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Co3O4(110)表面电子态和磁结构的第一性原理研究

Electronic states and magnetic structure at the Co3O4 (110) surface: a first principles study

Jia Chen, Annabella Selloni

摘要:

四氧化三钴(Co 3 O 4)是一种重要的催化剂,而Co 3 O 4(110)是Co 3 O 4纳米材料中经常暴露的表面。我们采用密度泛函理论结合原位库仑排斥U项研究了该表面两种可能的终端A和B的原子结构、能量、磁性和电子性质。这些计算预测A作为稳定的终止在很宽的范围内的氧化学势,与最近的实验观察一致。Co ~(3+)离子在体相中不具有磁矩,但在表面具有磁性,导致表面磁序与体相中不同。表面电子态存在于体带隙的下半部分,并导致两个表面终端的部分金属化。这些状态负责稳定两个极性终端的电荷补偿机制。计算出极性补偿的临界厚度为4层。

英文摘要:

Tricobalt tetraoxide (Co3O4) is an important catalyst and Co3O4(110) is a frequently exposed surface in Co3O4 nanomaterials. We employed Density-functional theory with on-site Coulomb repulsion U term to study the atomic structures, energetics, magnetic and electronic properties of the two possible terminations, A and B, of this surface. These calculations predict A as the stable termination in a wide range of oxygen chemical potentials, consistent with recent experimental observations. The Co3+ ions do not have a magnetic moment in the bulk, but become magnetic at the surface, which leads to surface magnetic orderings different from the one in the bulk. Surface electronic states are present in the lower half of the bulk band gap and cause partial metallization of both surface terminations. These states are responsible for the charge compensation mechanism stabilizing both polar terminations. The computed critical thickness for polarity compensation is 4 layers.

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