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Elastic, electronic, and magnetic properties of MNb2O6 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) in the orthorhombic Pbcn structure, a computational study

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MATERIALS TODAY COMMUNICATIONS
卷 37, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.107075

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Density functional theory; Elastic properties; Magnetic structure; Electronic structure

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This study investigates the elastic, electronic, and magnetic properties of orthorhombic niobates containing magnetic transition ions (Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni). The results show that these compounds have promising potential for applications in energy storage, electro-photoactivity, and low-dimensional magnetic character. The study provides a comprehensive theoretical investigation of the materials properties, enabling researchers to tailor their properties according to specific application requirements.
The orthorhombic niobates containing magnetic transition ions such as Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni show excellent promise for materials in energy storage, electro-photoactivity, and low-dimensional magnetic character. We report on the computational studies focusing on the elastic, electronic, and magnetic properties of four compounds with chemical formulae MNb2O6 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) in orthorhombic Pbcn crystal structure using the plane wave density functional theory (DFT) computations. The fully optimized crystal structures were used to study the elastic stiffness, compliance, bulk, and young moduli, the Poisson ratios, and anisotropy constants in both single crystal and polycrystalline compounds. Moreover, the electronic structure including the bandgaps, density of states, and magnetic states was also determined. The bandgap values of 2.98 eV, 2.64 eV, 2.70 eV, and 1.86 eV were obtained for MNb2O6 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni), respectively. The Young's modulus in all samples showed anisotropic behavior. The sound velocity and Debye's temperature showed a decrease across the series MNb2O6 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni). All four compounds have an antiferromagnetic ground state and the spin-only moments of these ions were found to be 4.55 mu B for Mn3+, 3.62 mu B for Fe3+, 2.64 mu B for Co3+, and 1.68 mu B for Ni3+. Overall, this study provides a comprehensive theoretical investigation of the basic materials properties of MNb2O6 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) which will enable the researcher working on the application of these materials in devices to carefully tailor their properties according to the application requirements.

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