Grüneisen parameter

Short description: Thermodynamical parameter of solids

In condensed matter, Grüneisen parameter γ is a dimensionless thermodynamic parameter named after German physicist Eduard Grüneisen, whose original definition was formulated in terms of the phonon nonlinearities.[1]

Because of the equivalences of many properties and derivatives within thermodynamics (e.g. see Maxwell relations), there are many formulations of the Grüneisen parameter which are equally valid, leading to numerous interpretations of its meaning. Some formulations for the Grüneisen parameter include: γ=V(dPdE)V=αKTCVρ=αKSCPρ=αvs2CP=−(∂ln⁡T∂ln⁡V)S where V is volume, CP and CV are the specific (i.e. per-mass) heat capacities at constant pressure and volume, E is energy, S is entropy, α is the volume thermal expansion coefficient, KS and KT are the adiabatic and isothermal bulk moduli, vs is the speed of sound in the medium, and ρ is density. The Grüneisen parameter is dimensionless.

## Contents

* 1 Grüneisen constant for perfect crystals with pair interactions
* 2 Microscopic definition via the phonon frequencies
* 3 Relationship between microscopic and thermodynamic models
* 3.1 Proof
* 4 The Grüneisen parameter in the framework of nonextensive statistical mechanics
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 References

## Grüneisen constant for perfect crystals with pair interactions

The expression for the Grüneisen constant of a perfect crystal with pair interactions in d-dimensional space has the form:[2] Γ0=−12dΠ‴(a)a2+(d−1)[Π″(a)a−Π′(a)]Π″(a)a+(d−1)Π′(a), where Π is the interatomic potential, a is the equilibrium distance, d is the space dimensionality. Relations between the Grüneisen constant and parameters of Lennard-Jones, Morse, and Mie[3] potentials are presented in the table below.

Lattice  | Dimensionality (d)  | Lennard-Jones potential  | Mie Potential  | Morse potential

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Chain  | 1 | 1012 | m+n+32 | 3αa2
Triangular lattice  | 2 | 5 | m+n+24 | 3αa−14
FCC, BCC  | 3 | 196 | n+m+16 | 3αa−26
"Hyperlattice"  | ∞ | −12 | −12 | −12
General formula  |  | 11d−12 | m+n+42d−12 | 3αa+12d−12

The expression for the Grüneisen constant of a 1D chain with Mie potential exactly coincides with the results of MacDonald and Roy.[4] Using the relation between the Grüneisen parameter and interatomic potential one can derive the simple necessary and sufficient condition for Negative Thermal Expansion in perfect crystals with pair interactions Π‴(a)a>−(d−1)Π″(a). A proper description of the Grüneisen parameter represents a stringent test for any type of interatomic potential.

## Microscopic definition via the phonon frequencies

The physical meaning of the parameter can also be extended by combining thermodynamics with a reasonable microphysics model for the vibrating atoms within a crystal. When the restoring force acting on an atom displaced from its equilibrium position is linear in the atom's displacement, the frequencies ωi of individual phonons do not depend on the volume of the crystal or on the presence of other phonons, and the thermal expansion (and thus γ) is zero. When the restoring force is non-linear in the displacement, the phonon frequencies ωi change with the volume V. The Grüneisen parameter of an individual vibrational mode i can then be defined as (the negative of) the logarithmic derivative of the corresponding frequency ωi:

γi=−Vωi∂ωi∂V.

## Relationship between microscopic and thermodynamic models

Using the quasi-harmonic approximation for atomic vibrations, the macroscopic Grüneisen parameter (γ) can be related to the description of how the vibrational frequencies (phonons) within a crystal are altered with changing volume (i.e. γi's). For example, one can show that γ=αKTCVρ if one defines γ as the weighted average γ=∑iγicV,i∑icV,i, where cV,i's are the partial vibrational mode contributions to the heat capacity, such that CV=1ρV∑icV,i.

### Proof

To prove this relation, it is easiest to introduce the heat capacity per particle C~V=∑icV,i; so one can write ∑iγicV,iC~V=αKTCVρ=αVKTC~V.

This way, it suffices to prove ∑iγicV,i=αVKT.

Left-hand side (def): ∑iγicV,i=∑i[−Vωi∂ωi∂V][kB(ℏωikBT)2exp⁡(ℏωikBT)[exp⁡(ℏωikBT)−1]2]

Right-hand side (def): αVKT=[1V(∂V∂T)P]V[−V(∂P∂V)T]=−V(∂V∂T)P(∂P∂V)T

Furthermore (Maxwell relations): (∂V∂T)P=∂∂T(∂G∂P)T=∂∂P(∂G∂T)P=−(∂S∂P)T

Thus αVKT=V(∂S∂P)T(∂P∂V)T=V(∂S∂V)T

This derivative is straightforward to determine in the quasi-harmonic approximation, as only the ωi are V-dependent.

∂S∂V=∂∂V{−∑ikBln⁡[1−exp⁡(−ℏωi(V)kBT)]+∑i1Tℏωi(V)exp⁡(ℏωi(V)kBT)−1}

V∂S∂V=−∑iVωi∂ωi∂VkB(ℏωikBT)2exp⁡(ℏωikBT)[exp⁡(ℏωikBT)−1]2=∑iγicV,i

This yields γ=∑iγicV,i∑icV,i=αVKTC~V.

## The Grüneisen parameter in the framework of nonextensive statistical mechanics

Regarding Boltzmann-Gibbs (BG) statistical mechanics, it is reported in the literature that the Grüneisen parameter presents an expressive enhancement close to critical points (CPs) and phase transitions. However, for genuine quantum critical phenomena, i.e., in the complete absence of temperature T, a thermodynamic definition of the Grüneisen parameter is elusive because it embodies dependences with temperature and exactly at T = 0K the Grüneisen parameter is undetermined. Nevertheless, a quantum version Γ0K was recently proposed.[5] Using the 1D Ising model under a transverse magnetic field (1DIMTF) the authors have shown that, for the quantum CP of such a model, Γ0K shows a divergent-like behavior when the magnetic energy B is comparable to the exchange coupling energy J. Such behavior is associated with the breakdown of the Boltzmann-Gibbs-von Neumann-Shannon entropy extensivity in this regime, which leads to zeros and infinities in physical quantities such as the Grüneisen parameter. However, upon employing the generalized nonadditive entropy Sq, Constantino Tsallis demonstrated that for a unique value of the entropic index q, Sq is extensive right at the CP of the 1DIMTF. Hence, upon making an unprecedented connection of Γ0K in terms of Sq and using the 1DIMTF, researchers from Physics Department - Unesp, Rio Claro, have shown that Γ0K is universally nondivergent when using the appropriate entropy for the critical regime.[6] Such results suggest that the divergent-like behavior of physical quantities associated with the nonvalidity of BG statistical mechanics should be revisited in terms of Sq.

## See also

* Debye model
* Negative thermal expansion
* Mie–Grüneisen equation of state

## External links

* Definition from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

## References

1. ↑ Grüneisen, E. (1912), "Theorie des festen Zustandes einatomiger Elemente", Annalen der Physik 344 (12): 257–306, doi:10.1002/andp.19123441202, Bibcode: 1912AnP...344..257G, https://zenodo.org/record/1424250
2. ↑ Krivtsov, A.M.; Kuzkin, V.A. (2011), "Derivation of Equations of State for Ideal Crystals of Simple Structure", Mechanics of Solids 46 (3): 387–399, doi:10.3103/S002565441103006X, Bibcode: 2011MeSol..46..387K
3. ↑ "Mie potential page on SklogWiki - a wiki for statistical mechanics and thermodynamics". http://www.sklogwiki.org/SklogWiki/index.php/Mie_potential.
4. ↑ MacDonald, D. K. C.; Roy, S.K. (1955), "Vibrational Anharmonicity and Lattice Thermal Properties. II", Phys. Rev. 97 (3): 673–676, doi:10.1103/PhysRev.97.673, Bibcode: 1955PhRv...97..673M
5. ↑ Squillante, L.; Ricco, L.S.; Ukpong, A.M.; Lagos-Monaco, R.E.; Seridonio, A.C.; de Souza, M. (2023), "Grüneisen parameter as an entanglement compass and the breakdown of the Hellmann-Feynman theorem", Physical Review B 108 (14), doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.108.L140403, Bibcode: 2023PhRvB.108n0403S, https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.108.L140403
6. ↑ Soares, S.M.; Squillante, L.; Lima, H.S.; Tsallis, C.; de Souza, M. (2025), "Universally nondiverging Grüneisen parameter at critical points", Physical Review B 111 (6), doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.111.L060409, Bibcode: 2024arXiv240911086S, https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.111.L060409

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