A first principles investigation of the electronic structure of actinide oxides

2010 ◽  
Vol 1265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leon Petit ◽  
Axel Svane ◽  
Zdzislawa Szotek ◽  
Walter Temmerman ◽  
Malcolm Stocks
Keyword(s):  
Ground State ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
The Self ◽  
Local Spin Density Approximation ◽  
Density Approximation ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Oxidation Number ◽  
Actinide Oxides ◽  
Ionic Nature

AbstractThe ground state electronic structures of the actinide oxides AO, A2O3 and AO2 (A=U, Np, Pu, Am, Cm, Bk, Cf) are determined from first-principles calculations using the self-interaction corrected local spin-density approximation. Our study reveals a strong link between preferred oxidation number and degree of localization. The ionic nature of the actinide oxides emerges from the fact that those oxides where the ground state is calculated to be metallic do not exist in nature, as the corresponding delocalized f-states favour the accommodation of additional O atoms into the crystal lattice.

SIC-LSD study of δ-Pu and PuO2±x

2003 ◽  
Vol 802 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Petit ◽  
A. Svane ◽  
Z. Szotek ◽  
W. M. Temmerman
Keyword(s):  
Spin Density ◽  
Ground State ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
The Self ◽  
Local Spin Density Approximation ◽  
Density Approximation ◽  
Ground State Configuration ◽  
Local Spin ◽  
Δ Phase ◽  
State Configuration

ABSTRACTThe electronic structures of actinide solid systems are calculated using the self-interaction corrected local spin density approximation. Within this scheme the 5f electron manifold is considered to consist of both localized and delo-calized states, and by varying their relative proportions the energetically most favourable (ground state) configuration can be established. Specifically, we discuss elemental Pu in its δ-phase, and the effects of adding O to PuO2.

Ground State Properties And Magnetism In Substitutionally Disordered Fe1-xCrx Alloys

1990 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. Shelton ◽  
F. J. Pinski ◽  
D. D. Johnson ◽  
D. M. Nicholson ◽  
G. M. Stocks
Keyword(s):  
Ground State ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Correlation Energy ◽  
Local Spin Density Approximation ◽  
Density Approximation ◽  
Potential Approximation ◽  
Spin Polarized ◽  
Self Consistent ◽  
Cr Concentration ◽  
The Individual

AbstractWe have performed calculations of the electronic structure of the random substitutional bcc Fe1-xCrx alloys, using the spin-polarized, self-consistent Korringa, Kohn and Rostoker coherent potential approximation (KKR-CPA) method. This is a first principles method based on a local spin density approximation for electron exchange and correlation energy. For the iron-rich alloys, we find that the average moment decreases linearly with Cr concentration, although the individual moments show a different concentration dependence and the Cr moment is anti-parallel to the Fe moment. This system is similar to Fe1-xVx system, although some details are different.

Structural Phase Transition and Electronic Properties of MgCe under High Pressure from First-Principles Calculations

2014 ◽  
Vol 577 ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Qiu Xiang Liu ◽  
De Ping Lu ◽  
Rui Jun Zhang ◽  
Lei Lu ◽  
Shi Fang Xie
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Ground State ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
High Pressures ◽  
Local Density ◽  
Structural Phase ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Functional Theory

The structural stability of MgCe under high pressures has been investigated by using the first-principles plane-wave pseudopotential density functional theory within the local density approximation (LDA). The obtained results predict that MgCe in the Ba structure is predicted to be the most stable structure corresponding to the ground state, because of lowest total energy. MgCe undergoes a pressure-induced phase transition from the Ba structure to B32 structure at 36 GPa. And no further transition is found up to 120 GPa. In addition, the electronic structures of four structures of MgCe are also calculated and discussed.

Electronic structures and ferromagnetism of 3C-SiC doped with (Fe, Co) double-impurities by first-principles calculations

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 105779
Author(s):  
Long Lin ◽  
Yujin Chen ◽  
Hualong Tao ◽  
Linwei Yao ◽  
Jingtao Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
First Principles ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
First Principles Calculations

scholarly journals First principles calculations of the structural, electronic, magnetic, and thermodynamic properties of the Nd2MgGe2 and Gd2MgGe2 intermetallic compounds

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Menouer ◽  
O. Miloud Abid ◽  
A. Benzair ◽  
A. Yakoubi ◽  
H. Khachai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Thermodynamic Properties ◽  
Ground State ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Spin Orbit Coupling ◽  
Spin Orbit ◽  
Rare Earth Compounds ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Antiferromagnetic Ground State

AbstractIn recent years the intermetallic ternary RE2MgGe2 (RE = rare earth) compounds attract interest in a variety of technological areas. We therefore investigate in the present work the structural, electronic, magnetic, and thermodynamic properties of Nd2MgGe2 and Gd2MgGe2. Spin–orbit coupling is found to play an essential role in realizing the antiferromagnetic ground state observed in experiments. Both materials show metallicity and application of a Debye-Slater model demonstrates low thermal conductivity and little effects of the RE atom on the thermodynamic behavior.

Magnetism and electronic structures of bismuth (stannum) films at the CrI3 (CrBr3) interface

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 4255-4261
Author(s):  
Li Chen ◽  
Chuan Jiang ◽  
Maoyou Yang ◽  
Tao Hu ◽  
Yan Meng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
First Principles ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
First Principles Calculations

From first-principles calculations, the magnetism and electronic structures of bilayer bismuth (stannum) films at the monolayer CrI3 (CrBr3) interface are studied.

Probing the electronic structures of Con (n = 1–5) clusters on γ-Al2O3 surfaces using first-principles calculations

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 3679-3687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Yang ◽  
Masahiro Ehara
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Functional Theory

Using density functional theory calculations, we discussed the geometric and electronic structures and nucleation of small Co clusters on γ-Al2O3(100) and γ-Al2O3(110) surfaces.

Stability and Structures of Constitutional Defects in Nonstoichiometric Intermetallic Compounds by First-Principles Calculations

2005 ◽  
Vol 475-479 ◽  
pp. 3111-3114
Author(s):  
Masataka Mizuno ◽  
Hideki Araki ◽  
Yasuharu Shirai
Keyword(s):  
Intermetallic Compounds ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
Stoichiometric Composition ◽  
Electronic Structure Calculations ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Compositional Dependence ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Formation Energies ◽  
Structure Calculations

Some of intermetallic compounds exist in a wide range of concentration around the stoichiometric composition. First-principles electronic structure calculations have been performed for constitutional defects in non-stoichiometric CoAl and CoTi in order to investigate their stabilities and structural relaxations induced by constitutional defects. For the evaluation of stabilities of constitutional defects, the compositional dependence curves both of formation energies and of lattice parameters are obtained by the calculations employing supercells in various sizes. The lattice relaxations around constitutional defects are discussed by analyzing the change in electronic structures induced by constitutional defects.

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