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Title: Energetics of MnO 2 polymorphs in density functional theory

Journal Article · · Physical Review B

We report the energetics and properties of the β, α, R, γ, λ, and δ polymorphs of MnO2 within density functional theory, comparing the performance of the recently introduced SCAN functional with that of conventional exchange-correlation functionals and experiment. We find that SCAN uniquely yields accurate formation energies and properties across all MnO2 polymorphs. We explain the superior performance of SCAN based on its satisfaction of all known constraints appropriate to a semilocal exchange-correlation functional and its accurate representation of all types of orbital overlap.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for the Computational Design of Functional Layered Materials (CCDM); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Next Generation of Materials by Design: Incorporating Metastability (CNGMD)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012575; AC36-99GO10337
OSTI ID:
1236091
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1371109
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Vol. 93 Journal Issue: 4; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 179 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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