Electronic, magnetic, and thermodynamic properties of orthorhombic CeScO3, CeTiO3, and CeVO3 using GGA and GGA+ U

E Maskar, AF Lamrani, A Es-Smairi, A Louardi… - Computational …, 2024 - Elsevier
The three samples of orthorhombic (Pnma) C e S c O 3, C e T i O 3, and C e VO 3
compounds have been studied by using DFT. To effectively analyse the structural …

Topological insulator path toward efficient hydrogen evolution catalysts in the family

YH Wei, DS Ma, HK Yuan, X Wang, MQ Kuang - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Topological materials, such as topological semimetals and topological insulators, with
robust topological surface states have bright application prospects in electrochemical …

Phase transition and electronic properties of XGeN2 (X= Zn, Cd) under uniaxial compression

X Chang, K Chen, Y Zeng, C Hu, Q Feng - Materials Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ternary nitrides ZnGeN 2 and CdGeN 2 were computationally investigated under
uniaxial compressions in [100] direction using first principles calculations. Phase transition …

[HTML][HTML] Pressure-induced hypercoordination of iodine and dimerization of I2O6H in strontium di-iodate hydrogen-iodate (Sr (IO3) 2HIO3)

D Errandonea, HHH Osman, R Turnbull… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, we report evidence of pressure-induced changes in the crystal structure of Sr
(IO 3) 2 HIO 3 connected to changes the coordination of the iodine atom and the of the …

Electronic structure and metallization of MnPS3 under extreme pressure

Y Li, Y Li, Q Zhang, N Su, J Sun, N Xiao, Y Liu… - Applied Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
The structural and electrical transport properties of MnPS 3 are studied under extreme
pressure up to 55 GPa using first-principles calculations and in situ high-pressure electrical …

Influence of the even–odd effect on the crystal structure, band structure and optical properties of hybrid crystals of the [H 3 N-(CH 2) n-NH 3] PbX 4 (n= 4–8 and X= Cl …

MI Balanov, AV Emeline, DS Shtarev - Dalton Transactions, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In the presented work, the structure dependence as well as luminescence features of a wide
range of hybrid crystals based on lead halides and a homologous series of alkyl diamines …

Using adatoms to tune the band structures of Cu2O surfaces for photocatalytic applications

JC Kao, JP Chou, PJ Chen, YC Lo - Materials Today Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
Cuprous oxide (Cu 2 O) is a highly promising semiconductor with exceptional visible-light
photocatalytic activity, and its nanoparticles have significant implications for promoting the …

Pressure-Induced Structural Phase Transitions and Photoluminescence Properties of Micro/Nanocrystals HoF3

T Yan, D Zhang, D Xi, Y Zhao, C Wang… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
HoF3 crystals of varying sizes and morphologies were synthesized by controlling the
amount of water. As the water content gradually decreased, the size of the crystals reduced …

Optimizing the n-type carrier concentration of an photocatalyst by codoping with donors and intrinsic defects

A Zhang, H Li, H Xu, B Dou, G Zhang, W Wang - Physical Review Applied, 2024 - APS
Although indium vanadate (InVO 4) is an excellent n-type semiconductor, a controlled n-type
carrier concentration of the InVO 4 photocatalyst is required to enhance its photocatalytic …

First-principles calculations to investigate structural, mechanical and electronic properties of carbon (tP8) allotrope under high-pressure

P Arjun, V Nagarajan, R Chandiramouli - Molecular Physics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The structural stability, electronic and mechanical attributes of the tetragonal carbon (tP8)
allotrope at high-pressure are examined in the proposed research. The crystal structure of …