Structural, elastic, phonon and electronic properties of a MnPd alloy

The structural, elastic, phonon and electronic properties of a MnPd alloy have been investigated using the first-principles calculation. The calculated lattice constants and electronic structure agree well with the experimental results. The microscopic mechanism of the diffusionless martensitic transition from the paramagnetic B2 (PM-B2) phase to the antiferromagnetic L10 (AFM-L10) phase through the intermediate paramagnetic L10 (PM-L10 ) phase has been explored theoretically. The obtained negative shear modulus C′= (C11-C12)/2 of the PM-B2 phase is closely related to the instability of the cubic B2 phase with respect to the tetragonal distortions. The calculated phonon dispersions for the PM-L10 and AFM-L10 phases indicate that they are dynamically stable. However, the AFM-L10 phase is energetically most favorable according to the calculated total energy order, so the PM-L10 →AFM-L10 transition is caused by the magnetism rather than the electron-phonon interaction. Additionally, the AFM-L10 state is stabilized through the formation of a pseudo gap located at the Fermi level. The calculated results show that the CuAu-I type structure in the collinear antiferromagnetic state is dynamically and mechanically stable, thus is the low temperature phase.     

Structural, electronic and optical properties of orthorhombic distorted perovskite TbMnO3

This paper calculates the structural parameters, electronic and optical properties of orthorhombic distorted perovskite-type TbMnO3 by first principles using density functional theory within the generalised gradient approximation. The calculated equilibrium lattice constants are in a reasonable agreement with theoretical and experimental data. The energy band structure, density of states and partial density of states of elements are obtained. Band structures show that TbMnO3 is an indirect band gap between the O 2p states and Mn 3d states, and the band gap is of 0.48 eV agreeing with experimental result. Furthermore, the optical properties, including the dielectric function, absorption coefficient, optical reflectivity, refractive index and energy loss spectrum are calculated and analysed, showing that the TbMnO3 is a promising dielectric material.     

ZnTe结构相变、电子结构和光学性质的研究

运用密度泛函理论体系下的投影缀加波方法, 对闪锌矿和朱砂相结构的ZnTe在高压下的状态方程和结构相变进行了研究, 并分析了相变前后的原胞体积、电子结构和光学性质. 结果表明: 闪锌矿结构转变为朱砂相结构的相变压力为8.6 GPa, 并没有出现类似材料高压导致的金属化现象, 而是表现出间接带隙半导体特性. 相变后, 朱砂相结构Zn和Te原子态密度分布均向低能级方向移动, 带隙变小; 轨道杂化增强, 更有利于Te 5p与Zn 3d间的电子跃迁, 介电常数虚部主峰明显增强, 但宏观介电常数不受压力的影响.     

MnPd合金相变，弹性和热力学性质的第一性原理研究

运用基于密度泛函理论第一性原理方法研究了MnPd从立方顺磁到四方反铁磁的相变以及其弹性性质和热力学性质等．结果表明：MnPd合金顺磁立方B2结构在施加了四方应变后，结构不稳定，会发生结构相变形成四方顺磁结构．四方顺磁相弹性稳定，然而在考虑了磁性后，反铁磁四方相比四方顺磁相能量更低，而且弹性和动力学都稳定，说明反铁磁四方相是MnPd的低温结构．从而得出MnPd合金的相变路径为两步：先发生结构相变从顺磁B2立方结构转变为顺磁四方相，再由磁性诱发相变形成反铁磁四方结构．通过准谐近似得到了摩尔比热容，德拜温度等热力学性质．     

Structural, electronic, and optical properties of ZnOl_xSex alloys using first-principles calculations

The structural, electronic, and optical properties of binary ZnO, ZnSe compounds, and their ternary ZnOl_xSex alloys are computed using the accurate full potential linearized augmented plane wave plus local orbital （FP-LAPW ＋ lo） method in the rocksalt （B 1） and zincblende （B3） crystallographic phases. The electronic band structures, fundamental energy band gaps, and densities of states for ZnO1_xSex are evaluated in the range 0 〈 x 〈 1 using Wu-Cohen （WC） generalized gradient approximation （GGA） for the exchange-correlation potential. Our calculated results of lattice parameters and bulk modulus reveal a nonlinear variation for pseudo-binary and their ternary alloys in both phases and show a considerable deviation from Vegard＇s law. It is observed that the predicted lattice parameter and bulk modulus are in good agreement with the available experimental and theoretical data. We establish that the composition dependence of band gap is semi-metallic in B1 phase, while a direct band gap is observed in B3 phase. The calculated density of states is described by taking into account the contribution of Zn 3d, O 2p, and Se 4s, and the optical properties are studied in terms of dielectric functions, refractive index, reflectivity, and energy loss function for the B3 phase and are compared with the available experimental data.     

First-principles calculations of elastic,phonon and thermodynamic properties of W

We investigate the elastic properties, lattice dynamical, thermal equation of state and thermodynamic properties of bcc phase W under high pressure using density functional theory. The calculated high-pressure elastic constants of bcc phase W agree well with experimental and theoretical data. Under compression, the phonon dispersion curves of bcc phase W do not show any anomaly or instability. Our calculated zero-pressure phonon dispersion curves are in excellent agreement with experiments. Within the quasiharmonic approximation, we predict the thermal equation of state and other properties including the thermal expansion coefficient, adiabatic bulk modulus, specific heat at constant volume and entropy.     

L12型铝合金的结构、弹性和电子性质的第一性原理研究

运用第一性原理方法研究了L12型铝合金相Al3Sc和Al3Zr的晶体结构、电子结构和弹性.结合能和形成能的计算表明,两种合金具有较强的合金化能力,且Al3Zr较Al3Sc具有更强的结构稳定性.电子结构分析表明,费米能级以下较多的价电子数决定了Al3Zr具有较强的结构稳定性.计算并分析比较了两种合金相的单晶弹性常数(C11,C12和C44)以及多晶弹性模量(体弹性模量B、剪切模量G、杨氏模量Y、泊松比ν和各向异性因子A).通过对比实验和其他理论计算结果,进一步分析和解释了两种合金相的力学性质.     

Structural,electronic, and optical properties of ZnO_(1-x)Se_x alloys using first-principles calculations

The structural, electronic, and optical properties of binary ZnO, ZnSe compounds, and their ternary ZnO 1-x Se x alloys are computed using the accurate full potential linearized augmented plane wave plus local orbital (FP-LAPW + lo) method in the rocksalt (B1) and zincblende (B3) crystallographic phases. The electronic band structures, fundamental energy band gaps, and densities of states for ZnO 1-x Se x are evaluated in the range 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 using Wu-Cohen (WC) generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for the exchange-correlation potential. Our calculated results of lattice parameters and bulk modulus reveal a nonlinear variation for pseudo-binary and their ternary alloys in both phases and show a considerable deviation from Vegard's law. It is observed that the predicted lattice parameter and bulk modulus are in good agreement with the available experimental and theoretical data. We establish that the composition dependence of band gap is semi-metallic in B1 phase, while a direct band gap is observed in B3 phase. The calculated density of states is described by taking into account the contribution of Zn 3d, O2p, and Se 4s, and the optical properties are studied in terms of dielectric functions, refractive index, reflectivity, and energy loss function for the B3 phase and are compared with the available experimental data.     

Structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of Co-doped ZnO

Density functional theory based calculations have been carried out to study structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of Zn1-xCoxO (x = 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75) in the zinc-blende phase, and the generalized gradient approximation proposed by Wu and Cohen has been used. Our calculated lattice constants decrease while the bulk moduli increase with the increase of Co 2+ concentration. The calculated spin polarized band structures show the metallic behavior of Co-doped ZnO for both the up and the down spin cases with various doping concentrations. Moreover, the electron population is found to shift from the Zn-O bond to the Co-O bond with the increase of Co 2+ concentration. The total magnetic moment, the interstitial magnetic moment, the valence and the conduction band edge spin splitting energies, and the exchange constants decrease, while the local magnetic moments of Zn, Co, O, the exchange spin splitting energies, and crystal field splitting energies increase with the increase of dopant concentration.     

The structural,electronic, and magnetic properties of SrFeOn（n=2 and 2.5）： a GGA＋U study

Using density-functional calculations within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA)+U framework,we investigate the structural,electronic,and magnetic properties of the ground states of SrFeOn (n = 2 and 2.5).The magnetism calculations show that the ground states of both SrFeO2 and SrFeO2.5 have G type antiferromagnetic ordering,with indirect band gaps of 0.89 and 0.79 eV,respectively.The electronic structure calculations demonstrate that Fe cations are in the high-spin state of (dz2 )2(dxz,dyz)2(dxy)1(dx2 y2 )1(S = 2),unlike the previous prediction of (dxz,dyz)3(dxy)1(dz2 )1(dx2 y2 )1(S = 2) for SrFeO2,and in the high-spin state of (dxy,dxz,dyz,dx2 y2 ,dz2 )5(S = 5/2) for SrFeO2.5.     

用密度泛函理论研究氮化硅新相的电子结构、光学性质和相变

运用第一性原理赝势方法,对氮化硅新相(六方Pˉ6和Pˉ6′相)的电子结构、光学性质和相变过程进行分析,研究能带结构、介电函数谱、反射谱和能量损失函数的变化机理.研究发现,β→Pˉ6→δ相变是可行的,在室温下β→Pˉ6和Pˉ6→δ相变的临界压强分别为42.9和47.7 GPa;相界的斜率为正值表明Pˉ6→δ相变过程伴随着晶胞体积的塌缩;Pˉ6和Pˉ6′相分别属于直接带隙和间接带隙半导体,能隙宽度分别为4.98和4.01 eV;得到了两相的零频介电常数;反射谱表明,两相的强反射峰均位于真空紫外线区域,因此可以用作紫外光屏蔽或紫外探测材料;在可见光区域,两相表现为近似透明.     

Structural, thermodynamic and electronic properties of zinc-blende AlN from first-principles calculations

Structural, thermodynamic and electronic properties of zinc-blende AlN under pressure are investigated by first-principles calculations based on the plane-wave basis set. Through the analysis of enthalpy variation of AlN in the zinc-blende (ZB) and the rock-salt (RS) structures with pressure, we find the phase transition of AlN from ZB to RS structure occurs at 6.7 GPa. By using the quasi-harmonic Debye model, we obtain the heat capacity C_V, Debye temperature Θ_D, Grüneisen parameter γ and thermal expansion coefficient α. The electronic properties including fundamental energy gaps and hydrostatic deformation potentials are investigated and the dependence of energy gaps on pressure is analysed.     

Structural,elastic, electronic,andoptical properties of layered TiNX (X = F,Cl, Br,I) compounds: a density functional theory study

ABSTRACT

Titanium nitride halides, TiNX (X = F, Cl, Br, I) in the α-phase (orthorhombic) are exciting quasi two-dimensional (2D) electronic systems exhibiting a fascinating series of electronic ground states. Pristine TiNX are semiconductors with varying energy gaps and possess attractive properties for potential applications in optoelectronics, photovoltaics, and thermoelectrics. Alkali metal intercalated TiNCl becomes superconducting at reasonably high temperature. We have revisited the electronic band structure of TiNX using density functional theory (DFT) based calculations. The atomic orbital resolved partial electronic energy densities of states are calculated together with the total density of states (TDOS). The structural and elastic properties have been investigated in details for the first time. The elastic anisotropy has been explored. The optical properties of TiNX are studied for the first time. The Debye temperatures have been calculated and the related thermal and phonon parameters are discussed. The calculated physical parameters are compared with existing theoretical and experimental results and showed fair agreement. TiNX are found to reflect electromagnetic radiation strongly in the mid ultraviolet region. The elastic properties show high degree of anisotropy. The effect of halogen atoms on various structural, elastic, electronic, and thermal properties in TiNX are also discussed in detail.     

高压对氮化硼纳米管的几何结构、电子结构和光学性质的影响

运用密度泛函理论平面波赝势方法(PWP)和广义梯度近似(GGA),计算研究了纳米管BN(5,5)在不同压力条件下的几何结构、电子结构和光学性质. 在高压条件下管口形状发生了较大的变化. 与闪锌矿结构BN比较分析发现两种结构间存在一些性质上的差异：首先,在外压力作用下,BN(5,5)纳米管的带隙随压力增大而减小,变化率为-0.01795eV/GPa,而闪锌矿结构BN随压力增大而增大;其次光吸收谱在压力条件下,没有和闪锌矿结构BN一样发生“蓝移”,相反在红外方向有所拓展;但纳米管BN(5,5)电子的转移方向和 关键词： 氮化硼纳米管 密度泛函理论(DFT) 电子结构     

Structural, electronic and optical properties of pure and Ni-doped CdI2 layered crystals as explored by ab initio and crystal field calculations

Influence of impurity Ni²⁺ ions on optical absorption spectra of layered CdI₂ single crystals has been considered for localized level of doping. Optical properties of CdI₂:Ni²⁺ crystals were modeled using two independent approaches: (i) DFT-based ab initio calculations and (ii) semi-empirical crystal field theory. The former method allowed for locating the Ni²⁺ 3d states with respect to the host’s band structure, providing a link between the properties of impurity and host itself. The latter method allowed for calculations of crystal field splitting of the Ni²⁺ LS terms, giving an opportunity to assign the main bands in the absorption spectrum of the doped crystal. To increase accuracy in calculating the point charge contribution to the crystal field parameters (CFP), contributions of all crystal lattice ions located at a distance of up to 72.999 Å from the Ni ion were included into the crystal lattice sums. The crystal field Hamiltonian was diagonalized in the space of 25 wave functions of the spin-triplet terms ³F, ³P and the spin-singlet terms ¹S, ¹D, ¹G of the 3d⁸ electron configuration of Ni²⁺ ion. Additional calculations of the band structure and optical functions were performed to reveal the structure of the energy bands, their role in the formation of optical properties of this system in the overlapping impurity-ligand effects. Electron density distribution in the space between atoms before and after doping was compared; hybridization of the Ni 3d states with iodine 5p states was demonstrated. The role of the crystal anisotropy in the observed effects is discussed.     

First principles study on the structural, electronic, and elastic properties of Na-As systems

We have performed the first principles calculation by using the plane-wave pseudopotential approach with the generalized gradient approximation for investigating the structural, electronic, and elastic properties Na-As systems (NaAs in NaP, LiAs and AuCu-type structures, NaAs₂ in MgCu₂-type structure, Na₃As in Na₃As, Cu₃P and Li₃Bi-type structures, and Na₅As₄ in A₅B₄-type structure). The lattice parameters, cohesive energy, formation energy, bulk modulus, and the first derivative of bulk modulus (to fit to Murnaghan’s equation of state) of the related structures are calculated. The second-order elastic constants and the other related quantities such as Young’s modulus, shear modulus, Poisson’s ratio, sound velocities, and Debye temperature are also estimated.     

The structural, elastic and electronic properties of BiI3: First-principles calculations

The structural, elastic and electronic properties of BiI₃ are investigated using the first-principles pseudopotential calculations within the framework of density functional theory. The calculated equilibrium structural parameters agree well with the experimental values. The results show that rhombohedral R-3 structure is low enthalpy structure at zero pressure. R-3 structure will transform into SbI₃-type structure (space group P2₁/c) at about 7.0 GPa. At zero pressure, BiI₃ with R-3 symmetry meets the mechanical stability criteria, but BiI₃ with P-31 m symmetry is an unstable one mechanically. For R-3 structure, the obtained bulk, shear, and Young’s moduli are 25.6, 15.3 and 38.3 GPa, respectively. BiI₃ presents large elastic anisotropy. Debye temperature of R-3 structure calculated is 181 K. The metallization pressure of R-3 structure is about 133 GPa and that of predicted high pressure phase P2₁/c structure is about 61 GPa, indicating BiI₃’s potential application as a nuclear radiation detector under high pressure environment.     

Pressure effects on structural,elastic and electronic properties of BaZnO2: first-principles study

The structural, elastic and electronic properties of BaZnO₂ under pressure are investigated by the plane wave pseudopotential density functional theory (DFT). The calculated lattice parameters and unit cell volume of BaZnO₂ at the ground state are in good agreement with the available experimental data and other theoretical data. The pressure dependences of elastic constants C_ij, bulk modulus B, shear modulus G, B/G, Poisson’ s ratio σ, Debye temperature Θ and aggregate acoustic velocities V_P and V_S are systematically investigated. It is shown that BaZnO₂ maintains ductile properties under the applied pressures. Analysis for the calculated elastic constants has been made to reveal the mechanical stability and mechanical anisotropy of BaZnO₂. At the ground state, the calculated compressional and shear wave velocities are 8.26 km/s and 1.81 km/s, respectively, and the Debye temperature Θ is 240.8 K. The pressure dependences of the density of states and the bonding property of BaZnO₂ are also investigated.     

Elastic,mechanical, electronic properties and hardness of Nb2AsC from first principles

The study aims at the elastic, mechanical, electronic properties and hardness of Nb₂AsC using first principles based on the density functional theory method within the generalised gradient approximation. The calculated lattice parameters of Nb₂AsC are in good agreement with the experimental data. The five independent elastic constants are firstly calculated as a function of pressure, and our results indicate that it is mechanically stable in the applied pressure. The elastic anisotropy is examined through the computation of the direction dependence of Young's modulus. The pressure dependences of the bulk modulus, shear modulus, average velocity of acoustic waves and Debye temperature of Nb₂AsC are systematically investigated. The band structure and density of states are discussed, and the results show that the strong hybridisations C p–Nb d and As p–Nb d would be beneficial to the structure stability of Nb₂AsC. Based on the Mulliken population analysis, the hardness of Nb₂AsC is predicted.