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cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 1 cited

Phonon-based partition of (ZnSe-like) semiconductor mixed crystals on approach to their pressure-induced structural transition

M. B. Shoker, O. Pagès, V. J. B. Torres +10

The generic 1-bond:2-mode percolation type Raman signal inherent to the short bond of common (A,B)C semiconductor mixed crystals with zincblende (cubic) structure is exploited as a…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019★ 8 cited

Osmium-Nitrosyl Oxalato-Bridged Lanthanide-Centered Pentanuclear Complexes - Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Magnetic Properties

Anatolie Gavriluta, Nicolas Claiser, Paul-Steffen Kuhn +6

A series of pentanuclear heterometallic coordination compounds of the general formula (Bu 4 N) 5 [Ln{Os(NO)(-ox)-Cl 3 } 4 (H 2 O) n ] [Ln = Y (for 2) and Dy (for 3) when n = 0;…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019★ 13 cited

Interplay between spin dynamics and crystal field in multiferroic compound HoMnO

X. Fabreges, S. Petit, J. B. Brubach +7

In the multiferroic hexagonal manganite HoMnO3, inelastic neutron scattering and synchrotron based THz spectroscopy have been used to investigate the spin waves associated to the M…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017★ 79 cited

First-principles Engineering of Charged Defects for Two-dimensional Quantum Technologies

Feng Wu, Galatas Andrew, Ravishankar Sundararaman +2

Charged defects in 2D materials have emerging applications in quantum technologies such as quantum emitters and quantum computation. Advancement of these technologies requires rati…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017

Extrinsic faulting in close packed crystal structures: Computational mechanics analysis

Ernesto Estevez-Rams, Raimundo Lora-Serrano, Arbelio Penton-Madrigal +1

Extrinsic faulting has been discussed previously within the so called difference method and random walk calculation. In this contribution is revisited under the framework of comput…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017★ 17 cited

Long period helical structures and twist-grain boundary phases induced by non magnetic ion doping in Mn(Co,Rh)Ge chiral magnet

N. Martin, M. Deutsch, G. Chaboussant +6

We study the evolution of helical magnetism in MnGe chiral magnet upon partial substitution of Mn for non magnetic 3d-Co and 4d-Rh ions. At high doping levels, we observe spin heli…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2016★ 33 cited

Anisotropic thermal expansion of bismuth from first principles

B. Arnaud, S. Lebègue, G. Raffy

Some anisotropy in both mechanical and thermodynamical properties of bismuth is expected. A combination of density functional theory total energy calculations and density functiona…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2016★ 33 cited

Magnetic ground state and spin fluctuations in MnGe chiral magnet as studied by Muon Spin Rotation

N. Martin, M. Deutsch, F. Bert +9

We have studied by muon spin resonance (μSR) the helical ground state and fluctuating chiral phase recently observed in the MnGe chiral magnet. At low temperature, the muon polariz…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2016★ 22 cited

Magnetovolume effect, macroscopic hysteresis and moment collapse in the paramagnetic state of cubic MnGe under pressure

N. Martin, I. Mirebeau, M. Deutsch +6

Itinerant magnets generally exhibit pressure induced transitions towards non magnetic states. Using synchrotron based X-ray diffraction and emission spectroscopy, the evolution of…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2015★ 12 cited

Layer Response Theory: Energetics of layered materials from semi-analytic high-level theory

John F. Dobson, Tim Gould, Sebastien Lebegue

We present a readily computable semi-analytic Layer Response Theory (LRT) for analysis of cohesive energetics involving two-dimensional layers such as BN or graphene. The theory ap…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2015★ 26 cited

Dispersion Corrected Structural Properties and Quasiparticle Band Gaps of Several Organic Energetic Solids

S. Appalakondaiah, G. Vaitheeswaran, S. Lebègue

We have performed {\it ab initio} calculations for a series of energetic solids to explore their structural and electronic properties. To evaluate the ground state volume of these…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2014★ 14 cited

Structural, elastic, optical properties and quasiparticle band structure of solid cyanuric triazide

S. Appalakondaiah, G. Vaitheeswaran, S. Lebègue

In this letter, we report the structural, elastic, and quasiparticle band structure of cynauric triazide. The structural properties using a dispersion corrected method to treat van…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2014★ 44 cited

Structural, vibrational, and quasiparticle band structure of 1, 1 - diamino-2, 2 - dinitroethelene from ab-initio calculations

S. Appalakondaiah, G. Vaitheeswaran, S. Lebègue

The effect of pressure on the structural and vibrational properties of the layered molecular crystal 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethelene (FOX-7) are explored by first principles calcul…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2013★ 25 cited

Binding and interlayer force in the near-contact region of two graphite slabs: experiment and theory

Tim Gould, Ze Liu, Jefferson Zhe Liu +3

Via a novel experiment, Liu \emph{et al.} [Phys. Rev. B, {\bf 85}, 205418 (2012)] estimated the graphite binding energy, specifically the cleavage energy, an important physical pro…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2013★ 54 cited

A DFT study of structural, dynamical properties and quasiparticle band structure of solid nitromethane

S. Appalakondaiah, G. Vaitheeswaran, S. Lebegue

We report a detailed theoretical study of the structural, vibrational, and optical properties of solid nitromethane using first principles density functional calculations. The grou…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2013★ 43 cited

Dispersion corrections in graphenic systems: a simple and effective model of binding

Tim Gould, S. Lebègue, John F. Dobson

We combine high-level theoretical and \emph{ab initio} understanding of graphite to develop a simple, parametrised force-field model of interlayer binding in graphite, including th…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2012★ 369 cited

Effect of van der Waals interactions on the structural and elastic properties of black phosphorus

S. Appalakondaiah, G. Vaitheeswaran, S. Lebegue +2

The structural and elastic properties of orthorhombic black phosphorus have been investigated using first-principles calculations based on density functional theory. The structural…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2012★ 11 cited

Diffusion Of Indigo Molecules Inside The Palygorskite Clay Channels

Catherine Dejoie, Pauline Martinetto, Eric Dooryhee +6

The search for durable dyes led several past civilizations to develop artificial pigments. Maya Blue (MB), manufactured in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, is one of the best known examp…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2010★ 137 cited

A theoretical analysis of the chemical bonding and electronic structure of graphene interacting with Group IA and Group VIIA elements

M. Klintenberg, S. Lebegue, M. I. Katsnelson +1

We propose a new class of materials, which can be viewed as graphene derivatives involving Group IA or Group VIIA elements, forming what we refer to as graphXene. We show that in s…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2009★ 9 cited

Electronic structure of superconducting gallium-doped germanium from ab-initio calculations

S. Lebegue

Using ab-initio calculations, we study the electronic structure of gallium-doped germanium, which was found recently to be a superconductor, with a critical temperature of 0.5 Kelv…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2009★ 1k cited

Assessing the Performance of Recent Density Functionals for Bulk Solids

Gabor I. Csonka, John P. Perdew, Adrienn Ruzsinszky +5

We assess the performance of recent density functionals for the exchange-correlation energy of a nonmolecular solid, by applying accurate calculations with the GAUSSIAN, BAND, and…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2009★ 103 cited

Evolving properties of two dimensional materials, from graphene to graphite

Mattias Klintenberg, Sébastien Lebègue, Carlos Ortiz +2

We have studied theoretically, using density functional theory, several materials properties when going from one C layer in graphene to two and three g raphene layers and on to gra…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2009★ 321 cited

Accurate electronic band gap of pure and functionalized graphane from GW calculations

S. Lebegue, M. Klintenberg, O. Eriksson +1

Using the GW approximation, we study the electronic structure of the recently synthesized hydrogenated graphene, named graphane. For both conformations, the minimum band gap is fou…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2008★ 267 cited

Adiabatic-connection fluctuation-dissipation density-functional theory based on range separation

Julien Toulouse, Iann C. Gerber, Georg Jansen +2

An adiabatic-connection fluctuation-dissipation theorem approach based on a range separation of electron-electron interactions is proposed. It involves a rigorous combination of sh…