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The results of electronic structure calculations for a variety of palladium hydrides are presented. The calculations are based on density functional theory and used different local and semilocal approximations. The thermodynamic stability…
We perform first-principles calculations of the structural, electronic, mechanical, and thermodynamic properties of thorium hydrides (ThH$_{2}$ and Th$_{4}$H$_{15}$) based on the density functional theory with generalized gradient…
Density functional calculations of the electronic structure of the complex hydride NaAlH4 and the reference systems NaH and AlH3 are reported. We find a substantially ionic electronic structure for NaAlH4, which emphasizes the importance of…
Density functional calculations of the electronic structure are used to elucidate the bonding of Li$_3$AlH$_6$. It is found that this material is best described as ionic, and in particular that the [AlH$_6$]$^{3-}$ units are not reasonably…
The electronic structure and energetic stability of A$_2$BX$_6$ halide compounds with the cubic and tetragonal variants of the perovskite-derived K$_2$PtCl$_6$ prototype structure are investigated computationally within the frameworks of…
Binary uranium hydrides, UHx (x = 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8), with different crystal symmetries are potentially interesting compounds for high-Tc superconductivity and as hydrogen storage systems. In this work we have explored the structural,…
Compressed hydrogen-rich compounds have received extensive attention as appealing contenders for superconductors, and further challenges are maintaining the stability and superconductivity of hydrides at lower pressures. In this work, we…
Exploring high-temperature superconducting (high-$T_c$) material at ambient pressure holds immense significance for physics, chemistry, and materials science. In this study, we perform a high-throughput screening of strong electron-phonon…
The equilibrium structure and functional properties exhibited by brownmillerite oxides, a family of perovskite-derived structures with alternating layers of $B$O$_6$ octahedra and $B$O$_4$ tetrahedra, viz., ordered arrangements of oxygen…
Density functional electronic structure studies of tetragonal PbVO$_3$ are reported. The results show a an important role for both Pb 6$p$ - O 2$p$ and V $d$ - O $p$ bonding, with an interplay between these. This is discussed in relation to…
The research on hydrogen-rich ternary compounds attract tremendous attention for it paves new route to room-temperature superconductivity at lower pressures. Here, we study the crystal structures, electronic structures, and superconducting…
The nature of the bonding in Li$_3$AlH$_6$ has been re-examined with additional analyses using density-functional calculations. From partial density of states, charge density distribution, charge transfer, electron localization function,…
The fundamental principles underlying the arrangement of elements into solid compounds with an enormous variety of crystal structures are still largely unknown. This study presents a general overview of the structure types appearing in an…
This review discusses and compares electronic spectra of new iron-based high-temperature superconductors (HTSC), as well as a number of chemically similar compounds. Particular attention is payed to iron chalcogenide K_{1-x}Fe_{2-y}Se_2,…
The crystal structure, mechanical properties and electronic structure of ground state BeH$_{2}$ are calculated employing the first-principles methods based on the density functional theory. Our calculated structural parameters at…
We study the electronic structures and dielectric functions of the simple hydrides LiH, NaH, MgH2 and AlH3, and the complex hydrides Li3AlH6, Na3AlH6, LiAlH4, NaAlH4 and Mg(AlH4)2, using first principles density functional theory and GW…
Structural, mechanical, electronic, and thermodynamic properties of fluorite and tetragonal phases of ZrH$_{2}$ are systematically studied by employing the density functional theory within generalized gradient approximation. The existence…
The electronic structure of the nitrogenase metal cofactors is central to nitrogen fixation. However, the P-cluster and iron molybdenum cofactor, each containing eight irons, have resisted detailed characterization of their electronic…
Ternary chalcogenides have been of recent investigation for applications in photovoltaic and thermoelectric devices. We study the structural, electronic, optical, and thermoelectric properties of nine ternary chalcogenides, NaAX$_{2}$,…
The electronic structure and thermodynamic stability of tetragonal $\rm{BiFeO_3}$(001) surfaces have been investigated using density functional theory. In this work, four different structures having different lattice constants with two…