Au和3d过渡金属元素混合团簇结构、电子结构和磁性的研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法系统研究了Au与3d过渡元素构成的混合小团簇的结构、稳定性、电子结构及磁性,得到了Au与3d过渡元素构成的混合小团簇的稳定结构.计算结果表明,Au与3d元素可形成大量的低能异构体,特别是有些异构体在结构上极相近,这不同于共价或离子键类型的团簇.与纯过渡金属团簇类似,这类团簇也表现出复杂的磁性.过渡金属元素的磁矩相比体材料而言既有增强的、也有减弱的,与轨道的交换劈裂密切相关.对于基态构型,AuCr₂,Au₂Cr_{2关键词： 密度泛函理论 第一性原理方法 团簇 电子结构}     

The electronic and magnetic properties of （Mn,C）-codoped ZnO diluted magnetic semiconductor

The electronic and magnetic properties of (Mn,C)-codoped ZnO are studied in the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof form of generalized gradient approximation of the density functional theory. By investigating five geometrical configurations, we find that Mn doped ZnO exhibits anti-ferromagnetic or spin-glass behaviour, and there are no carriers to mediate the long range ferromagnetic (FM) interaction without acceptor co-doping. We observe that the FM interaction for (Mn,C)-codoped ZnO is due to the hybridization between C 2p and Mn 3d states, which is strong enough to lead to hole-mediated ferromagnetism at room temperature. Meanwhile, we demonstrate that ZnO co-doped with Mn and C has a stable FM ground state and show that the (Mn,C)-codoped ZnO is FM semiconductor with super-high Curie temperature (T C = 5475 K). These results are conducive to the design of dilute magnetic semiconductors with codopants for spintronics applications.     

First-principles study of the electronic structure and optical properties of cubic Perovskite NaMgF_3

The structural, electronic, and optical properties of cubic perovskite NaMgF3 are calculated by plane-wave pseudopo- tential density functional theory. The calculated lattice constant a0, bulk modulus B0, and the derivative of bulk modulus B~ are 3.872/~, 78.2 GPa, and 3.97, respectively. The results are in good agreement with the available experimental and theo- retical values. The electronic structure shows that cubic NaMgF3 is an indirect insulator with a wide forbidden band gap of Eg = 5.90 eV. The contribution of the different bands is analyzed by total and partial density of states curves. Population analysis of NaMgF3 indicates that there is strong ionic bonding in the MgF2 unit, and a mixture of ionic and weak covalent bonding in the NaF unit. Calculations of dielectric function, absorption coefficient, refractive index, electronic energy loss spectroscopy, optical reflectivity, and conductivity are also performed in the energy range 0 to 70 eV.     

First-principles study of electronic structure and magnetic properties of SrTi1−xMxO3 (M= Cr,Mn, Fe,Co, or Ni)

We used first-principles calculations to conduct a comparative study of the structure and the electronic and magnetic properties of SrTiO₃ doped with a transition metal (TM), namely, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, or Ni. The calculated formation energies indicate that compared with Sr, Ti can be substituted more easily by the TM ions. The band structures show that SrTi_0.875Cr_0.125O₃ and SrTi_0.875Co_0.125O₃ are half metals, SrTi_0.875Fe_0.125O₃ is a metal, and SrTi_0.875Mn_0.125O₃ is a semiconductor. The 3d TM-doped SrTiO₃ exhibits various magnetic properties, ranging from ferromagnetism (Cr-, Fe-, and Co-doped SrTiO₃) to antiferromagnetism (Mn-doped SrTiO₃) and nonmagnetism (Ni-doped SrTiO₃). The total magnetic moments are 4.0_μB, 6.23_μB, and 2.0_μB for SrTi_0.75Cr_0.25O₃, SrTi_0.75Fe_0.25O₃, and SrTi_0.75Co_0.25O₃, respectively. Room-temperature ferromagnetism can be expected in Cr-, Fe-, and Co-doped SrTiO₃, which agrees with the experimental observations. The electronic structure calculations show that the spin polarizations of the 3d states of the TM atoms are responsible for the ferromagnetism in these compounds. The magnetism of TM-doped SrTiO₃ is explained by the hybridization between the TM-3d states and the O-2p states.     

First-principles study of structural,electronic and optical properties of ZnF_2

The structural, electronic, and optical properties of rutile-, CaC12-, and PdF2-ZnF2 are calculated by the plane-wave pseudopotential method within the density functional theory. The calculated equilibrium lattice constants are in reasonable agreement with the available experimental and other calculated results. The band structures show that the rutile-, CaCl2-, and PdF2-ZnF2 are all direct band insulator. The band gaps are 3.63, 3.62, and 3.36 eV, respectively. The contribution of the different bands was analyzed by the density of states. The Mulliken population analysis is performed. A mixture of covalent and weak ionic chemical bonding exists in ZnF2. Furthermore, in order to understand the optical properties of ZnF2, the dielectric function, absorption coefficient, refractive index, electronic energy loss spectroscopy, and optical reflectivity are also performed in the energy range from 0 to 30 eV. It is found that the main absorption parts locate in the UV region for ZnF2. This is the first quantitative theoretical prediction of the electronic and optical properties of ZnF2 compound, and it still awaits experimental confirmation.     

Large Magnetic Anisotropy Energy and Robust Half-Metallic Ferromagnetism in 2D MnXSe4 (X = As,Sb)

In recent years, intrinsic 2D magnetism has aroused great interest because of its potential application in spintronic devices. However, low Curie temperature (T_c) and magnetic anisotropy energy (MAE) limit its application prospects. Here, using first-principles calculations based on density-functional theory, a series of stable MnXSe₄ (X=As, Sb) single-layer is predicted. The MAE of single-layer MnAsSe₄ and MnSbSe₄ is 648.76 and 808.95 $\mu$eV per Mn atom, respectively. Monte Carlo simulations suggest the T_c of single-layer MnAsSe₄ and MnSbSe₄ is 174 and 250 K, respectively. The energy band calculation with hybrid Heyd–Scuseria–Ernzerhof (HSE06) function indicates the MnXSe₄ (X = As, Sb) is ferromagnetic half-metallic. Also, it has 100% spin-polarization ratio at the Fermi level. For MnAsSe₄ and MnSbSe₄, the spin-gaps are 1.59 and 1.48 eV, respectively. These excellent magnetic properties render MnXSe₄ (X = As, Sb) as promising candidate materials for 2D spintronic applications.     

First-principles calculation of structural stability,lattice dynamic and thermodynamic properties of BeX (X = S,Se and Te) compounds under high pressure

The phase transitions, lattice dynamical and thermodynamic properties of BeS, BsSe and BeTe at high pressure have been investigated with the density functional theory. The calculated equilibrium structural parameters agree well with the available experimental and theoretical values. The phase transition pressures from the zinc-blende (ZB) to the nickel arsenide (NiAs) phase of these compounds are determined. The calculated phonon dispersion curves of these compounds in ZB phase at zero pressure do not show any anomaly or instability. Dynamically, the ZB phase of BeS, BeSe and BeTe is found to be stable near transition pressures P_T. Within the quasiharmonic approximation, the thermodynamic properties including the thermal expansion coefficient, heat capacity at constant volume, heat capacity at constant pressure and entropy are predicted.     

First-principles investigation of structural,mechanical, electronic,and bonding properties of NaZnSb

The structural, mechanical, electronic, and bonding properties and phase transition of NaZnSb are explored using the generalized gradient approximation based on ab initio plane-wave pseudopotential density functional theory. With the help of the quasi-harmonic Debye model, we probe the Grüneisen parameter, thermal expansivity, heat capacity, Debye temperature, and entropy of NaZnSb in the tetragonal phase. The results indicate that the lattice constants and the bulk modulus and its first pressure derivative agree well with the available theoretical and experimental data. NaZnSb in its ground state structure exhibits a distinct energy gap of about 0.41 eV, which increases with increasing pressure. Our conclusions are consistent with the theoretical predictions obtained by the ABINIT package, but are different from those obtained through the tight-binding linear muffin-tin orbital method. As a result, further experimental and theoretical researches need to be carried out. For the purpose of providing a comparative and complementary study for future research, we first investigate the thermodynamic properties of NaZnSb.     

First-principles analysis of the structural,electronic, and elastic properties of cubic organic-inorganic perovskite HC(NH_2)_2PbI_3

The structural, electronic, and elastic properties of cubic HC(NH_2)_2PbI_3 perovskite are investigated by density functional theory using the Tkatchenko–Scheffler pairwise dispersion scheme. Our relaxed lattice parameters are in agreement with experimental data. The hydrogen bonding between NH_2 and I ions is found to have a crucial role in FAPbI_3 stability. The first calculated band structure shows that HC(NH_2)_2PbI_3 has a direct bandgap(1.02 eV) at R-point, lower than the bandgap(1.53 eV) of CH_3NH_3PbI_3. The calculated density of states reveals that the strong hybridization of s(Pb)–p(I) orbital in valence band maximum plays an important role in the structural stability. The photo-generated effective electron mass and hole mass at R-point along the R–Γ and R–M directions are estimated to be smaller: m_e~*= 0.06 m0 and m_h~*= 0.08 m0 respectively, which are consistent with the values experimentally observed from long range photocarrier transport. The elastic properties are also investigated for the first time, which shows that HC(NH_2)_2PbI_3 is mechanically stable and ductile and has weaker strength of the average chemical bond. This work sheds light on the understanding of applications of HC(NH_2)_2PbI_3 as the perovskite in a planar-heterojunction solar cell light absorber fabricated on flexible polymer substrates.     

In掺杂ZnO电子结构的第一性原理研究

采用第一性原理平面波超软赝势,计算了纤锌矿ZnO和不同掺杂量下In掺杂ZnO晶体的能带结构、态密度和分波态密度.计算表明,In的掺杂导致ZnO禁带宽度变窄.随着掺杂量的增大,In_xZn_1－xO的导带底和价带顶同时下降,但是导带底比价带顶下降得多,这导致了带隙的变窄.此外,In掺杂使晶胞晶格常数增大,这对带隙的变窄也有一定作用.     

Cd掺杂纤锌矿ZnO电子结构的第一性原理研究

采用密度泛函理论结合投影缀加波方法,对掺杂Cd导致ZnO禁带宽度下降的机理进行了研究. 通过对掺杂前后电子能带结构,态密度以及分态密度的计算和比较,发现Cd_xZn_1-xO价带顶端(VBM)始终由O-2p占据;而导带顶端(CBM)则由Cd-5s与Zn-4s杂化轨道控制. 随着掺杂浓度的增加,决定带隙宽度的CBM的位置下降,同时VBM的位置上升,从而导致了带隙的变窄,出现了红移现象. 此外,Cd掺杂会使晶胞发生膨胀,这种张应变也是导致Cd 关键词： 密度泛函理论 电子结构 Cd掺杂ZnO     

Cd掺杂纤锌矿ZnO电子结构的第一性原理研究

采用密度泛函理论结合投影缀加波方法，对掺杂Cd导致ZnO禁带宽度下降的机理进行了研究. 通过对掺杂前后电子能带结构，态密度以及分态密度的计算和比较，发现Cd_xZn_1-xO价带顶端(VBM)始终由O-2p占据；而导带顶端(CBM)则由Cd-5s与Zn-4s杂化轨道控制. 随着掺杂浓度的增加，决定带隙宽度的CBM的位置下降，同时VBM的位置上升，从而导致了带隙的变窄，出现了红移现象. 此外，Cd掺杂会使晶胞发生膨胀，这种张应变也是导致Cd     

First-principles study of structural,electronic,and optical properties of cubic InAs_xN_yP_(1-x-y) triangular quaternary alloys

In this paper, we investigated the structural, electronic and optical properties of InAs, InN and InP binary compounds and their related ternary and quaternary alloys by using the full potential linearized augmented plane wave(FP-LAPW)method based on density functional theory(DFT). The total energies, the lattice parameters, and the bulk modulus and its first pressure derivative were calculated using different exchange correlation approximations. The local density approach(LDA) and Tran–Blaha modified Becke–Johnson(TB-m BJ) approximations were used to calculate the band structure.Nonlinear variations of the lattice parameters, the bulk modulus and the band gap with compositions x and y are found.Furthermore, the optical properties and the dielectric function, refractive index and loss energy were computed. Our results are in good agreement with the validated experimental and theoretical data found in the literature.     

Mg，Cu 掺杂CdS电子结构的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论（DFT）的第一性原理的平面波超软赝势方法,对闪锌矿结构CdS晶体及CdS:M（M=Mg, Cu）的几何结构、能带结构、电子态密度、集聚数和电荷密度分布进行了研究.对掺杂后体系的几何结构进行了优化计算,发现Mg和Cu原子掺入CdS后晶格常量均减少,晶格发生畸变.在此基础上研究了掺杂对体系电子结构的影响.结果表明,Mg,Cu掺入CdS都能提供较多空穴态,形成p型电导,并且Cu较Mg是更好的p型掺杂剂. 关键词： 密度泛函理论 电子结构 p型掺杂     

First-principles calculations of structural,electronic, and thermodynamic properties of ZnO_(1-x)S_x alloys

In this study the pseudo-potential method is used to investigate the structural, electronic, and thermodynamic proper- ties of ZnOl_xSx semiconductor materials. The results show that the electronic properties are found to be improved when calculated by using LDA ~ U functional as compared with local density approximation （LDA）. At various concentrations the ground-state properties are determined for bulk materials ZnO, ZnS, and their tertiary alloys in cubic zinc-blende phase. From the results, a minor difference is observed between the lattice parameters from Vegard＇s law and other calculated results, which may be due to the large mismatch between lattice parameters of binary compounds ZnO and ZnS. A small deviation in the bulk modulus from linear concentration dependence is also observed for each of these alloys. The ther- modynamic properties, including the phonon contribution to Helmholtz free energy △F, phonon contribution to internal energy △E, and specific iheat at constant-volume Cv, are calculated within quasi-harmonic approximation based on the calculated phonon dispersion relations.     

Study of magnetic and optical properties of Zn_(1-x)TM_xTe(TM = Mn,Fe,Co,Ni) diluted magnetic semiconductors:First principle approach

We present structural,magnetic and optical characteristics of Zn_(1-x)TM_xTe(TM = Mn,Fe,Co,Ni and x = 6.25%),calculated through Wien2 k code,by using full potential linearized augmented plane wave(FP-LAPW) technique.The optimization of the crystal structures have been done to compare the ferromagnetic(FM) and antiferromagnetic(AFM) ground state energies,to elucidate the ferromagnetic phase stability,which further has been verified through the formation and cohesive energies.Moreover,the estimated Curie temperatures T_c have demonstrated above room temperature ferromagnetism(RTFM) in Zn_(1-x)TM_xTe(TM =Mn,Fe,Co,Ni and x= 6.25%).The calculated electronic properties have depicted that Mn- and Co-doped ZnTe behave as ferromagnetic semiconductors,while half-metallic ferromagnetic behaviors are observed in Fe- and Ni-doped ZnTe.The presence of ferromagnetism is also demonstrated to be due to both the p-d and s-d hybridizations between the host lattice cations and TM impurities.The calculated band gaps and static real dielectric constants have been observed to vary according to Penn's model.The evaluated band gaps lie in near visible and ultraviolet regions,which make these materials suitable for various important device applications in optoelectronic and spintronic.     

Y12TM（TM=Sc、Ti、V、Cr、Mn、Fe、Co、Ni、Cu、Zn）团簇的电子结构与磁性研究

基于第一性原理,在密度泛函理论框架下,用广义梯度近似(GGA)研究了二十面体Y12TM(TM=Sc、Ti、V、Cr、Mn、Fe、Co、Ni、Cu、Zn)团簇的电子结构和磁性,计算了它们的束缚能(BE)、中心原子到表面原子的间距、最高占据轨道(HOMO)、最低占据轨道(LUMO)及其能隙.研究表明:Y13、Y12Sc、Y12Ti、Y12V、Y12Cr团簇的主体原子和杂质原子呈现出铁磁性作用,而Y12Mn、Y12Fe、Y12Co、Y12Ni、Y12Cu、Y12Zn团簇的主体原子和杂质原子呈现出反铁磁作用.     

First-principles calculations for electronic, optical and thermodynamic properties of ZnS

The electronic, optical and thermodynamic properties of ZnS in the zinc-blende （ZB） and wurtzite （WZ） structures are investigated by using the plane-wave pseudopotential density functional theory （DFT）. The results obtained are consistent with other theoretical results and the available experimental data. When the pressures are above 20.5 and 27 GPa, the ZB-ZnS and the WZ-ZnS are converted into indirect gap semiconductors, respectively. The critical point structure of the frequency-dependent complex dielectric function is investigated and analysed to identify the optical transitions. Moreover, the values of heat capacity Cv and Debye temperature θ at different pressures and different temperatures are also obtained successfully.     

Band-gap engineering of La_(1-x)Nd_xAlO_3(x = 0,0.25,0.50,0.75,1)perovskite using density functional theory:A modified Becke Johnson potential study

The structural,electronic,and magnetic properties of the Nd-doped Rare earth aluminate,La_(1-x)Nd_xAlO_3(x = 0%to 100%) alloys are studied using the full potential linearized augmented plane wave(FP-LAPW) method within the density functional theory.The effects of the Nd substitution in La AlO_3 are studied using the supercell calculations.The computed electronic structure with the modified Becke–Johnson(m BJ) potential based approximation indicates that the La_(1-x)Nd_xAlO_3 alloys may possess half-metallic(HM) behaviors when doped with Nd of a finite density of states at the Fermi level(E_F).The direct and indirect band gaps are studied each as a function of x which is the concentration of Nddoped La AlO_3.The calculated magnetic moments in the La_(1-x)Nd_xAlO_3 alloys are found to arise mainly from the Nd-4f state.A probable half-metallic nature is suggested for each of these systems with supportive integral magnetic moments and highly spin-polarized electronic structures in these doped systems at E_F.The observed decrease of the band gap with the increase in the concentration of Nd doping in La AlO_3 is a suitable technique for harnessing useful spintronic and magnetic devices.