scholarly journals STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF TRANSITION METAL DI-CHALCOGENIDES (MX2) M=(Mo, W) AND X=(S, Se) IN BULK STATE: A FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-50
Author(s):  
Ram Prasad Sedhain ◽  
Gopi Chandra Kaphle
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Tight Binding ◽  
Calculated Data ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
Bulk State ◽  
Error Bar ◽  
Structural And Electronic Properties

Transition metal di-chalcogenides (MX2) M=(Mo, W) and X=(S, Se) in bulk state are of great interest due to their diverse applications in the field of modern technology as well as to understand the fundamental aspect of Physics. We performed structural and electronic properties of selected systems using density functional theory implemented in Tight Binding Linear Muffin- tin Orbital (TBLMTO) approach with subsequent refinement. The structural optimization is performed through energy minimization process and lattice parameters of optimized structures for MoS2, MoSe2, WS2 and WSe2 are found to be 3.20Å, 3.34Å, 3.27Å and 3.34Å respectively, which are within the error bar less than 5% with experimental values. The band gaps for all TMDCs are found to be of indirect types with semiconducting behaviours. The values of band gap of MoS2, MoSe2, WS2 and WSe2 in bulk state are found to be 1.16eV, 108eV, 1.50eV and 1.29eV respectively which are comparable with experimental and previously calculated data. Due to the symmetric nature of up spin and down spin channels of Density of States (DOS) all the systems selected are found to be non magnetic. However it fully supports the results obtained from band structure calculations. The potential and charge distributions plots support the results. The charge density plots reveals the covalent nature of bond in (100) plane. However (110) plane shows mixed types of bonding.Journal of Institute of Science and TechnologyVolume 22, Issue 1, July 2017, page: 41-50

scholarly journals First-principle investigations of structural and electronic properties of TMAl (TM = Fe, Co, and Ni) transition metal aluminides

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-258
Author(s):  
Bendouma Doumi ◽  
Allel Mokaddem ◽  
Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki ◽  
Miloud Boutaleb ◽  
Abdelkader Tadjer
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
First Principle ◽  
Generalized Gradient ◽  
Metallic Behavior ◽  
Plane Wave Method ◽  
Structural And Electronic Properties ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Metal Aluminides

AbstractIn the present work, we have investigated the structural and electronic properties of TMAl (TM = Fe, Co, and Ni) transition metal aluminides in the B2 structure, using first-principle calculations of the density functional theory (DFT) based on the linearized augmented plane wave method (FP-LAPW) as implemented in the WIEN2k code, in which the energy of exchange and correlation are treated by the generalized gradient approximation (GGA), proposed in 1996 by Perdew, Burke and Ernzerhof (PBE). The ground state properties have been calculated and compared with other calculations, and the electronic structures of all FeAl, CoAl, and NiAl compounds exhibited a metallic behavior. It was depicted that the density of states is characterized by the large hybridization between the s-p (Al) and 3d (Fe, Co, and Ni) states, which creates the pseudogap in the region of anti-bonding states. Moreover, the band structures of FeAl, CoAl, and NiAl are similar to each other and the difference between them is in the energy level of each band relative to the Fermi level.

scholarly journals Study of Structural and Electronic Properties of Intercalated Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Compound MTiS2 (M = Cr, Mn, Fe) by Density Functional Theory

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Band Structure ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Density Of States ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Energy Band Structure ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Structural And Electronic Properties ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides

In the present work, we have studied intercalated Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDC) MTiS2 compounds (M = Cr, Mn, Fe) by Density Functional Theory (DFT) with Generalized Gradient Approximation (GGA). We have computed the structural and electronic properties by using first principle method in QUANTUM ESPRESSO computational code with an ultra-soft pseudopotential. A guest 3d transition metal M (viz; Cr, Mn, Fe) can be easily intercalated in pure transition metal dichalcogenides compound like TiS2. In the present work, the structural optimization, electronic properties like the energy band structure, density of states (DoS), partial or projected density of states (PDoS) and total density of states (TDoS) are reported. The energy band structure of MTiS2 compound has been found overlapping energy bands in the Fermi region. We conclude that the TiS2 intercalated compound has a small band gap while the doped compound with guest 3d-atom has metallic behavior as shown form its overlapped band structure.

scholarly journals Organically interconnected graphene flakes: A flexible 3-D material with tunable electronic bandgap

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Klontzas ◽  
E. Tylianakis ◽  
V. Varshney ◽  
A. K. Roy ◽  
G. E. Froudakis
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Flexible Electronics ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Organic Molecule ◽  
Tight Binding ◽  
Structural And Electronic Properties ◽  
Graphene Flakes ◽  
Band Gap Tuning

Abstract The structural and electronic properties of molecularly pillared graphene sheets were explored by performing Density Functional based Tight Binding calculations. Several different architectures were generated by varying the density of the pillars, the chemical composition of the organic molecule acting as a pillar and the pillar distribution. Our results show that by changing the pillars density and distribution we can tune the band gap transforming graphene from metallic to semiconducting in a continuous way. In addition, the chemical composition of the pillars affects the band gap in a lesser extent by introducing additional states in the valence or the conduction band and can act as a fine band gap tuning. These unique electronic properties controlled by design, makes Mollecular Pillared Graphene an excellent material for flexible electronics.

STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES AND PHONONS OF PLATINUM NITRIDES BY DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 1543-1551 ◽  
Author(s):  
PRAFULLA K. JHA ◽  
SANJAY D. GUPTA ◽  
SANJEEV K. GUPTA ◽  
DAVOR KIRIN
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Calculated Data ◽  
High Symmetry ◽  
Phonon Modes ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Unified Study ◽  
Structural And Electronic Properties ◽  
Zone Centre ◽  
Two Phases

Using first principles calculations, we provide here a unified study of structural and electronic properties along with frequency of phonon modes at some high-symmetry points of the Brillouin zone for the noble metal nitride platinum nitride (PtN) by using PWSCF code. Our calculations are performed for two phases viz. zincblende and rocksalt. The present study predicts the zincblende structure as the most probable crystal structure out of two, besides it being metallic. The calculated structural and electronic properties and zone centre phonon modes are in good agreement with the experimental and other calculated data.

scholarly journals Tunable Electronic Properties of Lateral Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Superlattice Nanoribbons

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 534
Author(s):  
Jinhua Wang ◽  
Gyaneshwar P. Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Valence Band Maximum ◽  
Impurity Level ◽  
Asymmetric Structure ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenide ◽  
Structural And Electronic Properties ◽  
Gap States

The structural stability and structural and electronic properties of lateral monolayer transition metal chalcogenide superlattice zigzag and armchair nanoribbons have been studied by employing a first-principles method based on the density functional theory. The main focus is to study the effects of varying the width and periodicity of nanoribbon, varying cationic and anionic elements of superlattice parent compounds, biaxial strain, and nanoribbon edge passivation with different elements. The band gap opens up when the (MoS2)3/(WS2)3 and (MoS2)3/(MoTe2)3 armchair nanoribbons are passivated by H, S and O atoms. The H and O co-passivated (MoS2)3/(WS2)3 armchair nanoribbon exhibits higher energy band gap. The band gap with the edge S vacancy connecting to the W atom is much smaller than the S vacancy connecting to the Mo atom. Small band gaps are obtained for both edge and inside Mo vacancies. There is a clear difference in the band gap states between inside and edge Mo vacancies for symmetric nanoribbon structure, while there is only a slight difference for asymmetric structure. The electronic orbitals of atoms around Mo vacancy play an important role in determining the valence band maximum, conduction band minimum, and impurity level in the band gap.

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