Electronic structure of cubic BaTbO3 from first-principles pseudopotential calculations

2006 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Y Gao ◽  
K L Yao ◽  
Z L Liu

First-principles calculations of the electronic structure are performed for cubic BaTbO3 using the plane-wave pseudopotential method within the framework of density functional theory and using the generalized gradient approximation for the exchange-correlation potential. Our calculations show that cubic BaTbO3 is metallic, and that this metallic character is mainly governed by the Tb 4f electrons and the hybridization between the Tb 5d and O 2p states. From the analysis of the density of states, band structure, and charge density contour, we find that the chemical bonding between Tb and O is covalent while that between Ba and TbO3 is ionic. PACS Nos.: 71.15.Mb, 71.20.-b

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 1350046
Author(s):  
HAVVA BOGAZ OZISIK ◽  
KEMAL COLAKOGLU ◽  
ENGIN DELIGOZ

The thermodynamic properties of AgB 2 and AuB 2 compounds in AlB 2 and OsB 2-type structures are investigated from first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) using projector augmented waves (PAW) potentials within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for modeling exchange-correlation effects, respectively. Specifically, using the quasi-harmonic Debye model, the effects of pressure and temperature, up to 100 GPa and 1400 K, on the bulk modulus, Debye temperature, thermal expansion, heat capacity and the Grüneisen parameter are calculated successfully and trends are discussed.


Open Physics ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katalin Gaál-Nagy

AbstractI present a first-principles investigation of the vibrational properties of the chiral molecule 3-tert-butylcyclohexene. The vibrational density of states (vDOS) of the two existing conformers has been calculated ab initio within the framework of density-functional theory and density-functional perturbation theory, using both the local-density approximation and the generalized-gradient approximation for the exchange-correlation potential. The vDOS of the two conformers are very similar. The vDOS has been investigated with respect to contributions of the cyclohexene ring and the tert-butyl group and also regarding the localization of vibrational modes. Additionally, the eigendisplacements of characteristic modes of 3-tert-butylcyclohexene have been analyzed.


2009 ◽  
Vol 1200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus E. Gruner

AbstractThis contribution reports static ionic displacements in ferromagnetic disordered Fe70Pd30 alloys obtained by relaxation of the ionic positions of a 108-atom supercell within the framework of density functional theory. Comparison with a simple statistical model based on Lennard-Jones pair interactions reveals that these displacements are significantly larger than can be explained by the different sizes of the elemental constituents. The discrepancies are presumably related to collective displacements of the Fe atoms. Corresponding distortions are experimentally observed for ordered Fe3Pt and predicted by first-principles calculations for all ordered Fe-rich L12 alloys with Ni group elements and originate from details of the electronic structure at the Fermi level.


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (23) ◽  
pp. 15021-15029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusheng Wang ◽  
Nahong Song ◽  
Min Jia ◽  
Dapeng Yang ◽  
Chikowore Panashe ◽  
...  

First principles calculations based on density functional theory were carried out to study the electronic and magnetic properties of C2N nanoribbons (C2NNRs).


2013 ◽  
Vol 373-375 ◽  
pp. 1965-1969
Author(s):  
Kun Nan Qin ◽  
Ling Zhi Zhao ◽  
Yong Mei Liu ◽  
Fang Fang Li ◽  
Chao Yang Cui

The electronic structure and optical properties of Cu-doped SnS2with Sn-substituted content of 0, 12.5 and 37.5 at.% were successfully calculated by the first principles plane-wave pseudopotentials based on the density functional theory. It is found that the intermediate belts appear near the Fermi level and the energy band gap becomes narrower after the doping of the Cu atoms. The absorption peaks show a remarkable redshift and the absorption region broadens relatively after introducing acceptor impurity level. When Sn atoms of 37.5 at% were substituted by Cu, the optical absorption coefficient is significantly improved in the frequency range below 5.58 eV and over 8.13 eV.


2004 ◽  
Vol 837 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Li ◽  
P. Jena ◽  
C. M. Araujo ◽  
R. Ahuja

ABSTRACTFirst principles calculations based on gradient corrected density functional theory are carried out to understand the electronic structure and mechanisms responsible for desorption of hydrogen from Ti doped and vacancy containing sodium-alanate (NaAlH4). The energy necessary to remove a hydrogen atom from Ti doped NaAlH4 is significantly smaller than that from pristine NaAlH4 irrespective of whether Ti substitutes the Na or the Al site. However, the presence of Na and Al vacancies is shown to play an even more important role: The removal of hydrogen associated with both Na and Al vacancies is found to be exothermic. It is suggested that this role of vacancies can be exploited in the design and synthesis of complex light metal hydrides suitable for hydrogen storage.


2010 ◽  
Vol 09 (06) ◽  
pp. 619-622
Author(s):  
BOTHINA A. HAMAD

In this work, a theoretical study of the structural, electronic and magnetic properties are presented for Mn 0.5 Ni 0.5 alloyed overlayer adsorbed on Cu (001) surface. The calculations were performed using the density functional theory (DFT) and the exchange-correlation potential was treated by the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The system was fully relaxed except for the central layer, which yields to outward relaxations and inward Mn and Ni surface atoms, respectively in the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic configurations. The in-plane ferromagnetic configuration was found to be more stable than the antiferromagnetic one by 25 meV/atom. The local magnetic moments of Mn atoms were found to be about 4 μ B , whereas those of the Ni atoms where found to be 0.46 μ B .


2011 ◽  
Vol 216 ◽  
pp. 341-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Jun Liu ◽  
Zheng Tang Liu ◽  
Li Ping Feng

Electronic structure, effective masses and optical properties of monoclinic HfO2were studied using the plane-wave ultrasoft pseudopotential technique based on the first-principles density-functional theory (DFT). The calculated equilibrium lattice parameters are in agreement with the previous works. From the band structure, the effective masses and optical properties are obtained. The calculated band structure shows that monoclinic HfO2has indirect band gap and all of the effective masses of electrons and holes are less than that of a free electron. The peaks position distributions of imaginary parts of the complex dielectric function have been explained according to the theory of crystal-field and molecular-orbital bonding.


2005 ◽  
Vol 864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinyu Zhang

AbstractUsing density functional theory (DFT) calculations within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA), we have investigated the structure, energies and diffusion behavior of Si defects including interstitial, vacancy, FFCD and divacancy in various charged states.


2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (14) ◽  
pp. 1650219
Author(s):  
Soraya Jácome ◽  
Arvids Stashans

Study of corundum-type chromium oxide ([Formula: see text]-Cr2O3) crystal doped with the nitrogen and magnesium impurities has been carried out through the use of first-principles calculations based on the density functional theory (DFT) and generalized gradient approximation (GGA). Three cases corresponding different impurity–impurity distances have been considered. Structural, electronic and magnetic properties have been studied for all co-doping cases. The [Formula: see text]-type electrical conductivity was found when distance between the Mg and N atoms is equal to 4.10 Å. The results obtained are consistent with the available experimental data.


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