Table 2 Structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of selected iron-based compounds.
Material | XC | a | b | c | Volume | Bandgap | Mag. Mom. | MP |
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Fe | Experiment | 2.87a | 23.64 | 0.0b | 2.22c | FMb | ||
Im\(\overline{3}\)m | LDA (+U) | 2.75 (2.83) | 20.71 (22.55) | 0.00 (0.00) | 1.95 (2.73) | FM (FM) | ||
PBE, (+U) | 2.83 (2.84) | 22.58 (22.96) | 0.00 (0.00) | 2.19 (2.09) | FM (FM) | |||
PBEsol (+U) | 2.78 (2.85) | 21.59 (23.22) | 0.00 (0.00) | 2.12 (2.71) | FM (FM) | |||
Fe2P | Experiment | 5.87d | 3.46d | 119.34 | 0.0e | 1.91f (Fe(II)) | FMf | |
P\(\overline{6}\)2m | LDA +U) | 5.56 (5.88) | 3.42 (3.32) | 91.31 (99.37) | 0.00 (0.00) | 1.11 (2.26) | FM (FM) | |
PBE (+U) | 5.81 (5.91) | 3.41 (3.38) | 99.55 (102.43) | 0.00 (0.00) | 2.25 (2.09) | FM (FM) | ||
PBEsol (+U) | 5.70 (5.90) | 3.40 (3.36) | 95.70 (101.25) | 0.00 (0.00) | 2.03 (2.23) | FM (FM) | ||
Fe3Ge | Experiment | 5.17g | 4.22g | 112.79 | 0.0g | 2.00g | FMg | |
P63/mmc | LDA (+U) | 4.95 (5.18) | 4.03 (4.17) | 85.69 (96.80) | 0.00 (0.00) | 1.25 (2.75) | FM (FM) | |
PBE (+U) | 5.14 (5.17) | 4.20 (4.21) | 95.83 (97.50) | 0.00 (0.00) | 2.18 (2.37) | FM (FM) | ||
PBEsol (+U) | 5.15 (5.17) | 4.22 (4.28) | 96.85 (98.97) | 0.00 (0.00) | 2.17 (2.66) | FM (FM) | ||
BaFeO3 | Experiment | 3.97h | 62.57 | 1.8i | 3.50i | FMi | ||
Pm\(\overline{3}\)m | LDA (+U) | 3.86 (3.90) | 57.31 (59.09) | 0.00 (0.00) | 2.64 (3.56) | FM (FM) | ||
PBE (+U) | 3.97 (3.98) | 62.47 (63.24) | 0.00 (0.00) | 3.02 (3.37) | FM (FM) | |||
PBEsol (+U) | 3.90 (3.91) | 59.39 (59.75) | 0.00 (0.00) | 2.88 (3.45) | FM (FM) | |||
SrFeO3 | Experiment | 3.85j | 57.06 | 1.8k | 3.10m | FMo | ||
Pm\(\overline{3}\)m | LDA (+U) | 3.74 (3.78) | 52.24 (53.93) | 0.00 (0.00) | 2.51 (3.49) | FM (FM) | ||
PBE (+U) | 3.84 (3.85) | 56.70 (57.21) | 0.00 (0.00) | 2.87 (3.15) | FM (FM) | |||
PBEsol (+U) | 3.77 (3.79) | 53.45 (54.64) | 0.00 (0.00) | 2.71 (3.36) | FM (FM) | |||
FeO | Experiment | 4.31q,s | 80.06 | 1p-2.4r | 3.32q | AFMq | ||
Fm\(\overline{3}\)m | LDA (+U) | 4.15 (4.20) | 71.28 (73.31) | 0.00 (2.85) | 3.30 (0.12) | AFM (AFM) | ||
PBE (+U) | 4.24 (4.27) | 76.43 (77.74) | 0.00 (0.00) | 3.40 (3.51) | AFM (AFM) | |||
PBEsol (+U) | 4.15 (4.22) | 70.25 (75.24) | 0.00 (0.00) | 3.29 (3.55) | AFM (AFM) | |||
α − Fe2O3 | Experiment | 5.03t | 13.75t | 301.82 | 2.1u | 4.9u | AFMv | |
R\(\overline{3}\)c | LDA (+U) | 4.62 (4.95) | 13.31 (13.60) | 246.03 (289.03) | 0.00 (1.74) | 1.11 (4.00) | AFM (AFM) | |
PBE, (+U) | 5.00 (5.05) | 13.86 (13.91) | 300.59 (306.85) | 0.53 (1.15) | 3.55 (3.85) | AFM (AFM) | ||
PBEsol (+U) | 4.91 (5.00) | 13.66 (13.73) | 285.18 (297.22) | 0.30 (1.49) | 3.36 (3.95) | AFM (AFM) | ||
AlFeB2 | Experiment | 2.92w | 11.03w | 2.87w | 92.23w | 0.0x | 1.21w,y,z | FMw,y,z |
Cmmm | LDA (+U) | 2.90 (2.87) | 11.13 (10.84) | 2.64 (2.85) | 85.17 (88.53) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (1.64) | FM (FM) |
PBE (+U) | 2.92 (2.92) | 11.01 (11.01) | 2.86 (2.86) | 91.91 (91.91) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.40 (1.52) | FM (FM) | |
PBEsol (+U) | 2.92 (2.92) | 11.01 (11.01) | 2.86 (2.86) | 91.91 (91.91) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.37 (1.57) | FM (FM) | |
Fe5PB2 | Experiment | 5.49l | 10.35l | 311.67 | 0.0 | 1.73 l | FMl | |
I4/mcm | LDA (+U) | 5.45 (5.45) | 10.31 (10.31) | 306.45 (306.45) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.43 (2.21) | FM (FM) | |
PBE (+U) | 5.44 (5.51) | 10.34 (10.39) | 305.79 (315.32) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.79 (1.99) | FM (FM) | ||
PBEsol (+U) | 5.35 (5.48) | 10.18 (10.26) | 292.08 (308.12) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.55 (2.11) | FM (FM) | ||
Fe5SiB2 | Experiment | 5.55l | 10.34l | 318.45 | 0.0 | 1.83l | FMl | |
I4/mcm | LDA (+U) | 5.45 (5.45) | 10.31 (10.31) | 306.45 (306.45) | 0.00 (0.0) | 1.48 (2.11) | FM (FM) | |
PBE (+U) | 5.50 (5.54) | 10.33 (10.42) | 312.25 (320.29) | 0.00 (0.0) | 1.84 (1.98) | FM (FM) | ||
PBEsol (+U) | 5.43 (5.51) | 10.12 (10.27) | 298.58 (312.42) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.61 (2.04) | FM (FM) |