The equilibrium structures and electronic structure of LaNi5-xGax （x=0, 0.5, 1.0） compounds have been investigated by all-electron calculations. Based on the full geometry optimization, the densities of states and e...The equilibrium structures and electronic structure of LaNi5-xGax （x=0, 0.5, 1.0） compounds have been investigated by all-electron calculations. Based on the full geometry optimization, the densities of states and electron densities of LaNi5-xGax are plotted and analyzed. It is clear that the substitution of Ga at the Ni site leads to a progressive filling of the Ni-d bands, the ionic interaction between Ni and Ni, with Ga plays a dominant role in the stability of LaNi5-xGax compounds. The smaller the shift of EF toward higher energy region, the more stable the compounds will be. The increased contribution of the Ni-d-Ga-d interactions near EF and the low energy metal-gallium bonding bands indicate that the compounds become more stable. The results are compared with experimental data and discussed in light of previous studies.展开更多
Local density functional is investigated by using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave （FP-LAPW） method for ScN in the hexagonal structure and the rocksalt structure and for hexagonal structures linkin...Local density functional is investigated by using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave （FP-LAPW） method for ScN in the hexagonal structure and the rocksalt structure and for hexagonal structures linking a layered hexagonal phase with wurtzite structure along a homogeneous strain transition path. It is found that the wurtzite ScN is unstable and the layered hexagonal phase, labelled as ho, in which atoms are approximately fivefold coordinated, is metastable, and the rocksalt ScN is stable. The electronic structure, the physical properties of the intermediate structures and the energy band structure along the transition are presented. It is found that the band gaps change from 4.0 to 1.0 eV continuously when c/a value varies from 1.68 to 1.26. It is noticeable that the study of ScN provides an opportunity to apply this kind of material （in wurtzite[h]-derived phase）.展开更多
基金Supported by the HI-TECH Research and Development Program of China(No.2004AA32G090)the Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scientist of Shandong Province(No.02BS050)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.Y2006A02)
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.60777012）.
文摘The equilibrium structures and electronic structure of LaNi5-xGax （x=0, 0.5, 1.0） compounds have been investigated by all-electron calculations. Based on the full geometry optimization, the densities of states and electron densities of LaNi5-xGax are plotted and analyzed. It is clear that the substitution of Ga at the Ni site leads to a progressive filling of the Ni-d bands, the ionic interaction between Ni and Ni, with Ga plays a dominant role in the stability of LaNi5-xGax compounds. The smaller the shift of EF toward higher energy region, the more stable the compounds will be. The increased contribution of the Ni-d-Ga-d interactions near EF and the low energy metal-gallium bonding bands indicate that the compounds become more stable. The results are compared with experimental data and discussed in light of previous studies.
基金Project supported by the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (Grant No 2006CB605102)
文摘Local density functional is investigated by using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave （FP-LAPW） method for ScN in the hexagonal structure and the rocksalt structure and for hexagonal structures linking a layered hexagonal phase with wurtzite structure along a homogeneous strain transition path. It is found that the wurtzite ScN is unstable and the layered hexagonal phase, labelled as ho, in which atoms are approximately fivefold coordinated, is metastable, and the rocksalt ScN is stable. The electronic structure, the physical properties of the intermediate structures and the energy band structure along the transition are presented. It is found that the band gaps change from 4.0 to 1.0 eV continuously when c/a value varies from 1.68 to 1.26. It is noticeable that the study of ScN provides an opportunity to apply this kind of material （in wurtzite[h]-derived phase）.
