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The current investigation focuses on detailed analysis of the anchor based optimization approach (ABOA), its comparison with alternative global fitting protocols and on the global analysis of the truncation of basis effects in the…
In complex transition metal oxide heterostructures of physically dissimilar perovskite compounds, interface phenomena can lead to novel physical properties not observed in either of their constituents. This remarkable feature opens new…
Ferroelectric quantum criticality in perovskite oxides offers a fertile ground for emergent collective phenomena. Here we develop a first-principles-inspired quantum-statistics-based theoretical analysis of the ferroelectric order and…
Owing to the increasing popularity of lead-based hybrid perovskites for photovoltaic (PV) applications, it is crucial to understand their defect physics and its influence on their optoelectronic properties. In this work, we simulate various…
The defect stability in a prototypical perovskite oxide superlattice consisting of SrTiO$_3$ and PbTiO$_3$ (STO/PTO) is determined using first principles density functional theory calculations. Specifically, the oxygen vacancy formation…
The perovskite BaSnO$_3$ provides a promising platform for the realization of an earth abundant $n$-type transparent conductor. Its optical properties are dominated by a dispersive conduction band of Sn $5s$ states, and by a flatter valence…
In this paper, we employ CASTEP based on DFT (density functional theory) calculations to investigate various physical properties of BaVO3, SrVO3, CaVO3 and PbVO3. The elastic constants, bulk modulus, Shear modulus, Young's modulus, Pugh's…
Diffuse atomic orbital basis sets have proven to be essential to obtain accurate interaction energies, especially in regard to non-covalent interactions. However, they also have a detrimental impact on the sparsity of the one-particle…
The weighted density approximation, its implementation and its application to ferroelectric materials is discussed. Calculations are presented for several perovskite oxides and related materials. In general the weighted density…
We present in full detail a newly developed formalism enabling density functional perturbation theory (DFPT) calculations from a DFT+$U$ ground state. The implementation includes ultrasoft pseudopotentials and is valid for both insulating…
In this work, the structural, optical, and electronic properties of rare-earth perovskites of the general formula RCrO3, where R represents the rare-earth Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, and Tm, have been studied in detail. These compounds were…
First-principles density functional theory (DFT) codes which employ a localized basis offer advantages over those which use plane-wave bases, such as better scaling with system size and better suitability to low-dimensional systems. The…
In this work, theoretical investigation of cubic Pm-3m phase RbGeO3 germanate perovskite using plain wave basis, density function theory (DFT) is conducted. DFT modelling calculations, clearly shows that this perovskite exhibits…
In the present work, we study the structural, electronic and optical properties of Sodium Based Cubic Fluoro-perovskites: NaBF$_3$ (B= Ca, Mg or Zn) using DFT and TDDFT methods. We performed the density functional theory DFT calculations…
We present a computational investigation, in conjunction with synthesis and experimental characterization, into the structural, electronic, and optical properties of layered 2D organic lead bromide perovskites. We contrast materials based…
In this work, we present a computationally efficient methodology that utilizes a local real-space formulation of the projector augmented wave (PAW) method discretized with a finite-element (FE) basis to enable accurate and large-scale…
Using density functional theory plus self-consistent Hubbard $U$ (DFT$+U_{sc}$) calculations, we have investigated the structural and electronic properties of the rare-earth cobaltites \textit{R}CoO$_3$ (\textit{R} = Pr -- Lu). Our…
We have investigated the structural, mechanical, electronic and optical properties of Rb-based cubic perovskite RbBaX$_3$ (X = F, Cl, Br, I) under hydrostatic pressure, using first-principle density functional theory (DFT). All RbBaX$_3$…
Barium zirconate BaZrO3 is one of few perovskites that is claimed to retain an average cubic structure down to 0K at ambient pressure, while being energetically very close to a tetragonal phase obtained by condensation of a soft phonon mode…
In this work, we used the density functional calculation (DFT) implemented in the Quantum Espresso software, using the approximations (GGA, GGA+U) to illustrate the electronic and magnetic properties of the perovskite CaMnO$_3$. It has been…