The Effect of Pressure on Electronic and Magnetic Properties of MnAs Crystal
Author(s) -
Farzad Moradiannejad,
S. Javad Hashemifar,
Hadi Akbarzadeh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of computational methods in physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2356-7287
pISSN - 2314-6834
DOI - 10.1155/2013/879164
Subject(s) - wien2k , hyperfine structure , condensed matter physics , density functional theory , electronic structure , crystal structure , crystal (programming language) , materials science , ambient pressure , chemistry , crystallography , local density approximation , atomic physics , computational chemistry , physics , thermodynamics , computer science , programming language
The structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of MnAs crystal are studied. The WIEN2k code which uses a full-potential LAPW program based on density functional theory with GGA is used for the calculations. At first, the total energy of a MnAs crystal in different lattices is calculated and the corresponding - diagram is drawn for two different structures of MnAs. The effect of pressuring this crystal is determined. The calculations confirm that, MnAs has the NiAs-type structure at ambient pressure but transforms into the zinc-blend structure of a specific pressure value. Also, the electric field gradient (EFG) and hyperfine field (HFF) at the nuclear site of Mn and As are calculated. Finally, the effect of pressure on EFG and HFF is studied
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