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Title: Structural, electronic and elastic properties of the cubic CaTiO{sub 3} under pressure: A DFT study

Journal Article · · AIP Advances
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4926437· OSTI ID:22493934
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  1. Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of Punjab, Lahore, 54000 (Pakistan)
  2. Centre for High Energy Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore (Pakistan)

Using highly accurate FP-LAPW method with GGA approximation structural, electronic and elastic properties of cubic CaTiO{sub 3} have been calculated from 0-120 GPa range of pressure. It is observed that lattice constant, bond length and anisotropy factor decrease with increase in pressure. Also the brittle nature and indirect band-gap of the compound become ductile and direct band-gap respectively at 120 GPa. Moduli of elasticity, density of the material, Debye temperature and wave elastic wave velocities increase with increase in pressure. Spin dependent DOS’s plots show invariant anti-ferromagnetic nature of the compound under pressure. Our calculated results are in good agreement with available theoretical and experimental results.

OSTI ID:
22493934
Journal Information:
AIP Advances, Vol. 5, Issue 7; Other Information: (c) 2015 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2158-3226
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English