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We have varied the disorder in a two-dimensional electron system in silicon by applying substrate bias. When the disorder becomes sufficiently low, we observe the emergence of the metallic phase, and find evidence for a metal-insulator…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-10-30 Dragana Popovic , A. B. Fowler , S. Washburn

We study the magnetic structure of the (LaMnO$_3$)$_{2n}$/(SrMnO$_3$)$_n$ superlattices from density-functional calculations. In agreement with the experiments, we find that the magnetism changes with the layer thickness `n'. The reason for…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-03-10 B. R. K. Nanda , S. Satpathy

The electronic energy structures and magnetic properties of layered superconductors $R$Ni$_2$B$_2$C, $R$Fe$_4$Al$_8$ and FeSe are systematically studied, by using the density functional theory (DFT). The calculations allowed us to reveal a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-04-04 G. E. Grechnev , A. V. Logosha , A. A. Lyogenkaya , A. G. Grechnev , A. V. Fedorchenko

We utilized a simple, robust, first principle method, based on basis set optimization with the BZW-EF method, to study the electronic and related properties of transition metal mono-nitrides: ScN and YN. We solved the KS system of equations…

Materials Science · Physics 2012-09-04 C. E. Ekuma , D. Bagayoko , M. Jarrell , J. Moreno

We have investigated electronic structures of La$_3$S$_4$ and Ce$_3$S$_4$ using the LSDA and LSDA+$U$ methods. Calculated density of states (DOS) are compared with the experimental DOS obtained by the valence band photoemission…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-07 J. H. Shim , Kyoo Kim , B. I. Min , J. -S. Kang

GeSe and SnSe monochalcogenide monolayers and bilayers undergo a two-dimensional phase transition from a rectangular unit cell to a square unit cell at a temperature $T_c$ well below the melting point. Its consequences on material…

We study the Metal-Insulator transition in one-dimensional Hubbard superlattices (SL's), modelled by a repeated pattern of repulsive (i.e., positive on-site coupling) and free sites. The evolution of the local moment and of the charge gap…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-10-31 Thereza Paiva , Raimundo R. dos Santos

We have investigated the electronic structure of charged bilayer and trilayer phoshporene using first-principles, density-functional-theory calculations. We find that the effective dielectric constant for an external electric field applied…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-09 Bukyoung Jhun , Cheol-Hwan Park

We report a theoretical study of the structural, electronic and optical properties of hBN-AlN superlattice heterostructures (SL) using a first-principles approach based on standard and hybrid Density Functional Theory. We consider…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-01-15 Catalin D. Spataru , Mary H. Crawford , Andrew A. Allerman

The work carried out first-principles calculations within the framework of density functional theory to study the structural stability of the CsSnI3 compound and the influence of phase transitions on their electronic and optical properties.…

The LnSbTe (Ln = Lanthanides) family, like isostructural ZrSiS type compounds, has emerged as a fertile playground for exploring the interaction of electronic correlations and magnetic ordering with the nodal line band topology. Here, we…

We study experimentally and theoretically the effects of disorder, nonlinear screening, and magnetism in semiconductor heterostructures containing a $\delta$-layer of Mn, where the charge carriers are confined within a quantum well and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 Vikram Tripathi , Kusum Dhochak , B. A. Aronzon , V. V. Rylkov , A. B. Davydov , Bertrand Raquet , Michel Goiran , K. I. Kugel

We have studied the temperature dependence of resistivity, $\rho$, for a two-dimensional electron system in silicon at low electron densities, $n_s\sim10^{11}$ cm$^{-2}$, near the metal/insulator transition. The resistivity was empirically…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 S. V. Kravchenko , Whitney E. Mason , G. E. Bowker , J. E. Furneaux , V. M. Pudalov , M. D'Iorio

1$T$-TaS$_2$ is the only insulating transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) with an odd number of electrons per unit cell. This insulating state is non-magnetic, making it a potential spin-liquid candidate. The unusual electronic behavior…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-06-28 Amir Dalal , Jonathan Ruhman , Jörn W. F. Venderbos

Using a non-contact atomic force microscope we track and manipulate the position of single electrons confined to atomic structures engineered from silicon dangling bonds (DBs) on the hydrogen terminated silicon surface. By varying the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-31 Mohammad Rashidi , Wyatt Vine , Thomas Dienel , Lucian Livadaru , Jacob Retallick , Taleana Huff , Konrad Walus , Robert Wolkow

Dangling bonds (DBs) are common defects in silicon that affect its electronic performance by trapping carriers at the in-gap levels. For probing the electrical properties of individual DBs, a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) is an…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-10-20 T. V. Pavlova , V. M. Shevlyuga

The integration of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) with ferroelectric substrates is a powerful strategy to modulate their electronic and optical properties. However, the use of relaxor ferroelectrics for this purpose remains…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-05-06 D. Hernández-Pinilla , D. Cachago , Y. A. Xia , G. López-Polín , M. O Ramírez , L. E. Bausá

Charge-order-driven ferroelectrics are an emerging class of functional materials, distinct from conventional ferroelectrics, where electron-dominated switching can occur at high frequency. Despite their promise, only a few systems…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-02-19 Se Young Park , Karin M. Rabe , Jeffrey B. Neaton

Recent experimental work has realized a new insulating state of samarium nickelate (SmNiO$_3$), accessible in a reversible manner via high-density electron doping. To elucidate this behavior, we use the first-principles density functional…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-11-27 Michele Kotiuga , Karin M. Rabe

We present a comprehensive study of the electronic structure of the layered semiconductor InSe using density functional theory. We calculate the band structure of the monolayer and bulk material with the band gap corrected using hybrid…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-09-20 Yuzheng Guo , John Robertson