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Kim T, Ri C, Yun H, An R, Han G, Chae S, Kim G, Jong G, Jon Y. A Novel Method for Calculation of Molecular Energies and Charge Distributions by Thermodynamic Formalization. Sci Rep 2019; 9:20264. [PMID: 31889056 PMCID: PMC6937252 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56312-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The paper describes a new approach to the thermodynamic formalization for calculation of molecular energy and charge distribution in ground state by means of the variational equation of DFT. In order to thermodynamically formalize the molecular calculation, the pseudo chemical potential (PCP) is conceptualized, where a molecule is broken into multi-phase(atom) one-component(electron) systems and the energy of system is represented as PCP. Calculation of the molecular energy and atomic charge by PCP is put forward, thereafter the approach is proved to be valid and its efficiency (accuracy and calculation speed) is verified.
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- TongIl Kim
- Institute of Chemistry and Biology, University of Science, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology, University of Science, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology, University of Science, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology, University of Science, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology, University of Science, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology, University of Science, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology, University of Science, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology, University of Science, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology, University of Science, Pyongyang, 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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Du YL, Bu HX, Ji CJ, Zhang XM, Li CL, Fang XN. Tunable magnetic and half-metallic properties of the two-dimensional electron gas in LaAlO 3/SrTiO 3(111) heterostructures. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:18170-18178. [PMID: 31389421 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00746f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Half-metallic materials have gained a lot of attention because of their unique properties and applications in spintronic devices. Despite the fact that these materials have been studied by several research groups there are very limited studies on their heterostructure (HS) systems. In the current study we have investigated the electronic and magnetic properties of (LaAlO3)6.5/(SrTiO3)2.5(111) HS using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. We demonstrate that the system exhibits a 100% spin-polarized two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) which is extremely confined to the Ti 3d orbitals of the SrTiO3 layers. In particular, this system can keep its half-metallic properties under different in-plane strains from -3 to 2%. This property proves that this material has relatively stable half-metallic properties. In addition, the conducting and magnetic ground states of the system can also be tailored by changing in-plane strain and interfacial cation intermixing of La and Sr (Sr ⇔ La intermixing). By increasing the in-plane lattice parameters, this system has the ability to evolve from a nonmagnetic to a ferromagnetic metal and then to a half-metal and by further increasing the in-plane lattice parameter it becomes a ferromagnetic insulator. Sr ⇔ La intermixing can destroy the original half-metallic properties and the system exhibits an AFM Mott-type insulator phase. Our results demonstrate that the system has high potential for application in the field of spintronics, and opens the prospect of using LaAlO3/SrTiO3(111) HSs to explore quantum phase transitions.
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- Yan-Ling Du
- College of Science and Technology, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China
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Li J, Yin D, Li Q, Sun R, Huang S, Meng F. Interfacial defects induced electronic property transformation at perovskite SrVO3/SrTiO3 and LaCrO3/SrTiO3 heterointerfaces. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:6945-6951. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp07691b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Unravelling the atomic structure and chemical species of interfacial defects is critical to understanding the origin of interfacial properties in many heterojunctions.
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- Junjie Li
- Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics and Advanced Instrument
- Ministry of Education
- Department of Physics
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai 200062
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- School of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610064
- China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200093
- China
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- Institute of Engineering Innovation
- The University of Tokyo
- Bunkyo-ku
- Japan
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics and Advanced Instrument
- Ministry of Education
- Department of Physics
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai 200062
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Changchun University of Science and Technology
- Changchun 130022
- China
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Xiang X, Qiao L, Xiao HY, Gao F, Zu XT, Li S, Zhou WL. Effects of surface defects on two-dimensional electron gas at NdAlO3/SrTiO3 interface. Sci Rep 2014; 4:5477. [PMID: 24969627 PMCID: PMC4073165 DOI: 10.1038/srep05477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Density functional theory calculations of NdAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructure show that two-dimensional electron gas (2-DEG) is produced at the interface with a built-in potential of ~0.3 eV per unit cell. The effects of surface defects on the phase stability and electric field of 2-DEG have been investigated. It is found that oxygen vacancy is easily to form on the NdAlO3(001) surface, with a low threshold displacement energy and a low formation energy. This point defect results in surface reconstruction and the formation of a zigzag -Al-O-Al- chain, which quenches the built-in potential and enhances the carrier density significantly. These results will provide fundamental insights into understanding how surface defects influence the electronic behavior of 2-DEG and tuning their electronic properties through surface modification.
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- X Xiang
- School of Physical Electronics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- School of Physical Electronics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- School of Physical Electronics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia
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- Advanced Materials Research Institute, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, 70148, USA
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Liu Y, Wu J. A bridge-functional-based classical mapping method for predicting the correlation functions of uniform electron gases at finite temperature. J Chem Phys 2014; 140:084103. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4865935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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