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This work presents a first principles study of the (001) surface energetics of nine oxide perovskites, with a focus on the role of surface vacancies in determining termination stability. Additionally, investigation into the behaviour of…
Oxides with perovskite-based structures have been known as essential materials for fascinating phenomena such as high-temperature and unconventional superconductivity. Discoveries of these oxide superconductors have driven the science…
Perovskite oxides ABO$_3$ containing heavy B-site elements are a class of candidate materials to host topological metals with a large spin-orbit interaction. In contrast to the band insulator BaSnO$_3$, the semimetal BaPbO$_3$ is proposed…
This study has explored numerous physical properties of CaPd$_3$Ti$_4$O$_{1}$2 (CPTO) and CaPd$_3$V$_4$O$_{12}$ (CPVO) quadruple perovskites employing the density functional theory (DFT) method. The mechanical permanence of these two…
Electronic structure descriptors are computationally efficient quantities used to construct qualitative correlations for a variety of properties. In particular, the oxygen p-band center has been used to guide material discovery and…
Perovskite films have rapidly emerged as leading active materials in optoelectronic devices due to their strong optical absorption, high carrier mobility and ease of fabrication. Whilst proving to be promising materials for solar cells and…
Numerous physical properties of CaPd3Ti4O12 (CPTO) and CaPd3V4O12 (CPVO) double perovskites have been explored based on density functional theory (DFT). The calculated structural parameters fairly agree with the experimental data to confirm…
Understanding charge transfer at oxide interfaces is crucial for designing materials with emergent electronic and magnetic properties, especially in systems where strong electron correlations and spin-orbit coupling coexist.…
Thermoelectric materials with a high figure of merit (ZT) are highly demanded for a sustainable solution to the energy crisis. In this study, we have predicted three new double perovskite oxides (DPOs), Ba2GaXO6 (X = V, Nb, Ta), with high…
Functional oxide perovskites are the pillar of cutting-edge technological applications. Density functional theory (DFT) simulations are the theoretical methods of choice to understand and design perovskite materials. However, tests on the…
Transition-metal perovskite oxides constitute a series of functional material systems for electronics, catalysis and energy-conversion processes, in which oxygen migration and evolution play a key role. However, the stable metal-oxygen…
Perovskite materials, known for their structural versatility and multifunctional properties, continue to draw interest for advanced electronic and optoelectronic applications. In this study, we investigate the elastic and strain--engineered…
SrHfO3 is a potential dielectric material for metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices. SrHfO3/GaAs interface has attracted attention due to its unique properties. In this paper, the interface properties of (001) SrHfO3/GaAs are investigated…
Despite the extensive applications of perovskite compounds, the precise nature of non-Hermitian bonding in these materials remains poorly understood. In this study, density functional theory calculations were performed to determine the…
Supercapacitors have recently gained popularity as possible energy storage systems due to their high cycling ability and increased power density. However, one of the major drawbacks of supercapacitors is that they have a low energy density,…
Perovskite oxides have been extensively studied for their wide range of compositions and structures, as well as their valuable properties for various applications. Expanding from single perovskite ABO$_3$ to double perovskite…
The wide variety of complex physical behavior exhibited in transition metal oxides, particularly the perovskites A$B$O$_3$, makes them a material family of interest in many research areas, but the drastically different electronic structures…
First-principles calculations based on density functional theory + Hubbard U (DFT+U) approach have been carried out to study the strain induced variations in the optical and transport properties of the correlated perovskite SrVO$_3$. By…
Enhancing the transport of oxygen anions in the cathode while maintaining surface stability is essential for improving the performance of intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs). This study investigates a novel cathode…
Strongly correlated transition-metal perovskite oxides pose a fundamental challenge for electronic-structure theory and for large-scale, data-driven materials discovery. While DFT+DMFT provides a quantitatively accurate description of such…