scholarly journals Influence of pressure on electro-mechanical properties of SrNbO3: A DFT study

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 399-411
Author(s):  
SAAD TARIQ ◽  
ABEEHA BATOOL ◽  
M. A. FARIDI ◽  
M. IMRAN JAMIL ◽  
A. A. MUBARAK ◽  
...  

In the enclosure of density functional theory along with GGA (generalized gradient approximation), incorporated in Wien2k code has been utilized to explore structural, electronic and mechanical properties of SrNbO3 (SNO). It has been found that spin-polarized phase of SNO is most stable at 60 GPa with the calculated lattice constant of 3.801 Å. The calculated lattice constant and bulk modulus at 0 GPa are found to be in agreement with literature. The present calculations predict that SNO is stable and antiferromagnetic in nature up to 60 GPa. The calculated charge density contours and Cauchy pressure depicts majority of the bonding nature between the content atoms of SNO is ionic with a small contribution of covalent bond. The band-gap is found traverse from indirect R-Г gap under 0 GPa to wider direct Г-Г gap under 60 GPa. Furthermore, calculated elastic constants, C11, C12 and C44 suggest that compound is stable up to 60 GPa and exhibits ductile, anisotropic nature. Beneficial electronic and mechanical applications are predicted for SNO that could be used in optoelectronic applications.

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 953-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. HUA ◽  
L. WANG ◽  
L. F. CHEN

We have investigated the electronic and magnetic properties of GaC 1-x Mn 3 (x = 0, 0.125, 0.25) using first-principles density functional theory within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) + U schemes. The crystal structures of the compounds are cubic for x = 0, 0.125, 0.25. The lattice parameters and unit cell volume decrease as the C vacancy increase. Our spin polarized calculations give metallic ground state for x = 0, 0.125, 0.25. The magnetic structure for x = 0, 0.125 are antiferromagnetic, while for x = 0.25 it is ferromagnetic. From the density of states (DOS), the hybridization between the C 2p and Mn 3d state is the main reason for magnetic transition.


SPIN ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 2150012
Author(s):  
W. Benosmane ◽  
S. Benatmane ◽  
R. Bentata ◽  
W. Benstaali

The structural electronic and magnetic properties of the double perovskite Ca2CrNbO6 in the cubic structure are investigated using the empirical full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method within the framework of the spin-polarized density functional theory (DFT). These properties are calculated using the Generalized Gradient Approximation (GGA), [Formula: see text] and modified Becke–Johnson mBJ-GGA. In addition, the real and imaginary parts of the optical dielectric function and the reflectivity, and the refractive spectra are computed and the main features shown by their spectra are ascertained on the base of the investigation of density of states.


Author(s):  
Bole Chen ◽  
Gennady L. Gutsev ◽  
Weiguo Sun ◽  
Xiao-Yu Kuang ◽  
Cheng Lu ◽  
...  

The coalescence of two Fe8N as well as the structure of the Fe16N2 cluster were studied using density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation and a basis set of...


2012 ◽  
Vol 535-537 ◽  
pp. 1291-1294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiu De Yang ◽  
Bo Wu ◽  
Song Zhang

By using generalized gradient approximation (GGA) scheme within the density functional theory (DFT), the electronic and magnetic properties of Hg2CuTi-type Heusler alloy Ti2FeAl were investigated. The results reveal that a 100% spin polarization appears at Fermi level (εF) in Ti2FeAl, and is maintained during lattice range of 5.1Å~6.2Å. Ti2FeAl is one of stable Half-Metallic Ferromagnets (HMF) with a spin-minority gap of 0.5 eV at εF and total magnetic moment of 1μB per unit cell. Our studies also indicate that the competition between RKKY-type indirect exchange and direct hybridization of d-electronic atoms plays a dominating role in determining the magnetism.


2018 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 3-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Adewale ◽  
Abdullah Chik ◽  
R. Mohd Zaki ◽  
F. Che Pa ◽  
Yeoh Chow Keat ◽  
...  

Thermoelectric properties of SrTiO3doped with 8%Pm at Sr site were investigated using density functional theory and generalized gradient approximation. The transport properties were calculated based on BoltzTraP code at temperature range 300-1200K. In electronic properties study Fermi level were shifted to conduction band region due to high contribution 4f orbital in Pm. Present study thermoelectric figure of merit ZT result was 0.395 at 300K and 0.638 at 1200K. This shows a considerably good value of ZT for SrTiO3as n-type oxide. Compared to previous work, ZT were at the range of 0.21 - 0.37 for temperature of 300-1000K in Pr, La, Ta and Ho.


2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 932-932
Author(s):  
Mengmeng Wu Mengmeng Wu ◽  
Rongkai Pan Rongkai Pan ◽  
Jilei Liang Jilei Liang ◽  
Guohai Zhou Guohai Zhou ◽  
Li Ma and Chunyu Zhang Li Ma and Chunyu Zhang

The γ˝ phase (Mg4GdZn) precipitate in Mg-Gd-Zn alloy was calculated via first-principle density functional theory within the generalized gradient approximation. Through structure optimization of full relaxation, the lattice parameters were theoretically obtained, and the calculated Mg4GdZn is the most energetically stable in view of the formation energy. Independent elastic constants were also calculated, illustrating the calculated Mg4GdZn is mechanically stable. The shear modulus, polycrystalline bulk modulus, Poisson ratio, and Young’s modulus of Mg4GdZn were calculated via the Voigt-Reuss-Hill approximation. Elastic anisotropy and ductility were analyzed in details. Seen from their charge density distribution and electronic density of states, both metallic bond and covalent bond were found in Mg4GdZn.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3914
Author(s):  
Per Söderlind ◽  
Aurélien Perron ◽  
Emily E. Moore ◽  
Alexander Landa ◽  
Tae Wook Heo

Density-functional theory (DFT) is employed to investigate the thermodynamic and ground-state properties of bulk uranium tri-iodide, UI3. The theory is fully relativistic and electron correlations, beyond the DFT and generalized gradient approximation, are addressed with orbital polarization. The electronic structure indicates anti-ferromagnetism, in agreement with neutron diffraction, with band gaps and a non-metallic system. Furthermore, the formation energy, atomic volume, crystal structure, and heat capacity are calculated in reasonable agreement with experiments, whereas for the elastic constants experimental data are unavailable for comparison. The thermodynamical properties are modeled within a quasi-harmonic approximation and the heat capacity and Gibbs free energy as functions of temperature agree with available calculation of phase diagram (CALPHAD) thermodynamic assessment of the experimental data.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueran Liu ◽  
Meijun Han ◽  
Xinjiang Zhang ◽  
Haijun Hou ◽  
Shaoping Pang ◽  
...  

First principle calculations based on density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation were carried out to investigate the energetic and electronic properties of carbon and boron nitride double-wall hetero-nanotubes (C/BN-DWHNTs) with different chirality and size, including an armchair (n,n) carbon nanotube (CNT) enclosed in (m,m) boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) and a zigzag (n, 0) CNT enclosed in (m, 0) BNNT. The electronic structure of these DWHNTs under a transverse electric field was also investigated. The ability to tune the band gap with changing the intertube distance (di) and imposing an external electric field (F) of zigzag DWHNTs provides the possibility for future electronic and electrooptic nanodevice applications.


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 .


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