Published October 15, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Electronic structures and magnetism of transition metal doped BiAlO3: An ab initio study

  • 1. School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Technology, Xuzhou Institute of Technology, Xuzhou 221000 (China)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224000 (China)

Description

We theoretically investigated the electronic structures and magnetic properties of transition-metal (Cr, Mn and Fe) doped BiAlO3 based on the first-principle calculations. We found that the manganese ions can make the ferroelectric material ferromagnetic while the insulating feature is preserved. The ferromagnetic coupling is further confirmed by applying a DFT+U method and explained in terms of the super-exchange mechanism between two Mn ions. Other transition metals (Cr and Fe) cannot induce ferromagnetism

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2014.06.033

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DOI
10.1016/j.physb.2014.06.033;
PII
S0921-4526(14)00523-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
451
Journal Page Range
p. 76-79
ISSN
0921-4526
CODEN
PHYBE3

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