Theoretical study of CeO2 and Ce2O3 using a screened hybrid density functional

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作者
Hay, P. Jeffrey
Martin, Richard L.
Uddin, Jamal
Scuseria, Gustavo E.
机构
[1] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Theoret, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[2] Rice Univ, Dept Chem, Houston, TX 77005 USA
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美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1063/1.2206184
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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The predicted structures and electronic properties of CeO2 and Ce2O3 have been studied using conventional and hybrid density functional theory. The lattice constant and bulk modulus for CeO2 from local (LSDA) functionals are in good agreement with experiment, while the lattice parameter from a generalized gradient approximation (GGA) is too long. This situation is reversed for Ce2O3, where the LSDA lattice constant is much too short, while the GGA result is in reasonable agreement with experiment. Significantly, the screened hybrid HSE functional gives excellent agreement with experimental lattice constants for both CeO2 and Ce2O3. All methods give insulating ground states for CeO2 with gaps for the 4f band lying between 1.7 eV (LSDA) and 3.3 eV (HSE) and 6-8 eV for the conduction band. For Ce2O3 the local and GGA functionals predict a semimetallic ground state with small (0-0.3 eV) band gap but weak ferromagnetic coupling between the Ce+3 centers. By contrast, the HSE functional gives an insulating ground state with a band gap of 3.2 eV and antiferromagnetic coupling. Overall, the hybrid HSE functional gives a consistent picture of both the structural and electronic properties of CeO2 and Ce2O3 while treating the 4f band consistently in both oxides.
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