Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2011-10-20
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
19 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
We report the results of an ab initio modeling of substitutional impurities such as zinc, copper and zirconium ions incorporated into the magnesium sublattice of MgB2. The goal of computational studies was to gain an atomistic understanding of how the structural and bonding properties of the local ionic environment are affected by a change in the host cation. The simulations performed for the given set of substituents indicate that at a low doping level, the induced lattice distortions and additional forces are noticeable small. At the same time, the electron redistributions around the impurities have been found to differ drastically both from that around the host cation and from each other. Results of the first-principles calculations were used to compare and discuss, in the context of the cation properties, specific changes in local charge structures and in chemical bonding caused by the presence of the impurity. Certain trends in substituent effects were found. It was determined how the substitutional ion modifies the initial charge distribution around the host cation position and therefore, affects both the overall picture of the electronic states involved in the chemical bonding and the intrinsic charge-transfer channels. The present work gives insight into structural and electronic features of the impurity caused-processes which contribute to unique material properties of various MgB2-solid solutions.
Klopov Mihhail
Pishtshev Aleksandr
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