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Transition-metal perovskite oxides exhibit moderately correlated metallic phases, several of which exhibit a $T^2$ resistivity scaling up to temperatures far exceeding the regime where Fermi-liquid electron-electron scattering is expected…
We report on the frequency and stress dependence of the direct piezoelectric d33 coefficient in BiFeO3 ceramics. The measurements reveal considerable piezoelectric nonlinearity, i.e., dependence of d33 on the amplitude of the dynamic…
Structure, optical and electronic properties of predicted stables Perovskites ABX3 are calculated using DFT approach. The modified Becke-Johnson potential is also used to investigate electrical and optical properties. The density of states…
Owing to the versatility in their chemical and physical properties, transition metal perovskite oxides have emerged as a new category of highly efficient photocatalysts for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Here, to understand the…
To achieve thermoelectric energy conversion, a large transverse thermoelectric effect in topological materials is crucial. However, the general relationship between topological electronic structures and transverse thermoelectric effect…
The topological Weyl semimetal CaSn3, belonging to the AuCu3 type cubic structure, is an important electronic system to investigate both from the point of view of fundamental physics and prospective applications. In this work, we have…
Novel phases of matter with unique properties that emerge from quantum and topological protection present an important thrust of modern research. Of particular interest is to engineer these phases on demand using ultrafast external stimuli,…
We report the measurement, using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, of the metallic electronic structure of the hole-doped thermoelectric oxide CuRh$_{0.9}$Mg$_{0.1}$O$_2$. The material is found to have a ``pudding mold'' type band…
We report on the electronic structure of the perovskite oxide CaCrO3 using valence-band, core-level, and Cr 2p - 3d resonant photoemission spectroscopy (PES). Despite its antiferromagnetic order, a clear Fermi edge characteristic of a metal…
A systematic density functional theory (DFT)+U study is conducted to investigate the electron correlation and spin-orbit coupling (SOC) effects in US3 and USe3. Our calculations reveal that inclusion of the U term is essential to get energy…
Mn3TeO6 (MTO) has been experimentally found to adopt a P21/n structure under high pressure, which exhibits a significantly smaller band gap compared to the atmospheric R-3 phase. In this study, we systematically investigate the magnetism,…
First principle calculations were performed to study the ground state electronic properties of Barium titanate within the density functional theory (DFT). In our DFT computations, we used Vosko-Wilk-Nusair correlation energy functional and…
Density functional theory screening of the hybrid double perovskites (MA)2BIBiX6 (BI=K,Cu,Ag,Tl; X=Cl,Br,I) shows that systems with band gaps similar to those of the MAPbX3 lead compounds can be expected for BI=Cu,Ag,Tl. Motivated by these…
The temperature dependent diffuse reflectance spectroscopy measurements were carried out on the polycrystalline samples of BaTiO3 across the tetragonal to cubic structural phase transition temperature. The values of various optical…
Bulk BiMnO$_3$ is the only transition-metal perovskite oxide that is insulating and shows strong ferromagnetism. This distinctive behavior would make it a promising candidate as a magnetoelectric multiferroic if it was also a polar…
The effect of epitaxial strain on structural, magnetic and electronic properties of BaFeO 3 per- ovskite oxide are investigated from first principles calculations, using the Density Functional The- ory (DFT) plus the Hubbard approach…
Accurate prediction of electronic band gaps in halide perovskites using density functional theory is crucial for optoelectronic applications. Standard hybrid functionals like HSE and PBE0 are becoming computationally accessible, yet can…
Using first-principles pseudopotential method and Boltzmann transport theory, we give a comprehensive understanding of the electronic and phonon transport properties of thermoelectric material BiCuSeO. By choosing proper hybrid functional…
Spectral ellipsometry studies of the optical functions, first observation of photoluminescence and low frequency dielectric permittivity investigations were performed in ferroelectric - multiferroic TbMnO3 single crystals. The main…
We have investigated the electronic structure of polycrystalline Ca$_2$FeReO$_6$ using photoemission spectroscopy and band-structure calculations within the local-density approximation+$U$ (LDA+$U$) scheme. In valence-band photoemission…