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Novel electronic properties of monoclinic MP 4 (M = Cr, Mo, W) compounds with or without topological nodal line.
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Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2020 Jul 13; Vol. 10 (1), pp. 11502. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 13. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Transition metal phosphides hold novel metallic, semimetallic, and semiconducting behaviors. Here we report by ab initio calculations a systematical study on the structural and electronic properties of [Formula: see text] (M = Cr, Mo, W) phosphides in monoclinic C2/c ([Formula: see text]) symmetry. Their dynamical stabilities have been confirmed by phonon modes calculations. Detailed analysis of the electronic band structures and density of states reveal that [Formula: see text] is a semiconductor with an indirect band gap of 0.47 eV in association with the p orbital of P atoms, while [Formula: see text] is a Dirac semimetal with an isolated nodal point at the [Formula: see text] point and [Formula: see text] is a topological nodal line semimetal with a closed nodal ring inside the first Brillouin zone relative to the d orbital of Mo and W atoms, respectively. Comparison of the phosphides with group VB, VIB and VIIB transition metals shows a trend of change from metallic to semiconducting behavior from [Formula: see text] to VIIB-[Formula: see text] compounds. These results provide a systematical understandings on the distinct electronic properties of these compounds.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2045-2322
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Scientific reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32661256
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68349-9