First-principles structural optimization and electronic structure of the superconductor picene for various potassium doping levels

Details First-principles structural optimization and electronic structure of the superconductor picene for various potassium doping levels First-principles structural optimization and electronic structure of the superconductor picene for various potassium doping levels

2011-09-09

arxiv.org/abs/1109.2059v2

Phys. Rev. B 84, 214506 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

7 figures, to be published in Phys. Rev. B

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We theoretically explore the crystal structures of K$_x$picene, for which a new aromatic superconductivity has recently been discovered for $x=3$, by systematically performing first-principles full structural optimization covering the concentration range $x=1$-4. The crystal symmetry (space group) of the pristine picene is shown to be preserved in all the optimized structures despite significant deformations of each picene molecule and vast rearrangements of herringbone array of molecules. For K$_x$picene ($x=1$-4) optimization indicates that (i) multiple structures exist in some cases, and (ii) dopants can enter not only in the interlayer region between the stack of herringbone structures, but also in the intralayer region. In the electronic structure obtained with the local density approximation for the optimized structures, the dopants are shown to affect the electronic properties not only through the rearrangement and distortion of molecules, but also molecule-metal atom hybridization. In other words, the rigid-band approximation is invalidated for multifold reasons. As a consequence the resultant Fermi surface exhibits a variety of multiband structures which take diverse topology for K$_1$picene and K$_3$picene.

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