A Systematic Search for Structures, Stabilities, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Silicon Doped Silver Clusters: Comparison with Pure Silver Clusters

2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 327-336
Author(s):  
Ya-Ru Zhao ◽  
Hai-Rong Zhang ◽  
Mei-Guang Zhang ◽  
Bao-Bing Zheng ◽  
Xiao-Yu Kuang
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Magnetic Moments ◽  
Silver Clusters ◽  
Generalized Gradient ◽  
Order Difference ◽  
Coordination Numbers ◽  
Electronic And Magnetic Properties ◽  
Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital ◽  
Silicon Doped ◽  
Homo Lumo

The geometric structures, stabilities, electronic and magnetic properties of silicon doped silver clusters AgnSi (n = 1 - 9) have been systematically investigated by using meta-generalized gradient approximation (meta-GGA) exchange correlation Tao-Perdew-Staroverov-Scuseria (TPSS) functional. Due to the sp3 hybridization, the lowest energy structures of doped clusters favour the threedimensional structure. The silicon atom prefers to be located at the surface of the host silver clusters. The isomers that correspond to high coordination numbers of the Si-Ag bonds are found to be more stable. By analyzing the relative stabilities, the results show that the quadrangular bipyramid Ag4Si structure is the most stable geometry for the AgnSi clusters. Meanwhile, the fragmentation energies, second-order difference of energies, difference of highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO-LUMO gaps), and total magnetic moments exhibit pronounced even-odd alternations. The largest hardness difference (2:24 eV) exists between the clusters Ag4Si and Ag5, which illustrates that the corresponding Ag4Si cluster has dramatically enhanced chemical stability.

Structural, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of CaSe Doped with 3d (V, Cr and Mn)

SPIN ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youcef Daoudi ◽  
Hadj Moulay Ahmed Mazouz ◽  
Brahim Lagoun ◽  
Ali Benghia
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Magnetic Moments ◽  
Plane Waves ◽  
Double Exchange ◽  
Spin Splitting ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Generalized Gradient ◽  
Electronic And Magnetic Properties

We report first-principles investigation on structural, electronic and magnetic properties of 3d transition metal element-doped rock-salt calcium selenide Ca[Formula: see text]TMxSe (TM = V, Cr and Mn) at concentrations [Formula: see text] = 0.0625, 0.125 and 0.25. We performed the calculations in the framework of the density functional theory (DFT) using the full-potential linearized augmented plane waves plus local orbitals (FP-LAPW+lo) method within the Wu–Cohen generalized gradient approximation (WC-GGA) for the structural optimization and the Tran–Blaha modified Becke–Johnson (TBmBJ) potential for the electronic and the magnetic properties. The computed spin-polarized band structures and densities of states show that Ca[Formula: see text]CrxSe compounds at all studied concentrations are half-metallic ferromagnets with a complete spin polarization of 100% at Fermi-level while the Ca[Formula: see text]VxSe and Ca[Formula: see text]MnxSe are ferromagnetic semiconductors. The total magnetic moments for Ca[Formula: see text]VxSe, Ca[Formula: see text]CrxSe, and Ca[Formula: see text]MnxSe show the integer values of 3[Formula: see text][Formula: see text], 4[Formula: see text][Formula: see text], and 5[Formula: see text][Formula: see text], respectively, with a major contribution of transition metal elements (TM) in the total magnetization. Also, we reported the calculated exchange constants [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] and the band edge spin splitting of the valence ([Formula: see text]) and conduction ([Formula: see text]) bands. The ferromagnetism of these compounds is due to the super-exchange and the double-exchange mechanisms in addition to the strong p–d exchange interaction. Therefore, the predicted results indicate that the diluted Ca[Formula: see text]TMxSe (TM = V, Cr, Mn) compounds are suitable candidates for a possible application in the field of spintronic technology.

scholarly journals Contribution of on-site Coulomb repulsion energy to structural, electronic and magnetic properties of SrCoO3 for different space groups: first-principles study

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 846-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shibghatullah Muhammady ◽  
Inge M. Sutjahja
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Magnetic Moments ◽  
Coulomb Repulsion ◽  
Lattice Parameter ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Generalized Gradient ◽  
Teller Distortion ◽  
Space Group ◽  
Space Groups ◽  
Electronic And Magnetic Properties

Abstract We report structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of SrCoO3 in Pm3̅m and P4/mbm space groups, which are calculated by using generalized gradient approximation corrected with on-site Coulomb repulsion U and exchange energies J. The cubic lattice parameter a and local magnetic moments of Co (μCo) are optimized by varying U at Co 3d site. Employing ultrasoft pseudopotential, the values of U = 8 eV and J = 0.75 eV are the best choice for Pm3̅m space group. We found the value of μCo = 2.56 μB, which is consistent with the previous results. It was also found that Co 3d, hybridized with O 2p, is the main contributor to ferromagnetic metallic properties. Besides, norm-conserving pseudopotential promotes a, which is in good agreement with experimental result. However, it is not suitable for P4/mbm space group. By using ultrasoft pseudopotential, the value of U = 3 eV (J = 0.75) is the most suitable for P4/mbm group. Ferromagnetic metallic properties, Jahn-Teller distortion, and reasonable lattice parameters have been obtained. This study shows that U has significant contribution to the calculated properties and also points out that P4/mbm space group with US-PP is suitable to describe experimental results.

Density Functional Theory Study of GdnO3 (n=1-5) Clusters

2012 ◽  
Vol 588-589 ◽  
pp. 51-54
Author(s):  
Lin Xu ◽  
Zong Lin Liu ◽  
Hong Kuan Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Magnetic Moments ◽  
Generalized Gradient ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Average Binding Energy ◽  
Generalized Gradient Approximation ◽  
Electronic Configurations ◽  
Homo Lumo

The geometries, stabilities, electronic and magnetic properties of small GdnO3(n=1-5) clusters have been systematically studied by using density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation. We found that the Gd atoms and O atoms in GdnO3clusters prefer three and two coordination, respectively, which origin from the electronic configurations of Gd and O atoms. The results show that Gd2O3cluster is more stable than its respective neighbors, which is reflected from its high average binding energy and high HOMO-LUMO gap. In addition, we calculate the magnetic properties of GdnO3clusters. The local magnetic moments of the Gd atom in the GdnO3clusters exhibit a weak dependence on the O atoms, which are slightly enhanced with the increasing of the number of Gd atom.

STRUCTURAL, ELECTRONIC AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF SMALL TinAl (n=1–8) CLUSTERS

2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (06) ◽  
pp. 775-782
Author(s):  
J. XIANG ◽  
X. H. YAN ◽  
Y. L. MAO ◽  
Y. XIAO ◽  
S. H. WEI
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Magnetic Moments ◽  
Aluminum Atom ◽  
Energy Difference ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Electronic And Magnetic Properties ◽  
Ground State Structures ◽  
Equilibrium Geometries ◽  
Homo Lumo

Equilibrium geometries, stabilities, electronic and magnetic properties of Ti n Al (n=1–8) clusters have been studied by using density-functional theory (DFT). The ground-state structures of Ti n Al clusters have been obtained. The resulting geometries show that the aluminum atom remains on the surface of clusters. The evolution of energy difference and gap (HOMO–LUMO) with size of cluster shows Ti 4 Al cluster to be endowed with special stability. The average magnetic moments and the density of states (DOS) are also presented.

An ab initio investigation of the electronic and magnetic properties of graphite and nickel-doped graphite

2021 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 40401
Author(s):  
Abdellah Sellam ◽  
El Kebir Hlil ◽  
Rodolphe Heyd ◽  
Abdelaziz Koumina
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Magnetic Moments ◽  
Structure Optimization ◽  
Crystallographic Structure ◽  
Ni Doping ◽  
Potential Approximation ◽  
Metallic Behavior ◽  
Electronic And Magnetic Properties ◽  
Forms Of Carbon

In this paper, the KKR (Korringa, Kohn, and Rostoker) is presented with coherent potential approximation methods which is used to investigate the electronic and magnetic properties of allotropic graphite forms of carbon and nickel-doped graphite. The density of states (DOS), band structure, total energy, and the magnetic moments of atoms are computed. The crystallographic structure optimization is carried out by evaluating the total energy as a function of unit lattice parameters. The DOS analysis reveals a partially metallic behavior of the compound. The magnetism vs the Ni-doping content in C1−xNix is also investigated by computing moments induced on atoms; the sensitivity of the magnetism to Ni-doping is also analyzed.

scholarly journals Structural, Electronic, and Magnetic Properties of Mn4N Perovskite: Density Functional Theory Calculations and Monte Carlo Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 1507-1512 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Azouaoui ◽  
M. El Haoua ◽  
S. Salmi ◽  
A. El Grini ◽  
N. Benzakour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Generalized Gradient ◽  
Critical Temperatures ◽  
Metallic Behavior ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Electronic And Magnetic Properties

AbstractIn this paper, we have studied the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of the cubic perovskite system Mn4N using the first principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) with the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The obtained data from DFT calculations are used as input data in Monte Carlo simulation with a mixed spin-5/2 and 1 Ising model to calculate the magnetic properties of this compound, such as the total, partial thermal magnetization, and the critical temperatures (TC). The obtained results show that Mn4N has a ferrimagnetic structure with two different sites of Mn in the lattice and presents a metallic behavior. The obtained TC is in good agreement with experimental results.

Structures, electronic and magnetic properties of the MnnS and Mnn−1S2 (n = 1–6) clusters

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (22) ◽  
pp. 1950254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Li ◽  
Zhen Zhao ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Tong-Tong Shi
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Ground State ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Steel Industry ◽  
Population Analysis ◽  
Total Spin ◽  
Spontaneous Generation ◽  
Mulliken Population ◽  
Electronic And Magnetic Properties ◽  
Homo Lumo

To understand sulfide inclusions in the steel industry, the structures, stabilities, electronic and magnetic properties of the Mn[Formula: see text]S and Mn[Formula: see text]S2 (n=1–6) clusters are investigated by using first-principles. The results show that the S atoms prefer to occupy the outside surface center of the Mn[Formula: see text] (n = 3–6) clusters. Chiral isomers are occurred to the Mn5S2 isomers. The Mn2S, Mn2S2 clusters are more stable than their neighbors. However, the MnS, S2, and Mn5I2 clusters possess higher dynamic stability than their neighbors by the HOMO–LUMO gaps. The Mn[Formula: see text]S and Mn[Formula: see text]S2 (n = 1–6) clusters prefer to spontaneous generation by Gibbs free energy. A few 4s orbital electrons of Mn atoms transferred to the S atoms by Mülliken population analysis. For the other Mn[Formula: see text]S (n = 1–6) clusters, the spin density (17.256) of the ground-state Mn6S clusters is the largest. For the Mn[Formula: see text]S2 (n = 1–6) clusters, the total spin (9.604) of the ground-state Mn2S2 cluster is the largest.

scholarly journals First principle calculations of electronic and magnetic properties of Mn-doped CdS (zinc blende): a theoretical study

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisar Ahmed ◽  
Azeem Nabi ◽  
Jawad Nisar ◽  
Muhammad Tariq ◽  
Muhammad Arshad Javid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Magnetic Moments ◽  
Local Magnetic Moment ◽  
Ferromagnetic Phase ◽  
Generalized Gradient ◽  
Zinc Blende ◽  
Type Semiconductor ◽  
Ferromagnetic Interactions ◽  
Mn Doped

AbstractThe electronic structure and magnetic properties of Mn doped zinc blende cadmium sulfide Cd1-xMnxS (x = 6.25 %) have been studied using spin-polarized density functional theory within the framework of Generalized Gradient Approximation (GGA), its further corrections including Hubbard U interactions (GGA + U) and a model for exchange and correlation potential Tran Blaha modified Becke-Johnson (TB-mBJ). Ferromagnetic interactions have been observed between Mn atoms via S atom due to strong p-d hybridization. The magnetic moments on Mn and its neighboring atoms have also been studied in detail using different charge analysis techniques. It has been observed that p-d hybridization reduced the value of local magnetic moment of Mn in comparison to its free space charge value and produced small local magnetic moments on the nonmagnetic S and Cd host sites. The magnetocrystalline anisotropy in [1 0 0] and [1 1 1] directions as well as exchange splitting parameters Noα and Noβ have been analyzed to confirm that ferromagnetism exists. We conclude that the ferromagnetic phase in Mn-doped CdS is not stable in “near” configuration but it is stable for “far” configuration. Mn doped CdS is a p-type semiconductor and the d-states at the top of the valence band edge give a very useful material for photoluminescence and magneto-optical devices.

A perspective on the magnetism of alkanethiol-coated gold thin films

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (11) ◽  
pp. 985-991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengcheng Dong ◽  
Simon Trudel
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Magnetic Moments ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Electronic And Magnetic Properties ◽  
Ferromagnetic Behaviour ◽  
Weak Magnetism ◽  
Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Gold Thin Films ◽  
Chain Lengths

Intriguing ferromagnetic behaviour has been reported in gold thin films — a diamagnetic material in the bulk — wherein large magnetic moments and uncommon anisotropy are often hallmark features. The tuning of the electronic and magnetic properties by the presence of molecular self-assembled monolayers has been proposed. In this work, we present the study of the magnetism of a wide collection of alkanethiols of differing chain lengths coated on Au. We find no or only very weak magnetism, casting doubt on the universality and reproducibility of this phenomenon.

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