Structural and Electronic properties of CuZn, AgZn, and Cu_xAg_1-xZn

The electron band structure, density of states and other structural properties such as lattice constant, elastic constant and bulk modulus of Cu, Ag, Zn and their binary and ternary compounds, CuZn, AgZn and Cu_xAg_1-xZn are calculated using Density Functional Theory (DFT). The results are compared with other theoretical and experimental data. The band structure of CuZn and AgZn show metallic behavior of these alloys and elastic constant calculation indicate that they are stable in CsCl-type of structure. Further, the addition of Copper in AgZn improves the strength of Cu_xAg_1-xZn alloy.