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COMPUTATIONAL CONDENSED MATTER
卷 28, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocom.2021.e00563
关键词
Electronic structure; Band structure; Er-chalcogenides; Debye temperature; Density functional theory
资金
- General Direction of Scientific Research and Technological Development (DGRSDT)
The study investigated the properties of Erbium chalcogenides using density functional theory, finding them stable in a NaCI-type structure and ferromagnetic phase with metallic nature. The ErS compound showed highest stiffness resistance, and the calculated magnetic moments were mainly contributed by Er's f-electrons. The materials were found to be elastically anisotropic, exhibiting brittleness based on calculated bulk modulus to shear modulus ratio and Cauchy pressure. Thermodynamic constants were also calculated for the first time.
We have investigated the structural, electronic, magnetic, mechanical, and thermodynamic properties of Erbium chalcogenides, ErX (X = S, Se and Te) using a suitable density functional theory (DFT) approach. ErX compounds were found stable in NaCI-type structure and in the ferromagnetic phase. The electronic band structure diagrams showed metallic nature of the ErX compounds in both the majority and minority spin channels. Higher value of the bulk modulus for ErS showed high stiffness resistance as compare to other two members. The calculated total magnetic moments were found to be 2.18 mu(B), 2.17 mu(B), and 2.22 mu(B) for ErS, ErSe and ErTe compounds, respectively. The major contribution in the magnetic moment was found due to f-electrons of Er. The elastic and mechanical properties have also been computed. The calculated values of bulk modulus to shear modulus (B/G) and Cauchy pressure indicated their brittle nature. As per the Zener anisotropy factor, these materials were also found to be elastically anisotropic. The thermodynamic constants including the bulk modulus, specific heat at constant volume, thermal expansion coefficient, entropy and Debye were calculated for ErX compounds for the first time.
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