Stability phase diagram of the Ir-Pt solid solution - numerical modelling from first principles

First principles based numerical methods are used to determine the phase stability diagram of the Ir–Pt solid solution with A1-type crystal structure. Ising-like cluster expansion formalism was used to construct the lattice Hamiltonian. Phase diagram was calculated with the use of Monte Carlo simulations. Miscibility gap in this system was predicted. Calculated consolute temperature (TC) is about 1250 K at 50% of platinum when excess vibrational contribution to the free energy was included. The result is in good quantitative agreement with experimental data.