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Electronic structure studies of the perovskite oxides La 1− x Ce x MnO 3 from first‐principles calculations
Author(s) -
Zhu Lin,
Li Lin,
Cheng Taimin,
Wei Guozhu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.201046162
Subject(s) - antiferromagnetism , ferromagnetism , valence (chemistry) , materials science , ionic bonding , condensed matter physics , electronic structure , ion , ground state , paramagnetism , doping , perovskite (structure) , crystallography , chemistry , physics , atomic physics , organic chemistry
Ce‐doped LaMnO 3 has complicated physical properties, such as unclear valence states of Ce and Mn ions, ferromagnetism–paramagnetism and metal‐insulator transitions, and multiphase coexistence. To explore the ground‐state properties of single‐phase La 1− x Ce x MnO 3 and obtain better understanding of the complicated physical properties of the multiphase system, the electronic and magnetic structures of La 1− x Ce x MnO 3 are investigated by using the first principle calculations. The results show that single phase La 1− x Ce x MnO 3 is neither a hole‐doped nor an electron‐doped compound. The valence states of Ce and Mn ions are predicted to be trivalent in an ionic picture. Trivalent Mn ions energetically favor an A‐type antiferromagnetic ordering and insulating band structure. In comparison with the experimental studies, it is concluded that overoxygenation and multiphase coexistence in experiments switch the ground state from an antiferromagnetic insulator to a ferromagnetic half‐metal.