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First-principles calculations to study the electronic and magnetic properties of bulk, oxygen-deficient SrTiO$_3$ (STO) under different doping conditions and densities have been conducted. The appearance of magnetism in oxygen-deficient STO…
We have utilized neutron powder diffraction to probe the crystal structure of layered Na$_{x}$CoO$_{2}$ near the half doping composition of $x=$0.46 over the temperature range of 2 to 600K. Our measurements show evidence of a dynamic…
The observation of high-$T_c$ superconductivity in bilayer nickelate La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ under high pressure provides a new venue for exploring novel unconventional superconductors and elucidating the mechanism of high-$T_c$…
We investigate the electronic and structural changes at the nanoscale in vanadium dioxide (VO2) in the vicinity of its thermally driven phase transition. Both electronic and structural changes exhibit phase coexistence leading to…
By using first-principles methods based on density functional theory we revisited the zero-temperature phase diagram of stoichiometric SrCoO3, a ferromagnetic metallic perovskite that undergoes significant structural, electronic, and…
This work involves the local structural investigation of the samples using Extended X-ray Absorption Spectra (EXAFS) analysis to investigate structural changes due to the Ca and Mn-modified BaTiO3. TEM investigation of the crystal structure…
Density functional calculations are used to investigate the doping dependence of the electronic structure and magnetic properties in hexagonal Na$_x$CoO$_2$. The electronic structure is found to be highly two dimensional, even without…
We have systematically investigated the $Na_xCoO_2$ system doped with Cu, Y, Sn, W, Au and Bi for $x$ = 0:5; 0:75 and 1.00 using density functional theory. Sn, W, and Bi always substitute a Co while Au always substitutes a Na regardless of…
Nanosized energy storage, energy-harvesting, and functional devices are the three key components for integrated self-power systems. Here, we report on nanoscale electrochemical devices with a nearly three-fold enhanced stored charge under…
We present a first-principles study based on density functional theory (DFT) on the electronic and structural properties of Ta2NiSe5, a layered transition metal chalcogenide that has been considered as a possible candidate for an excitonic…
The electric field control of functional properties is a crucial goal in oxide-based electronics. Non-volatile switching between different resistivity or magnetic states in an oxide channel can be achieved through charge accumulation or…
We investigate effects of doping on formation energy and concentration of oxygen vacancies at a metal oxide surface, using MgO (100) as an example. Our approach employs density-functional theory, where the performance of the…
Recent reports reveal that isothermal chemical doping of hydrogen in correlated complex oxides such as perovskite nickelates (e.g. NdNiO3) can induce a metal-to-insulator transition (MIT) without the need for temperature modulation. In this…
The electronic structure modifications of WSe2 upon NO2-adsorption at room and low temperatures were studied by means of photoelectron spectroscopy. We found only moderate changes in the electronic structure, which are manifested as an…
A highly intriguing aspect in iron-pnictide superconductors is the composition-dependent electronic structure, in particular the question if and how charge carriers are introduced to the system upon substitution of Ba by alkali metals or of…
WO$_3$ is a binary 5d compound which has attracted remarkable attention due to the vast array of structural transitions that it undergoes in its bulk form. In the bulk, a wide range of electronic properties has been demonstrated, including…
SrTiO$_{3}$ is an incipient ferroelectric and an exceptionally dilute superconductor with a dome-like dependence on carrier concentration. Stabilization of a polar phase through chemical substitution or strain significantly enhances the…
We provide a systematic study on the electronic structure of a series of Ta$_2$O$_5$ polymorphs using standard density functional theory (DFT) calculations as well as the more accurate many-body perturbation theory within the GW…
We have investigated the temperature-dependent changes in the near-$E$$_F$ occupied and unoccupied states of Pr$_{0.67}$Ca$_{0.33}$MnO$_3$ which shows the presence of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic phases. The temperature-dependent…
Rare-earth trihydrides ($R$H$_3$) exhibit intriguing coupled electronic and structural properties as a function of doping, hydrogen vacancies, and thermodynamic conditions. Theoretical studies of these materials typically rely on density…