Structural and electrical properties of Ga–Te systems under high pressure

First-principles evolutionary calculation was performed to search for all probable stable Ga–Te compounds at extreme pressure. In addition to the well-known structures of P6_3/mmc and Fm-3 m Ga Te and I4/m Ga_2 Te_5, several new structures were uncovered at high pressure, namely, orthorhombic I4/mmm GaTe_2 and monoclinic C2/m Ga Te_3, and all the Ga–Te structures stabilize up to a maximum pressure of 80 GPa. The calculation of the electronic energy band indicated that the high-pressure phases of the Ga–Te system are metallic, whereas the low-pressure phases are semiconductors. The electronic localization functions(ELFs) of the Ga–Te system were also calculated to explore the bond characteristics. The results showed that a covalent bond is formed at low pressure, however, this bond disappears at high pressure, and an ionic bond is formed at extreme pressure.     

All-electron study of ultra-incompressible superhard material ReB2: structural and electronic properties

This paper investigates the structural and electronic properties of rhenium diboride by first-principles calculation based on density functional theory. The obtained results show that the calculated equilibrium structural parameters of ReB2 are in excellent agreement with experimental values. The calculated bulk modulus is 361 GPa in comparison with that of the experiment. The compressibility of ReB2 is lower than that of well-known OsB2. The anisotropy of the bulk modulus is confirmed by c/a ratio as a function of pressure curve and the bulk modulus along different axes along with the electron density distribution. The high bulk modulus is attributed to the strong covalent bond between Re-d and B-p orbitals and the wider pseudogap near the Fermi level, which could be deduced from both electron charge density distribution and density of states. The band structure and density of states of ReB2 exhibit that this material presents metallic behavior. The good metallicity and ultra-incompressibility of ReB2 might suggest its potential application as pressure-proof conductors.     

Density-functional theory investigation of electronic structure, elastic properties, optical properties, and lattice dynamics of BazZnWO6

The electronic structures, optical dielectric functions, elastic properties, and lattice dynamics of Ba2ZnWO6 have been investigated by using the generalized gradient approximation. The density of states and distributions of charge density show that O and Ba tend toward ionic bond, but O and W or Zn display the covalent bond character. The calculated energy band structure shows that Ba2ZnWO6 is a wide indirect band gap semiconductor. The static value 2.28 of the refractive index is attained. The analysis of the elastic properties of Ba2ZnWO6 indicates a rather weak elastic anisotropy. The phonon dispersion is calculated, suggesting no structural instability, which is agreement with the recent low temperature neutron diffraction experiments. The mensurability Cv （phonon heat capacity） as the function of the temperature is also calculated to judge our results for future experiment.     

Electronic and optical properties of lithium niobate under high pressure: A first-principles study

We theoretically study the structural, electronic, and optical properties of lithium niobate under pressure using the plane-wave pseudopotential density functional theory by CASTEP code. It was found that there is a phase transition from the R3 c structure to the Pnma structure at a pressure of 18.7 GPa. The Pnma structure was dynamically stable according to the calculation of phonon dispersion. From the charge density distributions, there exist covalent interactions along the Nb–O bond. The hybridization between O 2p and Nb 4d orbital in the Pnma phase increases with increasing pressure, while it is not changed in the R3 c phase. With increasing pressure, the average Nb–O bond length decreases and the Nb–O bond population increases, indicating the increased covalent character between Nb and O atoms under high pressure at Pnma phase, which leads to the increased hybridization between O 2p and Nb 4d orbitals. Furthermore, the optical dielectric function, refractive index, extinction coefficient, electron energy, loss and reflectivity are calculated.     

Predicted novel insulating electride compound between alkali metals lithium and sodium under high pressure

The application of high pressure can fundamentally modify the crystalline and electronic structures of elements as well as their chemical reactivity, which could lead to the formation of novel materials. Here, we explore the reactivity of lithium with sodium under high pressure, using a swarm structure searching techniques combined with first-principles calculations, which identify a thermodynamically stable Li–Na compound adopting an orthorhombic oP8 phase at pressure above 355 GPa. The formation of Li–Na may be a consequence of strong concentration of electrons transfering from the lithium and the sodium atoms into the interstitial sites, which also leads to open a relatively wide band gap for Li NaoP8. This is substantially different from atoms sharing or exchanging electrons in common compounds and alloys. In addition, lattice-dynamic calculations indicate that Li Na-oP8 remains dynamically stable when pressure decompresses down to 70 GPa.     

Effect of In-Doping on Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Sr2TiO4

The effect of In doping on the electronic structure and optical properties of Sr2 TiO4 is investigated by a firstprinciples calculation of plane wave ultrasoft pseudopotentials based on density functional theory. The calculated results reveal that corner-shared TiO6 octahedra dominate the main electronic properties of Sr2TiO4 and the covalency of the Ti-O（1） bond in the ab plane is stronger than that of the Ti-O（2） bond along the c-axis. After In doping, there is a little lattice expansion in Sr2In0.125 Ti0.875 O4 and the interaction between the Ti-O bond near the impurity In atom is weakened. The binding energies of Sr2TiO4 and Sr2In0.125Ti0.875O4 estimated from the electronic structure calculations indicate that the crystal structure of Sr2In0.125 Ti0.875 O4 is still stable after doping, but its stability is lower than that of undoped Sr2TiO4. Moreover, the valence bands （VBs） of the Sr2In0.125Ti0.875O4 system consist of O 2p and In 4d states, and the mixing of O 2p and In 4d states makes the top VBs shift significantly to high energies, resulting in visible light absorption. The adsorption of visible light is of practical importance for the application of St2 TiO4 as a photocatalyst.     

Photoluminescence characteristics and energy transfer between Bi~（3＋） and Eu~（3＋） in Na_2O–CaO–GeO_2–SiO_2 glass

We report the photoluminescence（PL） of Eu^3＋-doped glass with Bi^3＋as a sensitizer. The specific glass system with the strong enhancement of the red emission of Eu3＋is obtained by adding a small number of Bi3＋ions instead of increasing the Eu^3＋ concentration. The emission band of Bi3＋overlaps with the excitation band of Eu^3＋ and the lifetime decay curves,resulting in a very efficient energy transfer from Bi^3＋ to Eu^3＋. The probability of energy transfer is strongly dependent on Bi^3＋ concentration. In addition, the intensity of 4f–4f transition is much stronger than that of a charge-transfer（CT） band in the excitation spectrum, which indicates that the Na2O–Ca O–Ge O2-Si O2 glass is a suitable red-emitting phosphor with high stability as a candidate for light-emitting diodes（LEDs）.     

First principles study on Mn-doped LiFePO4 as cathode material for rechargeable lithium batteries

The electronic structure and diffusion energy barriers of Li ions in pure and Mn-doped LiFePO4 have been studied using density functional theory （DFT）. The results demonstrate clearly that Fe - O covalent bond is weaker than P- O covalent bond. Pure LiFePO4 has band gap of 0.56 eV and diffusion energy barrier of 2.57 eV for Li ions, while the dopant has small band gap of 0.25 eV and low diffusion energy barrier of 2.31 eV, which indicates that the electronic and ionic conductivity of LiFePO4 have been improved owing to doping.     

First Principles Study on NaxLi1-xFePO4 As Cathode Material for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

The electronic structure and ionic dynamic properties of pure and Na doped （Li site） LiFePO4 have been investigated by first-principles calculations. The band gap of the Na doped material is much narrow than that of the undoped one, indicating of better electronic conductive properties. First-principles based molecular dynamic simulations have been performed to examine the migration energy barriers for the Li ion diffusion. The results shown that the energy barriers for Li diffusion decreased a little along the one-dimensional diffusion pathway, indicating that the ionic conductive property is also improved, as compared with the high valance doping （such as CF） cases.     

Behaviors of Zn_2GeO_4 under high pressure and high temperature

The structural stability of Zn_2GeO_4 was investigated by in-situ synchrotron radiation angle dispersive x-ray diffraction. The pressure-induced amorphization is observed up to 10 GPa at room temperature. The high-pressure and hightemperature sintering experiments and the Raman spectrum measurement firstly were performed to suggest that the amorphization is caused by insufficient thermal energy and tilting Zn–O–Ge and Ge–O–Ge bond angles with increasing pressure,respectively. The calculated bulk modulus of Zn_2GeO_4 is 117.8 GPa from the pressure-volume data. In general, insights into the mechanical behavior and structure evolution of Zn_2GeO_4 will shed light on the micro-mechanism of the materials variation under high pressure and high temperature.     

高压下Zn2GeO4带隙变化的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理计算研究了Zn₂GeO₄晶体在高压下的电子结构和带隙变化行为. 研究结果发现, 随着压强的增加, Zn₂GeO₄ 能带间隙先变大, 在压强为9.7 GPa时达到最大值, 然后减小. 通过电子态密度、电荷布居数和电子差分密度分布图的研究分析可知:在低压区域(0< P< 9.7 GPa), 带隙的变大主要是由于原子间距离的减小造成的共价性增强和Ge原子随压强的变大局域性增强引起的; 在高压区域(P>9.7 GPa), 则是出现了离域现象, 诱发了离域电子的产生, 从而使带隙减小.     

First-principles calculations of electronic, optical and elastic properties of ZnAl2S4 and ZnGa2O4

The optimized crystal structures, band structures, partial and total densities of states (DOS), dielectric functions, refractive indexes and elastic constants for ZnAl₂S₄ and ZnGa₂O₄ were calculated using the CASTEP module of Materials Studio package. Pressure effects were modeled by performing these calculations for different values of external hydrostatic pressure up to 50 GPa. Obtained dependencies of the unit cell volume on pressure were fitted by the Murnaghan equation of state, and the relative changes of different chemical bond lengths were approximated by quadratic functions of pressure. Variations of applied pressure were shown to produce considerable re-distribution of the electron densities around ions in both crystals, which is evidenced in different trends for the effective Mulliken charges of the constituting ions and changes of contour plots of the charge densities. The longitudinal and transverse sound velocities and Debye temperatures for both compounds were also estimated using the calculated elastic constants.     

极端条件下6Li2O的热力学性能与电子结构

 采用密度泛函理论与准谐振德拜模型研究了面心立方相的⁶Li₂O在极端条件下的热力学性质与电子结构。结果表明: ⁶Li₂O的热膨胀系数在任何温度下都随压强增加明显降低,但仅当压强较低(低于40 GPa)时,温度对6Li2O的热膨胀系数的影响才明显;O原子半径随压强增大而迅速降低,而随温度的变化并不明显;在低压条件下(低于40 GPa),带隙随温度的升高缓慢降低;而在高压条件下(高于40 GPa),温度对带隙宽度的影响几乎可以忽略;无论在什么温度条件下,带隙宽度均随压强的增大而迅速增加。     

KLiSO4(C66)结构中Li原子位置的测定

Bradley在1925年所定出KLiSO₄室温相的结构为(C₆⁶),但其中的Li原子位置并非测定的,而是推断为在三次轴上有较大的空隙处。这一位置与晶体学一般成键理论的认识是有矛眉的,因而最近有人提出了异议。我们重新测定了这一晶体结构,特别是实测了Li原子的位置。新定出的KLiSO₄晶体结构中的Li原子位置是:x=1/3,y=2/3,z=0.1797(16)。而Bradley所推断的Li原子位置是:x=1/3,y=2/3,z=0.3488。前者与文献[8]中估算值相接近。新定出的Li原子位置与近邻O原子构成了键长约在1.9A左右的Li—O四面体。 关键词：     

First-principles study on electronic structure of Sr2Bi2O5 crystal

The electronic structure of Sr₂Bi₂O₅ is calculated by the GGA approach. Both of the valence band maximum and the conduction band minimum are located at Γ-point. This means that Sr₂Bi₂O₅ is a direct band-gap material. The wide energy-band dispersions near the valence band maximum and the conduction band minimum predict that holes and electrons generated by band gap excitation have a high mobility. The conduction band is composed of Bi 6p, Sr 4d and O 2p energy states. On the other hand, the valence band can be divided into two energy regions ranging from −9.5 to −7.9 eV (lower valence band) and from −4.13 to 0 eV (upper valence band). The former mainly consists of Bi 6s states hybridizing with O 2s and O 2p states, and the latter is mainly constructed from O 2p states strongly interacting with Bi 6s and Bi 6p states.     

SiN掺杂提高BaMgAl10O17:Eu2+荧光粉光学性能的第一性原理研究

使用基于密度泛函理论的CASTEP软件计算了BAM:Eu²⁺(BaMgAl₁₀O₁₇:Eu²⁺)荧光粉在SiN掺杂前后的能带、态密度、吸收光谱和Mulliken布居．Eu²⁺处于BR位置光吸收更强;SiN掺杂使处于BR位置的Eu²⁺的数量上升,而处于mO位置的Eu²⁺的数量下降,抵消了SiN掺杂降低Eu的态密度对光谱的影响．所以适量掺杂的SiN提高了BAM:Eu²⁺荧光粉的吸收发射光谱强度．Si-N键和Eu-N键的Mulliken布居数分别高于Al-O键和Eu-O键, 说明Si-N键和Eu-N键的共价性分别强于Al-O键和Eu-O键．发光中心Eu²⁺局域结构共价性的增强降低了BAM:Eu²⁺镜面层的活性,这是SiN掺杂提高BAM:Eu²⁺+荧光粉光学稳定性的主要原因．     

杂质对Nb2GeC性质影响的第一性原理研究

为进一步研究Nb₂GeC在辐照环境中的稳定性, 本文研究了O, H和He杂质在Nb₂GeC中的稳定情况. 所有杂质的研究都是从替代和间隙两个方面来进行的, 计算得到了替代和间隙的形成能, 存在替代和间隙时Nb₂GeC的晶格常数, 以及单胞体积, 并且与完美的晶胞进行了比较. 此外, 通过电荷密度分布和Mulliken 布居, 分析了O, H, He杂质对Nb₂GeC 的电子性质的影响.     

Structural, electronic and thermodynamic properties of cubic Zn3N2 under high pressure from first-principles calculations

The structural, electronic and thermodynamic properties of cubic Zn₃N₂ under hydrostatic pressure up to 80 GPa are investigated using the local density approximation method with pseudopotentials of the ab initio norm-conserving full separable Troullier-Martin scheme in the frame of density functional theory. The structural parameters obtained at ambient pressure are in agreement with experimental data and other theoretical results. The change of bond lengths of two different types of Zn-N bond with pressure suggests that the tetrahedral Zn-N bond is slightly less compressible than the octahedral bond. By fitting the calculated band gap, the first and second order pressure coefficients for the direct band gap ofthe Zn₃N₂ were determined to be 1.18×10⁻² eV/GPa and −2.4×10⁻⁴ eV/(GPa)², respectively. Based on the Mulliken population analysis, Zn₃N₂ was found to have a higher covalent character with increasing pressure. As temperature increases, heat capacity, enthalpy, product of temperature and entropy increase, whereas the Debye temperature and free energy decrease. The present study leads to a better understanding of how Zn₃N₂ materials respond to compression.     

Li掺杂对MgH2(001)表面H2分子扩散释放影响的第一性原理研究

本文利用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理分别研究了MgH₂(001)表面H原子扩散形成H₂分子释放出去的可能路径及金属Li原子掺杂对其影响. 研究结果表明: 干净MgH₂(001)表面第一层释放H原子形成H₂分子有两种可能路径, 其释放能垒分别为2.29和2.50 eV; 当将Li原子替代Mg原子时, 两种H原子扩散释放路径的能垒分别降到了0.31和0.22 eV, 由此表明Li原子掺杂使MgH₂(001)表面H原子扩散形成H₂释放更加容易.     

First-principles study on electronic structure of LiFePO4

The electronic structure and band structure of olivine LiFePO₄ and its virtually delithiated product FePO₄ are compared based on first-principles calculations. It is found that Li intercalation mainly impacts the electronic and band structures of the Fe atom. Total static energy calculations indicate that it is more difficult for lithium to transfer in LiFePO₄ than in FePO₄.