles thermodynamic framework for N$_2$ hydrate stability and a baseline for finite-temperature extension.
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spellingShingle Thermodynamical study of N$_2$ clathrate hydrate from DFT calculations
Martin-Gondre, L.
Fotso, V. Meko
Métais, C.
Patt, A.
Ollivier, J.
Desmedt, A.
Materials Science
Computational Physics
Thermodynamic stability of N$_2$ clathrate hydrates in the sI and sII structures is investigated using density functional theory with several exchange-correlation functionals, explicitly accounting for composition (cage occupancies) and pressure at T = 0 K. Among the tested functionals, revPBE-D3(0) best reproduces experimental lattice parameters and bulk moduli B$_0$ . Energetic analyses confirm the strong impact of large cage double occupancy on sI, whereas the convex-hull results show that sI with single occupancy remains thermodynamically stable up to $\sim$ 0.8 GPa alongside sII with single occupancy. Increasing pressure then stabilizes sII with double occupancy, consistent with its larger large-cage volume and lower framework strain. These results provide a coherent, first-principles thermodynamic framework for N$_2$ hydrate stability and a baseline for finite-temperature extension.
title Thermodynamical study of N$_2$ clathrate hydrate from DFT calculations
topic Materials Science
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16819