The 2-D Hubbard-Peierls Model in the Self-Interaction Corrected Density Functional Formalism

AbstractThe effect of zinc and oxygen vacancy defects on the electronic transport properties of Ag(100)–ZnO(100)–Pt(100) sandwich structures is studied using density functional theory in combination with the nonequilibrium Green’s functional formalism. Defect-free systems show clear current rectification due to voltage dependent charge localization in the system as revealed in our transmission eigenstates analysis. Regardless of the location, oxygen vacancies result in enhanced current in the system, whereas Zn vacancy defects reduce the charge transport across the junction. The current rectification becomes less pronounced in the presence of both types of vacancy defects. Our findings can be of practical importance for developing metal-insulator-metal diodes.

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Effect of chemical modification on electronic transport properties of carbyne

Journal of Computational Electronics ◽

10.1007/s10825-020-01639-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

G. R. Berdiyorov ◽

U. Khalilov ◽

H. Hamoudi ◽

Erik C. Neyts

Keyword(s):

Transport Properties ◽

Electronic Transport ◽

Density Functional ◽

Structural Changes ◽

Carbon Chain ◽

Functional Formalism ◽

Functional Theory ◽

Carbon Allotrope ◽

Electronic Transport Properties ◽

Interface Structures

AbstractUsing density functional theory in combination with the Green’s functional formalism, we study the effect of surface functionalization on the electronic transport properties of 1D carbon allotrope—carbyne. We found that both hydrogenation and fluorination result in structural changes and semiconducting to metallic transition. Consequently, the current in the functionalization systems increases significantly due to strong delocalization of electronic states along the carbon chain. We also study the electronic transport in partially hydrogenated carbyne and interface structures consisting of pristine and functionalized carbyne. In the latter case, current rectification is obtained in the system with rectification ratio up to 50%. These findings can be useful for developing carbyne-based structures with tunable electronic transport properties.

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Magnetic Properties of Embedded Rh Clusters in Ni Matrix

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-384-535 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 384 ◽

Author(s):

Zhi-Qiang Li ◽

Yuichi Hashi ◽

Jing-Zhi Yu ◽

Kaoru Ohno ◽

Yoshiyuki Kawazoe

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Properties ◽

Electronic Structure ◽

First Principles ◽

Density Functional ◽

Local Density ◽

Magnetic Moments ◽

Functional Formalism ◽

Rhodium Clusters ◽

Spin Polarized ◽

Local Density Functional

ABSTRACTThe electronic structure and magnetic properties of rhodium clusters with sizes of 1 - 43 atoms embedded in the nickel host are studied by the first-principles spin-polarized calculations within the local density functional formalism. Single Rh atom in Ni matrix is found to have magnetic moment of 0.45μB. Rh13 and Rhl 9 clusters in Ni matrix have lower magnetic moments compared with the free ones. The most interesting finding is tha.t Rh43 cluster, which is bulk-like nonmagnetic in vacuum, becomes ferromagnetic when embedded in the nickel host.

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