Electronic structure of polypyrrole composited with low percent of graphene nanofiller

Author(s):  
Zulqarnain Chaughtai ◽  
Muhammad Ali Hashmi ◽  
Muhammad Yar ◽  
Khurshid Ayub

Low concentration of graphene (<5%) in graphene/polypyrrole composite makes it quite challenging to devise a theoretical model for such composites. Herein we present theoretical calculations for geometric electronic and optical...

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (13) ◽  
pp. eabf1467
Author(s):  
T. Asaba ◽  
V. Ivanov ◽  
S. M. Thomas ◽  
S. Y. Savrasov ◽  
J. D. Thompson ◽  
...  

The transverse voltage generated by a temperature gradient in a perpendicularly applied magnetic field, termed the Nernst effect, has promise for thermoelectric applications and for probing electronic structure. In magnetic materials, an anomalous Nernst effect (ANE) is possible in a zero magnetic field. We report a colossal ANE in the ferromagnetic metal UCo0.8Ru0.2Al, reaching 23 microvolts per kelvin. Uranium’s 5f electrons provide strong electronic correlations that lead to narrow bands, a known route to producing a large thermoelectric response. In addition, uranium’s strong spin-orbit coupling produces an intrinsic transverse response in this material due to the Berry curvature associated with the relativistic electronic structure. Theoretical calculations show that in UCo0.8Ru0.2Al at least 148 Weyl nodes, and two nodal lines, exist within 60 millielectron volt of the Fermi level. This work demonstrates that magnetic actinide materials can host strong Nernst and Hall responses due to their combined correlated and topological nature.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 3536
Author(s):  
Alexey V. Lukoyanov ◽  
Lubov N. Gramateeva ◽  
Yury V. Knyazev ◽  
Yury I. Kuz’min ◽  
Sachin Gupta ◽  
...  

In this study, the ab initio and experimental results for RCuGe ternary intermetallics were reported for R = Tb, Dy, Ho, Er. Our theoretical calculations of the electronic structure, employing local spin density approximation accounting for electron–electron correlations in the 4f shell of Tb, Dy, Ho, Er ions were carried in DFT+U method. The optical properties of the RCuGe ternary compounds were studied at a broad range of wavelengths. The spectral and electronic characteristics were obtained. The theoretical electron densities of states were taken to interpret the experimental energy dependencies of the experimental optical conductivity in the interband light–absorption region. From the band calculations, the 4f shell of the rare-earth ions was shown to provide the major contribution to the electronic structure, magnetic and optical properties of the RCuGe intermetallics. The accounting for electron–electron correlations in Tb, Dy, Ho, Er resulted in a good agreement between the calculated and experimental magnetic and optical characteristics.


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 4500-4506 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Shkvarin ◽  
Yu. M. Yarmoshenko ◽  
A. I. Merentsov ◽  
Yu. M. Zhukov ◽  
A. A. Titov ◽  
...  

The electronic structure of NixTiSe2 intercalation compounds with disordered and ordered Ni atoms is studied using photoelectron, resonant photoelectron and X-ray absorption spectroscopy, theoretical calculations of the X-ray spectra and density of electronic states.


2003 ◽  
Vol 1006 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
YAMIL SIMÓN-MANSO ◽  
CARLOS GONZALEZ ◽  
VLADIMIRO MUJICA ◽  
YOSSLEN ARAY ◽  
MANUEL MARQUEZA

Author(s):  
V. R. FERRO ◽  
L. A. POVEDA ◽  
R. H. GONZÁLEZ-JONTE ◽  
J. M. GARCIA DE LA VEGA ◽  
T. TORRES ◽  
...  

Quantum chemical calculations at semiempirical (MNDO methods) and ab initio (6-31G and STO-3G basis ses) levels have been performed on boron(III) subphthalocyanines 1-10. Theoretical calculations predict a cone-shaped structure for these compounds independently of the kind of peripheral substitution and even of compositional changes in the central region of the macrocycle (for example, substitution of the boron atom by two hydrogens). The theoretical calculations are in excellent agreement with previous X-ray determinations.


1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 1262-1271 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Zaanen ◽  
G. A. Sawatzky

In this paper, we discuss the electronic structure of transition-metal compounds in light of a new theoretical approach using an Anderson impurity Hamiltonian. We arrive at conclusions concerning the magnitude of parameters such as the d–d Coulomb interaction (U) and the charge-transfer energy (Δ) for the transition-metal monoxides, based on theoretical calculations of the band gaps, the optical spectra, photoelectron and inverse-photoelectron spectral shapes, and comparison with experiment. We find that both Δ and U are large but comparable in magnitude.We discuss the implications for superexchange interactions and show that the observed trends in the Néel temperatures are now well described, whereas the traditional Anderson approach gave a qualitatively different trend.


2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 127102
Author(s):  
Yuxin Yang ◽  
Wenhui Fan ◽  
Qinghua Zhang ◽  
Zhaoxu Chen ◽  
Xu Chen ◽  
...  

We report the structure and physical properties of two newly discovered compounds AV8Sb12 and AV6Sb6 (A = Cs, Rb), which have C 2 (space group: Cmmm) and C 3 (space group: R 3 ¯ m ) symmetry, respectively. The basic V-kagome unit appears in both compounds, but stacking differently. A V2Sb2 layer is sandwiched between two V3Sb5 layers in AV8Sb12, altering the V-kagome lattice and lowering the symmetry of kagome layer from hexagonal to orthorhombic. In AV6Sb6, the building block is a more complex slab made up of two half-V3Sb5 layers that are intercalated by Cs cations along the c-axis. Transport property measurements demonstrate that both compounds are nonmagnetic metals, with carrier concentrations at around 1021 cm−3. No superconductivity has been observed in CsV8Sb12 above 0.3 K under in situ pressure up to 46 GPa. Compared to CsV3Sb5, theoretical calculations and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy reveal a quasi-two-dimensional electronic structure in CsV8Sb12 with C 2 symmetry and no van Hove singularities near the Fermi level. Our findings will stimulate more research into V-based kagome quantum materials.


2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 408-412
Author(s):  
T.A. Shihab ◽  
Yu.I. Paraiko ◽  
P.M. Prysyazhnyuk ◽  
L. Ya. Ropyak ◽  
V.V. Turluch ◽  
...  

A theoretical model of infiltration kinetics based on the Darcy's law which was evaluated by W − Lambert function has been established for Cu-Ni-Mn alloy (grade MNMts 60-20-20) during melt infiltration into Cr3C2  porous skeletons with different morphology. It is shown, that theoretical calculations are in good correlation with experimental data obtained by pressureless infiltration of carbide preforms with open porosity 20-40 vol. % at 1200 °C. Calculations shows that infiltration height dependence on the average size of carbide particles is described by curves with a maximum which corresponds to~ 60 μm for specified system with carbide skeleton porosity of 40 vol. %.


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