Antiferromagnetism of perovskite EuZrO3 from a first-principles study

作者:Zhu Zhi Li*; Gu Jin Hua; Jia Yu; Hu Xing
来源:Physica B: Condensed Matter , 2011, 406(20): 3985-3987.
DOI:10.1016/j.physb.2011.07.045

摘要

Electronic structure and magnetic properties of perovskite EuZrO3 have been investigated using the ab initio density-functional calculations with local spin density approximation (LSDA) and LSDA+U methods. The results that are obtained reveal that the antiferromagnetic G-type arrangement is more stable than other possible configurations. The ground G-AFM state shows the insulator property with an energy gap of about 0.27 eV at U = 0 eV. It is found that the energy gap strongly depends on the correction potential parameter of U due to the strong interaction of the f electrons of Eu in EuZrO3. The spin magnetic moment of Eu ions is predited to be 6.82 mu(B), which is in well agreement with the experimental result of 6.87 mu(B.