高压下LiYF4晶体光学性质的第一性原理研究

本文采用第一性原理方法,在100 GPa的压力范围内, 计算了LiYF4理想晶体和含空位点缺陷晶体的光学性质.吸收谱数据表明,在100 GPa范围内,压力和相变因素的存在不会改变LiYF4晶体在250-1000 nm的波段内没有光吸收的事实. 氟、钇空位点缺陷的出现会使得LiYF4的吸收边蓝移,而锂空位点缺陷将导致它的吸收边微弱红移(但在250-1000 nm的波段内它仍不具有光吸收行为).波长在532 nm处的折射率数据显示, 在LiYF4的三个结构相区,其折射率均随压力的增加而增大. LiYF4从白钨矿结构到褐钇铌矿结构的相变会使得其折射率略微增加,但从褐钇铌矿结构到类黑钨矿结构的相变将导致其折射率显著降低. 同时,空位缺陷的存在将引起LiYF4的折射率明显增大. 分析指明,LiYF4有成为冲击窗口材料的可能. 本文所获得的信息对未来的实验研究有参考作用.     

Elastic properties and phonon dispersions of rhenium in hexagonal-close-packed structure under pressure from first principles

The elastic properties of the hexagonal-close-packed (hcp) structure rhenium (Re) and their behavior under pressure are investigated using the local density approximation (LDA) and the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The obtained high pressure elastic constants are well consistent with previous theoretical date, while large discrepancies are found between theory and the high pressure experiments. The calculated isothermal bulk modulus B₀ (376 GPa for GGA and 389 GPa for LDA) and its initial pressure derivative (4.52 for LDA and 4.58 for GGA) compare favorably with the experimental values. Moreover, it is found that the value of c/a, B/G, Poisson's ratio, and B_c/B_a are virtually independent of pressure. We also performed calculation for phonon dispersions at high pressure. GGA in our calculation exhibits a same trend as the high pressure experimental curve.     

Effects of the vacancy point-defect on the refractive index and equation of state (EOS) of LiF at high pressure: A first principles investigation

By the first-principles method, the refractive-index and density of LiF crystal without and with charged Li or F vacancy were calculated within 102 GPa, whose results were used to explore effects of shock-induced vacancy point-defects on its refractive-index and EOS at high pressure. Our data indicate that the calculated refractive-index of a perfect LiF crystal increases more rapidly with increasing pressure than those determined by shock experiments and above ∼50-60 GPa there is also a similar behavior in density-pressure curve. It is found that Li¹⁺ vacancy-induced decreases in refractive-index and density are supposed to be a possible source causing these differences. Our results support that the vacancy-defect concentrations should increase with increasing shock-pressure.     

Elastic properties of CaCO_3 high pressure phases from first principles

Elastic properties of three high pressure polymorphs of CaCO_3 are investigated based on first principles calculations.The calculations are conducted at 0 GPa–40 GPa for aragonite, 40 GPa–65 GPa for post-aragonite, and 65 GPa–150 GPa for the P2_1/c-h-CaCO_3 structure, respectively. By fitting the third-order Birch–Murnaghan equation of state(EOS), the values of bulk modulus K_0 and pressure derivative K~'_0 are 66.09 GPa and 4.64 for aragonite, 81.93 GPa and 4.49 for post-aragonite, and 56.55 GPa and 5.40 for P2_1/c-h-CaCO_3, respectively, which are in good agreement with previous experimental and theoretical data. Elastic constants, wave velocities, and wave velocity anisotropies of the three highpressure CaCO_3 phases are obtained. Post-aragonite exhibits 25.90%–32.10% V_P anisotropy and 74.34%–104.30% V_S splitting anisotropy, and P2_1/c-h-CaCO_3 shows 22.30%–25.40% V_Panisotropy and 42.81%–48.00% V_S splitting anisotropy in the calculated pressure range. Compared with major minerals of the lower mantle, CaCO_3 high pressure polymorphs have low isotropic wave velocity and high wave velocity anisotropies. These results are important for understanding the deep carbon cycle and seismic wave velocity structure in the lower mantle.     

Tetragonal high-pressure phase of InI predicted from first principles

Ab initio particle swarm optimization algorithm for crystal structural prediction was employed to uncover the high-pressure crystal structure of indium iodide (InI). We have predicted one tetragonal high-pressure phase for InI with P4/nmm symmetry, which is energetically much superior to the previously proposed CsCl-type structure. The P4/nmm-InI possesses alternative stacking of double I and In layers. The arrangement of adjacent I and In layers of P4/nmm-InI is similar to that of the CsCl-type structure. The calculated electronic density of states supports a metallic character for this tetragonal phase that is similar to the high-pressure behavior of IIA-VIB families. Furthermore, the phase transition path from the ambient pressure TlI-InI→P4/nmm-InI has been discussed.     

Electronic and thermodynamic properties of B2-FeSi from first principles

The electronic and thermodynamic properties of B2-FeSi have been investigated using the first-principles method based on the plane-wave basis set. The calculated equilibrium lattice constant is in good agreement with available experimental and theoretical data. Our results have shown that B2-FeSi was a narrow gap semiconductor of above 0.055 eV and exhibited metallic characteristics. The density of states (DOS) can also describe orbital mixing. Using the quasi-harmonic Debye model, the thermodynamic properties of B2-FeSi have been analyzed. Variations of the Debye temperature Θ_D, thermal expansion α, heat capacity C_v, entropy S and the Grüneisen parameter γ on temperature T and pressure P were obtained successfully in the ranges of 0-2400 K and 0-140 GPa.     

Synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of haüyne at high pressure

The compression behavior of a natural haüyne has been investigated to about 8.1 GPa at 300 K using in situ angle-dispersive X-ray diffraction and a diamond anvil cell at High Pressure Experiment Station, Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF). Over this pressure range, no phase change or disproportionation has been observed. The isothermal equation of state was determined for the first time. The values of V₀, K₀, and K′₀ refined with a third-order Birch-Murnaghan equation of state are V₀=751.6±0.4 Å³, K₀=49±1 GPa, and K′₀=3.3±0.3, respectively.     

第一性原理计算Mo浓度对Mo掺杂BiVO4光催化性能的影响

本文利用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理研究了不同浓度的Mo掺杂BiVO₄的V位的电子结构、光学性质和光催化性能.缺陷形成能的计算结果说明BiMo_xV_1-xO₄(x=0.0625, 0.125, 0.25)三种掺杂体系都是可以稳定存在的.电子结构计算结果表明：BiMo_xV_1-xO₄(x=0, 0.0625, 0.125, 0.25)四种体系的带隙分别为2.123 eV,2.142 eV,2.160 eV和2.213 eV.掺杂BiVO₄体系的带隙值均大于本征BiVO₄,且带隙随着Mo浓度的增加而增大. BiMo_xV_1-xO₄(x=0.0625, 0.125, 0.25)三种掺杂体系的能带结构全部向低能量区域移动,导致掺杂体系导带底越过费米能级,Mo掺杂BiVO₄后具...     

二维g-AlN材料中n型掺杂探索：基于第一性原理的带电缺陷计算

电荷转移能级和缺陷形成能的计算对探索半导体材料的n型和p型掺杂效率具有重要的指导意义。基于第一性原理方法,结合二维带电缺陷计算理论,系统计算了二维类石墨烯氮化铝(graphene-like AlN, g-AlN)中四种（C_Al,Si_Al,Ge_Al,Sn_Al）可能的n型掺杂体系的结构、磁学、电学以及缺陷性质。结果表明,四种体系的最稳定价态均为+1价和0价,Sn_Al具有较深的施主能级,不具备为二维g-AlN提供n型载流子的条件,而C_Al,Si_Al,Ge_Al表现为浅能级施主特性,均能在一定条件下成为理想的施主杂质,其中Si_Al具有最浅的施主特性以及最低的缺陷形成能,因而是二维g-AlN中实现n型掺杂的首选掺杂剂。另外,在p型二维g-AlN中,四种掺杂原子都会成为有效的空穴捕获中心,严重降低p型载流子导电率。研究数据将会为实验上实现二维g-AlN n型掺杂提供理论解释和指导。     

Electronic and lattice vibrational properties of cubic BaHfO3 from first principles calculations

Through first principles calculations, we investigated the electronic structure and lattice vibrational properties of BaHfO₃. The optimized lattice constant of BaHfO₃ is in agreement with experimental and theoretical results. Our results show that cubic BaHfO₃ is an insulator with an indirect band gap of 3.5 eV. Besides, the calculation using the screened exchange local density approximation (sX-LDA) has been performed with the predicted minimum gap of 5.3 eV. The phonon dispersion curves of BaHfO₃ were also calculated. All positive phonon frequencies in the Brillouin zone were found, indicating the stability of BaHfO₃ structure.     

Exploring at nanoscale from first principles

Systems at the nanoscale can exhibit distinctive and unexpected properties in electrical, magnetic, mechanical, and chemical aspects. Understanding these properties not only is of importance from the fundamental scientific view but also offers great opportunities for future applications. Theoretical calculations can provide important information to interpret, modify, and predict the novel properties of objects at the nanoscale and therefore play a significant role in the process of exploring the nano world. In this review, six different areas are briefly presented, namely, prediction of new stable structures, modification of properties (especially the electronic structures), design of novel devices for applications, the structures and catalytic effects of clusters, the mechanical and transport properties of gold nanowires, and improvement of materials for hydrogen storage. Based on these examples, we show what can be done and what can be found in the investigations of nanoscale systems with participation of theoretical calculations.      

Thermoelasticity of CaO from first principles

The thermoelastic properties of CaO over a wide range of pressure and temperature are studied using density functional theory in the generalized gradient approximation. The transition pressure taken from the enthalpy calculations is 66.7GPa for CaO, which accords with the experimental result very well. The athermal elastic moduli of the two phases of CaO are calculated as a function of pressure up to 200GPa. The calculated results are in excellent agreement with existing experimental data at ambient pressure and compared favourably with other pseudopotential predictions over the pressure regime studied. It is also found that the degree of the anisotropy rapidly decreases with pressure increasing in the B1 phase, whereas it strongly increases as the pressure increases in the B2 phase. The thermodynamic properties of the B1 phase of CaO are predicted using the quasi-harmonic Debye model; the heat capacity and entropy are consistent with other previous results at zero pressure.     

M- (Sm, Pr, Ga) 掺杂TiO2带隙及电子结构的第一原理研究

采用密度泛函理论对M-（Sm、Pr、Ga）掺杂锐钛矿型TiO2能带和电子性质进行了系统的理论研究. 计算结果表明,通过Sm和Pr的掺杂可以降低TiO2的带隙进而使其产生吸收边红移,通过Ga的掺杂能使带隙稍增加. 这主要是由于Sm和Pr的掺杂使Sm和Pr上的4f层电子与原子相邻O原子上的2p层电子相互作用,形成的杂质能级影响了Ti-O的能带结构,从而降低带隙,提高TiO2的可见光吸收性能.     

高压下钙钛矿结构MgSiO3的分子动力学研究

利用分子动力学方法,研究了高温高压下钙钛矿结构MgSiO3的状态方程.研究表明,分子动力学模拟结果很好地再现了广泛温度和压强范围内钙钛矿结构MgSiO3的摩尔体积.温度300 K压强上升到120 GPa模拟的钙钛矿结构MgSiO3状态方程和有效的实验结果基本一致.在更高温度和更高压强下模拟的钙钛矿结构MgSiO3状态方程和他人的计算值吻合的很好.另外,还分别计算了温度300 K,900 K,1500 K和2500 K压强上升到120 GPa时MgSiO3的体积压缩率.     

第一性原理研究缺陷对高压下LiF的电子结构和光学性质的影响

基于密度泛函理论下的平面波超软赝势方法,本文计算了102 GPa压力下LiF理想和含空位（Li-1 、F+1）晶体的电子结构和光学性质.结果表明:102 GPa压力下理想LiF晶体有良好的透明性;高压下Li-1及F+1两种空位的存在不影响LiF的光学透明性.分析其原因：LiF是一种带隙很宽的离子晶体,电子发生跃迁需要较高的能量; LiF中F元素的电负性很大,Li的电负性却很小,二者结合的Li-F键键能很高.另外本文还计算了102 GPa压力下理想LiF晶体及Li-1 、F+1两种空位分别存在时的反射、折射率、介电函数和光损失函数等一些光学性质,并将理想和含空位的做了比较,结果表明：102 GPa压力下空位的存在对LiF在可见光范围内这些光学性质都不产生影响,但由于F+1空位的存在使LiF晶体对光的吸收发生了红移现象.     

CoO under pressure from first principles

Density functional theory and the generalized gradient approximation with correction for Hubbard energy was used to study the behavior of cobaltous oxide (CoO) under pressure. CoO undergoes an insulator-metal transition which is accompanied by a magnetic collapse. The antiferromagnetic phase of CoO transforms to nonmagnetic phase with the 6-7% reduction in the fractional volume. The magnetic collapse and the energy band gap closure are driven by the lost of correlation which results from the delocalization of 3d electrons. Delocalization process is due to the band broadening with compression. The Hubbard energy influences the transitions pressure. The lower Hubbard terms result in the lower values of transition pressure. The evolution of magnetic moment, energy band gap, and the bandwidth versus increasing pressure is analyzed. The results of calculations are compared to the existing theoretical and experimental data.     

First-principles calculations for structure and equation of state of MgB2 at high pressure

We investigate the structure and the equation of state of compound MgB₂ at high pressure using the full-potential linearized muffin-tin orbital scheme within the generalized gradient approximation correction in the frame of density functional theory. Through the quasi-harmonic Debye model, in which the phononic effects are considered, we have obtained successfully the bulk modulus and the thermal expansion of MgB₂.     

铀的原子模型

在U价电子采用(5s4p3d4f)/[3s3p2d2f]收缩基函数,原子实采用相对论原子实势进行处理的条件下,通过B3LYP杂化交换-相关泛函对U₂分子的电子态和势能数据进行了第一性原理计算．结果表明U₂分子的基态电子态为X⁹∑⁺_g ．同时用Murrell-Sorbie解析势能函数对对势数据进行拟合．在自旋极化水平和广义梯度近似下,采用密度泛函理论(DFT)和Perdew-Burke     

Structural and elastic properties of TiN under high pressure

We have investigated the structural and elastic properties of TiN at high pressures by the first-principles plane wave pseudopotential density functional theory method at applied pressures up to 45.4 GPa. The obtained normalized volume dependence of the resulting pressure is in excellent agreement with the experimental data investigated using synchrotron radial x-ray diffraction (RXRD) under nonhydrostatic compression up to 45.4 GPa in a diamond-anvil cell. Three independent elastic constants at zero pressure and high pressure are calculated. From the obtained elastic constants, the bulk modulus, Young's modulus, shear modulus, acoustic velocity and Debye temperature as a function of the applied pressure are also successfully obtained.