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温度和压力驱动下的LaN结构和拓扑转变

LaN Structural and Topological Transitions Driven by Temperature and Pressure

Wei-Chih Chen, Chia-Min Lin, Joseph Maciejko, Cheng-Chien Chen

摘要:

我们用第一性原理计算研究了一氮化镧LaN。通常报道的岩盐结构的$Fm\bar{3}m$对称性的稀土铌酸盐被发现动态不稳定的LaN在零温度。利用密度泛函理论和演化晶体预测,我们发现了一个新的,动态稳定的结构与$P1$对称性在0 K。该$P1$ -LaN表现出自发电极化。我们的从头算分子动力学模拟的有限温度声子谱进一步表明,LaN将经历铁电和结构转变从$P1$到$Fm\bar{3}m$对称性,当温度升高。在0 K时,当压力达到$P=18$ GPa时,$P1$ -LaN转变为具有$P4/nmm$对称性的四元结构.电子结构计算表明,高温岩盐LaN在$P \sim 14$ GPa下可以从普通绝缘体转变为强拓扑绝缘体.总之,我们的研究结果表明,当$P=14 - 18$ GPa,LaN可以同时显示温度诱导的结构,铁电和拓扑转变。因此,镧系金属氧化物为探索由温度和压力驱动的新相和相变提供了一个丰富的场所。

英文摘要:

We study lanthanum mononitride LaN by first-principles calculations. The commonly reported rock-salt structure of $Fm\bar{3}m$ symmetry for rare-earth monopnictides is found dynamically unstable for LaN at zero temperature. Using density functional theory and evolutionary crystal prediction, we discover a new, dynamically stable structure with $P1$ symmetry at 0 K. This $P1$-LaN exhibits spontaneous electric polarization. Our ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of finite-temperature phonon spectra further suggest that LaN will undergo ferroelectric and structural transitions from $P1$ to $Fm\bar{3}m$ symmetry, when temperature is increased. Moreover, $P1$-LaN will transform to a tetragonal structure with $P4/nmm$ symmetry at a critical pressure $P=18$ GPa at 0 K. Electronic structures computed with an advanced hybrid functional show that the high-temperature rock-salt LaN can change from a trivial insulator to a strong topological insulator at $P \sim 14$ GPa. Together, our results indicate that when $P=14 - 18$ GPa, LaN can show simultaneous temperature-induced structural, ferroelectric, and topological transitions. Lanthanum monopnictides thereby provide a rich playground for exploring novel phases and phase transitions driven by temperature and pressure.

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