a School of Mathematics and Physics, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215011, China b College of Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
Abstract:
The total energies and structural parameters of SrTcO3 are calculated by means of the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) plus on-site Coulomb interaction corrections (GGA+U) method. G-type antiferromagnetic (G-AFM) is found to be ground state, in consistence with the previous experimental result. The distortions around Sr and Tc upon magnetic transition are compared and the change of distortion for SrO bond upon magnetic transition is found to be 25.83 times of the change for TcO bond. Our results point to an active role played by Sr in magnetostructural coupling in SrTcO3.