Anomalous Optical and Electronic Properties of CaTiO3 Perovskites

With the help of the first-prlnciples full potential linearized augmented plane wave method, absorption coefficients, reflect/vity, dielectric behavior and electronic properties, including electronic energy bands, density of states and charge density distributions, are studied for the tetragonal and cubic CaTiO3. By considering the thermal expansion effects, an approximate method is proposed for the study of the stability of ground state and a tendency of phase transition, based on the minimum free energy principle. Subsequently, numerical calculations are carried out by using the first-principles perturbation method. We demonstrate that the high-temperature phase is cubic. It is shown that optical spectra in tetragonal phase exhibit single-peak feature and differ from multi-peak character in cubic. We find that strong orbital hybridization results in the co-valent bonds between Ti 3d and O 2p electrons and forms two-type dipoles （Ti-Ol and Ti-02） in tetragonal, while the Ti-O dipoles are identical in cubic. It is argued that crystal structure determines the dipole distributions and leads to some electron states among which the dipole-dipole transit/on forbidden is a key, causing such anomalous optical phenomena with the insulator characteristics. The predicted charge density distribution and the tendency of phase transition from tetragonal to cubic are in good agreement with experimental observations.     

Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3有序构型的第一性原理研究

采用第一性原理计算了Ba_0.5Sr_0.5TiO₃三种有序构型的晶格结构和对应的电子结构,晶格结构的详细分析结果表明BST{100}有序构型为四方相,Ti-O八面体中Ti原子和Ba-Sr平面上的O原子沿[100]方向分别偏心位移0.040 Å和0.065 Å,八面体畸变导致反平行自发极化出现,构型处于反铁电态. BST{110}构型也是四方相,并且(110)和(1 关键词： 钛酸锶钡 第一性原理 有序结构 铁电性     

三方和四方相PbZr0.5Ti0.5O3 的结构稳定性和电子结构的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理超原胞方法和虚晶近似方法, 在局域密度近似和广义梯度近似下系统研究了三方相和四方相 PbZr_0.5Ti_0.5O₃的能量稳定性、原子结构以及电子结构. 计算结果表明三方相的能量比四方相低, 说明三方相结构更加稳定, 并且发现利用广义梯度近似计算的结构参数与实验值符合得更好. 电子结构表明, 两种相的Ti/Zr的3d电子和O的2p电子间存在明显的轨道杂化, 并且Ti-O之间的作用比Zr-O作用更强;Pb的6s和5d电子与O的2s和2p电子也分别存在轨道杂化. 而三方相中Pb的5d电子与O的2s电子杂化比四方相更强, 进一步说明三方相比四方相结构更加稳定.     

Pb(Zr_(0.4)Ti_(0.6))O_3电子结构的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的赝势平面波方法计算了Pb(Zr0.4Ti0.6)O3五层超晶胞的顺电相和铁电相的电子结构.由态密度、电子密度和能带结构的计算结果发现顺电相下钛氧八面体Ti-O6和锆氧八面体Zr-O6在铁电相中分裂为由1个O1离子和4个O2离子组成的金字塔结构Ti-O5和Zr-O5;与顺电相相比,铁电相中钛离子的3d电子和氧离子的2p电子存在更强的轨道杂化,这种杂化降低了离子间的短程排斥力,使得具有铁电性的四方结构更为稳定,而且钛离子与氧离子的相互作用对于铁电相Pb(Zr0.4Ti0.6)O3沿c轴自发极化的贡献大于锆离子与氧离子的相互作用;由电子密度的分布可推断立方结构的Pb-O键呈现离子键特征,而铁电相下Pb-O键则有较大的共价成分,铅离子与氧离子的这种轨道杂化对Pb(Zr0.4Ti0.6)O3的铁电性起重要作用.所得结果对深入理解Pb(Zr0.4Ti0.6)O3铁电性的微观机理具有参考价值.     

First-principles study on the structure instability and electronic structure of cubic Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3

We present first-principles calculations on the structure instability and the electronic structure properties of cubic Ba_0.5Sr_0.5TiO₃ (BST). The calculated total energy result shows that the Sr ions have a more important effect on the structure instability of BST system than the Ba ions. The off-center displacement of the Sr ions will lower the system energy and makes it instable. In order to understand the interaction between ions, the density of states and the charge density distribution were calculated. From the analysis of the density of states, we conclude that the hybridization between Ba p and O p is stronger than that between Sr p and O p. This is consistent with the analysis of the charge density distribution.     

Hg2CuTi型Mn2NiGe合金的电子结构、磁性对压力、四方变形的响应

运用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法,研究了Hg2CuTi型 Mn2NiGe合金的电子结构对外加压力的响应以及Mn2NiGe的电子结构、磁性对四方变形的响应．结果表明：i）随着外加压力的增加,因Ni、Mn原子间距的减小而导致杂化程度的增强,使得态密度整体向低能区域移动,同时,态密度幅度整体略有减小;ii）在由奥氏体相到马氏体相的变形中,同样因Ni、Mn原子间距的减小而导致杂化程度的增强,占据态的态密度向低能区域移动,体系的能量降低,同时,成键态向低能方向移动,反键态向高能方向移动,能带变宽,成键作用加强,最终导致在马氏体相中的稳定性增大;iii）在四方变形过程中,Mn2NiGe总磁矩的变化主要由Ni原子磁矩的变化所产生．     

Hg2CuTi型Mn2NiGe合金的电子结构、磁性对压力、四方变形的响应

运用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法,研究了Hg2CuTi型 Mn2NiGe合金的电子结构对外加压力的响应以及Mn2NiGe的电子结构、磁性对四方变形的响应．结果表明：i）随着外加压力的增加,因Ni、Mn原子间距的减小而导致杂化程度的增强,使得态密度整体向低能区域移动,同时,态密度幅度整体略有减小;ii）在由奥氏体相到马氏体相的变形中,同样因Ni、Mn原子间距的减小而导致杂化程度的增强,占据态的态密度向低能区域移动,体系的能量降低,同时,成键态向低能方向移动,反键态向高能方向移动,能带变宽,成键作用加强,最终导致在马氏体相中的稳定性增大;iii）在四方变形过程中,Mn2NiGe总磁矩的变化主要由Ni原子磁矩的变化所产生．     

高压下MgS的弹性性质、电子结构和光学性质的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论(density functional theory)基础上的第一性原理赝势平面波方法, 计算研究了MgS晶体B2构型在不同压强下的几何结构、弹性性质、电子结构和光学性质. 计算结果表明, 在高压作用下, 该结构的导带能级有向高能级移动的趋势, 而价带能级有向低能级移动的趋势. 同时, 对照态密度分布图及高压下能级的移动情况, 分析了MgS B2构型在高压作用下的光学性质, 发现高压作用下, 吸收光谱发生了明显的蓝移.     

含羟基结构熔石英光电性质的第一性原理研究

熔石英是高功率激光装置中广泛使用的激光透镜材料,采用第一性原理结合平面波赝势方法,研究了熔石英材料中羟基结构的生成模式,系统计算了材料的电子态密度、差分电荷密度、原子电荷布居分布,分析了包含羟基熔石英材料的光学跃迁模式,研究结果表明:熔石英中的三配位硅原子缺陷在禁带中生成了两条缺陷能级,分别位于7.8和8.8 eV;研究还发现氢原子与五配位硅原子发生相互作用生成羟基结构,该反应还使三配位硅原子的杂化方式由sp~2变为sp~3,这种羟基结构会影响体系的电子结构,使原有的7.8和8.8ev缺陷能级消失,并在费米面上生成一条半占据态缺陷能级,引起激发能为6.2 eV的光学跃迁。     

Electronic structure of twinned ZnS nanowires

The electronic properties of twinned ZnS nanowires (NWs) with different diameters were investigated based on first-principles calculations. The energy band structures, projected density of states and the spatial distributions of the bottom of conduction band and the top of the valence band were presented. The results show that the twinned nanowires exhibit a semiconducting character and the band gap decreases with increasing nanowire diameter due to quantum confinement effects. The valence band maximum and conduction band minimum originate mainly from the S-p and Zn-s orbitals at the core of the nanowires, respectively, which was confirmed by their spatial charge density distribution. We also found that no heterostructure is formed in the twinned ZnS NWs since the valence band maximum and conduction band minimum states are distributed along the NW axis uniformly. We suggest that the hexagonal (2H) stacking inside the cubic (3C) stacking has no effect on the electronic properties of thin ZnS NWs.     

Structural,electronic and magnetic properties of negative thermal expansion material Mn3Cu1−xSnxN

We have investigated the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Mn₃Cu_1?xSn_xN(x=0, 0.5) using first-principles density functional theory within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) + U schemes. The crystal structure of the compounds is tetragonal crystal for x=0 while it is a cubic crystal for x=0.5. Our spin-polarized calculations give a metallic ground state for the x= 0, 0.5 in agreement with experiments. From the charge density and density of states(DOS), the coupling between Sn 5p with Mn 3d and spin geometrical frustration effect are the main reasons for magnetic transition in Mn₃Cu_1?xSn_xN.     

钛原子位置对立方BaTiO3电子结构的影响

本文基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一原理方法,计算了Ti原子位置对BaTiO3电子结构的影响.Ti的位置变化导致晶格畸变,使电子结构发生变化;从能带结构、能态密度(DOS)、电子密度、Mulliken布居等计算结果分析表明,导带和价带主要由Ti的3d电子和O的2p电子,Ti原子位置的变化,使Ti的3d电子能量分布上移,而O的2p电子能量下移;Ti位置变化,Ti的3d电子与的sp电子形成的杂化轨道更趋向离子化,以致于使OI出现了正电荷,表明发生了的2p电子向Ti的转移;O原子电子的转移使得Ti原子在导带的3d电子能量降低,与O原子在价带的2p电子能量重叠,禁带消失;随着畸变程度提高,转移逐渐增强,使禁带宽度逐渐减小,直至完全消失.     

Electronic structures and magnetisms of the Co_2TiSb_(1-x)Sn_x(x= 0, 0.25, 0.5) Heusler alloys: A theoretical study of the shape-memory behavior

The total energy, electronic structures, and magnetisms of the Al Cu2Mn-type Co2TiSb1-xSnx(x = 0, 0.25, 0.5) with the different lattice parameter ratios of c/a are studied by using the first-principles calculations. It is found that the phase transformation from the cubic to the tetragonal structure lowers the total energy, indicating that the martensitic phase is more stable and that a phase transition from austenite to martensite may happen at a lower temperature. Thus, a ferromagnetic shape memory effect can be expected to occur in these alloys. The Al Cu2Mn-type Co2TiSb1-xSnx(x = 0, 0.25, 0.5) alloys are weak ferrimagnets in the austenitic phase and martensitic phase.     

Ab-initio study of electronic and optical properties of InN in wurtzite and cubic phases

We have performed systematic first principle calculations for the electronic and optical properties of a narrow band gap semiconductor InN in cubic and wurtzite phases by ‘state-of-the-art’ DFT calculations within generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and Engel-Vosko's corrected generalized gradient approximation (EVGGA) using full potential linear augmented plane wave (FPLAPW) method as implemented in WIEN2k code. The total energy for the wurtzite phase of InN was found to be smaller by 0.0184 Ry/molecule by cubic phase which confirms the greater stability of the wurtzite structure than the cubic one. Band structure, effective masses, density of states, valence charge densities, and dielectric functions are computed and presented in detail. The critical points are extracted out of calculated dielectric function, compared with available measured data and are explained in terms of transitions occurred in the band structure along different symmetry and antisymmetry lines. The valence band maxima and conduction band minima are strongly dominated by N-2p states and located at the Γ-symmetrical line which predicts its direct band gap nature in both phases.     

锂电池负极材料CuSn的电子和几何结构

使用基于混合基表示的第一原理赝势法 ,研究了CuSn化合物的电子与几何结构性质 .得出CuSn二元化合物在NaCl结构、CsCl结构、闪锌矿结构、WC结构、NiAs结构和四角结构 (在CsCl结构计算的基础上 ,再沿C轴畸变 )下的体系“能量 体积”的关系 ,即能量与结构相图 ;还给出了最稳定相的能带结构、电子态密度以及电荷密度分布等性质 ,也讨论了CuSn在最稳定的NiAs结构下电子键合性质的特点 .计算得到的CuSn能量最低结构为NiAs结构 ,与实验结果一致     

First-principles study of the structural,elastic, mechanical,electronic, and optical properties of cubic Mg<Subscript>2</Subscript>TiO<Subscript>4</Subscript>

We have performed ab-initio total energy calculations using the plane-wave ultrasoft pseudopotential technique based on the first-principles density-functional theory (DFT) to study structural, elastic, mechanical, electronic, and optical properties of cubic Mg₂TiO₄. The calculated lattice parameter a is in good agreement with the experimental values. The independent elastic constants are calculated. The mechanical properties including bulk, shear and Young’s modulus, Poisson’s coefficient, compressibility and Lamé’s constants are obtained using the Voigt-Reuss-Hill method. Debye temperature is estimated using the Debye-Grüneisen model. Band structure, density of states and charge densities are shown and analyzed. In order to clarify the mechanism of optical transitions of cubic Mg₂TiO₄, the complex dielectric function, refractive index, extinction coefficient, reflectivity, absorption coefficient, loss function and complex conductivity function are calculated.     

First-principles study of electronic structure and optical properties of Sr(Ti,Zr)O3

Electronic and optical properties of Sr(Ti,Zr)O₃ crystals in the cubic (Pm-3m) and tetragonal (I4/mcm) phase were calculated by the first-principles calculations using the density functional theory and the local density approximation. The band structure of cubic and tetragonal phases show an indirect band gap at (R-Γ) point and at (M-Γ) point in the Brillouin zone, respectively. The linear photon-energy dependent dielectric functions and some optical properties such as the absorption coefficient, energy-loss function and reflectivity are calculated for both phases. The optical properties of tetragonal phase of Sr(Ti,Zr)O₃ were investigated by theoretical methods for the first time. We have also made some comparisons with the available related experimental and theoretical data.     

First-principles study of the Li2TiGeO5 ferroelastic phase transition

The electronic structures of ferroelastic lithium titanium germanate are investigated by first-principles method. The structure changes caused by the phase transition are discussed. It is shown that the orthorhombic structure is more stable than the tetragonal structure. The remarkable ferroelastic property largely originates from the Ge–O hybridization, which is enhanced by the Ti–O hybridization. The effective density and potential shows the changes of atoms bonding accompanying the ferroelastic phase transition.     

Ga2基Heusler合金Ga2XCr(X = Mn,Fe, Co,Ni, Cu)的四方畸变、电子结构、磁性及声子谱的第一性原理计算

运用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理的方法, 对Ga₂基Heusler合金Ga₂XCr (X = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu)的四方畸变、电子结构、磁性及声子谱特性进行了系统的研究. 结果表明, 在保持体积不变的四方畸变中, 五种合金的磁矩主要由Cr元素提供; Ga₂FeCr, Ga₂CoCr和Ga₂CuCr保持稳定的立方相, 而在Ga₂MnCr和Ga₂NiCr 中观察到能量更低的四方相, 且其能量最低点对应的c/a分别位于1.28和1.11处, 而对应的能量差ΔE 分别为-8.26 meV和-6.14 meV. 电子结构显示, Ga₂MnCr和Ga₂ NiCr的费米能级附近存在尖锐的电子态密度峰, 导致3d电子能级杂化向宽能量范围扩展, 以消除体系的高能量不稳态, 这个过程导致结构转变的发生. 基于适度的畸变度和能量差, 本文认为Ga₂MnCr有存在铁磁马氏体相变的可能, 其声学支虚频的出现, 也进一步表明体系有声子模软化的行为.     

高压下LiNbO3晶体电子结构与光学性质的第一性原理研究

利用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理超软赝势平面方法研究了外界压强对LiNbO3晶体波态密度,能带结构,电荷密度以及光学性质的影响.能带结构计算表明,价带顶主要由O-2p和Nb-4d态电子贡献,导带底主要由Nb-4d态电子贡献,且带隙随着压强的增加而线性增大.利用复介电函数计算了LiNbO3晶体在不同压强下光学性质的折射率、反射率、吸收系数,能量损失函数以及光电导率. 研究发现：外界压强大于10Gpa时,静态折射率保持不变,随外界压强的增加,反射率、吸收函数以及光电导率区间有一定程度的拓宽,损失函数峰发生“蓝移”.研究表明,高压可以有效调控LiNbO3晶体的电子结构和光学性质,为LiNbO3晶体的高压应用提供了有益的理论依据.