Ab-initio study of structural, electronic and thermodynamic properties of Ba2YTaO6

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (24) ◽  
pp. 1650164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lifei Du ◽  
Huiling Du

The structural, electronic and thermodynamic properties of cubic double perovskite Ba2YTaO6 are calculated by using the plane wave within density functional theory (DFT) framework employing the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The ground state quantities including the lattice parameter, bulk moduli and its pressure derivative are fitted by the Birch–Murnaghan equation of state. The calculated energy band indicates that Ba2YTaO6 has a direct band gap of 3.42 eV at [Formula: see text] point in the Brillouin zone and the energy band near Fermi level is determined by the density of states of O 2[Formula: see text], Ta 5[Formula: see text] and Y 4[Formula: see text] electrons. The thermodynamic properties including Debye temperature, bulk moduli and heat capacity of various pressures and temperatures are calculated and analyzed. Results indicate that the temperature and induced pressure have significant effect on the thermodynamic properties of Ba2YTaO6.

2020 ◽  
pp. 6-9
Author(s):  
MD. ABDUR RAZZAQ ◽  
TARIKUL ISLAM

The structural, mechanical, electronic and optical properties of double perovskite Cs2SnBr6 have been measured by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The calculated value of lattice parameter is perfectly tailored with the experimental data. The material shows ductile behavior by Paugh’s ductility index (B/G) at ambient condition. The anisotropic nature of this compound is endorsed by the calculation of Zener anisotropy factor. The direct band gap semiconducting nature with the value of gap is 1.33 eV using PBE potential is also corroborated by electronics properties. Eventually, different optical properties of Cs2SnBr6 such as dielectric constants, refractive index, conductivity, absorption, reflectivity and loss function have been observed and disclose for radiation up to 20 eV. Finally the optical properties corroborate the optoelectronic applications of this compound as all as elite candidate for photovoltaic perovskite solar cells.


2011 ◽  
Vol 268-270 ◽  
pp. 275-279
Author(s):  
Hai Yan Wang ◽  
Dong Xia Xu ◽  
Jin Bang Yu ◽  
Xu Sheng Li ◽  
Qian Ku Hu

The thermodynamic properties of AlNi are investigated by the full-potential linearized muffin-tin orbital (FP-LMTO) scheme within the generalized gradient approximation correction (GGA) in the frame of density functional theory. The calculated lattice parameter and bulk modulus are in excellent agreement with the experimental and other calculated results. Through the quasi-harmonic Debye model, in which the phononic effects are considered, the dependences of relative volumeV/V0on pressureP, cell volumeVon temperatureT, linear thermal expansion α and specific heatCVon temperature and pressure are successfully obtained.


2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 865-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Bidai ◽  
M. Ameri ◽  
I. Ameri ◽  
D. Bensaid ◽  
A. Slamani ◽  
...  

AbstractFirst-principles density functional theory calculations have been performed to investigate the structural, elastic and thermodynamic properties of rubidium telluride in cubic anti-fluorite (anti-CaF2-type) structure. The calculated ground-state properties of Rb2Te compound such as equilibrium lattice parameter and bulk moduli are investigated by generalized gradient approximation (GGA-PBE) that are based on the optimization of total energy. The elastic constants, Young’s and shear modulus, Poisson ratio, have also been calculated. Our results are in reasonable agreement with the available theoretical and experimental data. The pressure dependence of elastic constant and thermodynamic quantities under high pressure are also calculated and discussed.


2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 699-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mokhtar Berrahal ◽  
Mohammed Ameri ◽  
Y. Al-Douri ◽  
U. Hashim ◽  
Dinesh Varshney ◽  
...  

AbstractThe paper presents an investigation on crystalline, elastic and electronic structure in addition to the thermodynamic properties for a CeRu4P12 filled skutterudite device by using the full-potential linear muffin-tin orbital (FP-LMTO) method within the generalized gradient approximations (GGA) in the frame of density functional theory (DFT). For this purpose, the structural properties, such as the equilibrium lattice parameter, bulk modulus and pressure derivatives of the bulk modulus, were computed. By using the total energy variation as a function of strain we have determined the independent elastic constants and their pressure dependence. Additionally, the effect of pressure P and temperature T on the lattice parameters, bulk modulus, thermal expansion coefficient, Debye temperature and the heat capacity for CeRu4P12 compound were investigated taking into consideration the quasi-harmonic Debye model.


2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 2050178
Author(s):  
Waqas Mahmood ◽  
Arfan Bukhtiar ◽  
Muhammad Haroon ◽  
Bing Dong

The structural, electronic, dielectric and vibrational properties of zinc-blende (ZB) InAs were studied within the framework of density functional theory (DFT) by employing local density approximation and norm-conserving pseudopotentials. The optimal lattice parameter, direct band gap, static dielectric constant, phonon frequencies and Born effective charges calculated by treating In-4d electrons as valence states are in satisfactory agreement with other reported theoretical and experimental findings. The calculated band gap is reasonably accurate and improved in comparison to other findings. This work will be useful for more computational studies related to semiconductor devices.


2013 ◽  
Vol 665 ◽  
pp. 302-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheetal Sharma ◽  
Ajay Singh Verma

The structural, electronic, optical and elastic properties of zinc-blende compounds (CdX, X = S, Se and Te), were studied using full-potential augmented plane wave plus local orbitals method (FP-LAPW+ lo) within density functional theory, using generalized gradient approximation (GGA). Geometrical optimization of the unit cell (lattice constant, bulk modulus and its pressure derivative) is in good agreement with experimental data. Results for band structures, density of states, and elastic constants (C11, C12 and C44) are presented. We also report our results on optical properties like the complex dielectric functions and the refractive index (n) of these compounds. Our results are in reasonable agreement with the available theoretical and experimental data.


Author(s):  
Deepika Shrivastava ◽  
Sankar P. Sanyal

The structural, electronic and elastic properties of CeTl with CsCl-type B2 structure have been investigated using full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method based on density functional theory (DFT) within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for exchange and correlation potential. The ground state properties such as lattice constant, bulk modulus and pressure derivative of bulk modulus have been calculated which are in good agreement with available experimental data. The band structure and density of state depict that 4f electrons of Ce element have dominant character in electronic conduction and are responsible for metallic character of CeTl. The charge density plot reveals that the metallic as well as ionic bonding exist between Ce and Tl atoms. The calculated elastic constants indicate that CeTl is mechanically stable in cubic B2 phase and found to be ductile in nature.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-122
Author(s):  
H. Ilchuk ◽  
M. Solovyov ◽  
I. Lopatynskyi ◽  
F. Honchar ◽  
F. Tsyupko

The results of investigating of the electron band energy structure and optical properties of A4BX6 (Tl4HgI6 and Tl4CdI6) group crystals are presented. The energy band structures of Tl4HgI6 and Tl4CdI6 crystals are calculated from the first principles within generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The band structure and reflection index were calculated using a pseudopotential method in the framework of density functional theory. Optical absorption edge in Tl4HgI6 and Tl4CdI6 is formed by direct optical transitions. The spectral dependence of the reflection index was calculated on the basis of the energy band results with using the Kramers–Kronig method. The spectra show pronounced anisotropy in E||a(b) and E||c polarizations. It was found the anomalous by large values of the birefringence (Δn > 0.18 for Tl4HgI6 and Δn > 0.03 for Tl4CdI6) in the visible and near infrared region.


2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (24) ◽  
pp. 1350130 ◽  
Author(s):  
YAN CHENG ◽  
HAI-HUA CHEN ◽  
FAN-XIANG XUE ◽  
GUANG-FU JI ◽  
MIN GONG

The phase transition, elastic and thermodynamic properties of beryllium (Be) have been studied at high pressures by plane-wave ultrasoft pseudopotential density functional theory (DFT) within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). It is found that the hcp → bcc phase transition of Be occurs at 506 GPa (T = 0 K ) and occurs at 1200 K (P = 0 GPa ). The coefficients of linear thermal expansion of the hexagmal close-packed (hcp), bcc and orthorhombic Be have been calculated. The hcp → orthorhombic → bcc phase transitions do not occur in all range of pressures, that is to say, the orthorhombic Be is not an intermediate phase between the hcp and bcc Be. The obtained bulk modulus (B0) are 113.2 GPa (for hcp Be), 113.1 GPa (for bcc Be) and 70.5 GPa (for orthorhombic Be), respectively.


2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (01) ◽  
pp. 1450256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Huang ◽  
Haichuan Chen

The elastic and thermodynamic properties of Re C 2 (Re = Ho , Nd , Pr ) have been investigated by using the first-principles density functional theory within the generalized gradient approximation. The computed lattice constants of Re C 2 are in agreement with the experimental data. The calculated elastic constants reveal that all compounds are mechanically stable. The shear modulus, Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio σ, the ratio B/G, shear anisotropy and elastic anisotropy are also calculated. Finally, the Vicker hardness, Debye temperature, melting point and thermal conductivity have been predicted.


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