中国物理B ›› 2017, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (3): 37103-037103.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/26/3/037103

• CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

New ternary superconducting compound LaRu2As2: Physical properties from density functional theory calculations

M A Hadi, M S Ali, S H Naqib, A K M A Islam   

  1. 1 Department of Physics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh;
    2 Department of Physics, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Pabna 6600, Bangladesh;
    3 International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong 4203, Bangladesh
  • 收稿日期:2016-11-03 修回日期:2016-12-13 出版日期:2017-03-05 发布日期:2017-03-05
  • 通讯作者: M A Hadi E-mail:hadipab@gmail.com

New ternary superconducting compound LaRu2As2: Physical properties from density functional theory calculations

M A Hadi1, M S Ali2, S H Naqib1, A K M A Islam1,3   

  1. 1 Department of Physics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh;
    2 Department of Physics, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Pabna 6600, Bangladesh;
    3 International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong 4203, Bangladesh
  • Received:2016-11-03 Revised:2016-12-13 Online:2017-03-05 Published:2017-03-05
  • Contact: M A Hadi E-mail:hadipab@gmail.com

摘要: In this paper, we perform the density functional theory (DFT)-based calculations by the first-principles pseudopotential method to investigate the physical properties of the newly discovered superconductor LaRu2As2 for the first time. The optimized structural parameters are in good agreement with the experimental results. The calculated independent elastic constants ensure the mechanical stability of the compound. The calculated Cauchy pressure, Pugh's ratio as well as Poisson's ratio indicate that LaRu2As2 should behave as a ductile material. Due to low Debye temperature, LaRu2As2 may be used as a thermal barrier coating (TBC) material. The new compound should exhibit metallic nature as its valence bands overlap considerably with the conduction bands. LaRu2As2 is expected to be a soft material and easily machinable because of its low hardness value of 6.8 GPa. The multi-band nature is observed in the calculated Fermi surface. A highly anisotropic combination of ionic, covalent and metallic interactions is expected to be in accordance with charge density calculation.

关键词: new superconductor LaRu2As2, density functional theory (DFT) calculations, mechanical properties, electronic features

Abstract: In this paper, we perform the density functional theory (DFT)-based calculations by the first-principles pseudopotential method to investigate the physical properties of the newly discovered superconductor LaRu2As2 for the first time. The optimized structural parameters are in good agreement with the experimental results. The calculated independent elastic constants ensure the mechanical stability of the compound. The calculated Cauchy pressure, Pugh's ratio as well as Poisson's ratio indicate that LaRu2As2 should behave as a ductile material. Due to low Debye temperature, LaRu2As2 may be used as a thermal barrier coating (TBC) material. The new compound should exhibit metallic nature as its valence bands overlap considerably with the conduction bands. LaRu2As2 is expected to be a soft material and easily machinable because of its low hardness value of 6.8 GPa. The multi-band nature is observed in the calculated Fermi surface. A highly anisotropic combination of ionic, covalent and metallic interactions is expected to be in accordance with charge density calculation.

Key words: new superconductor LaRu2As2, density functional theory (DFT) calculations, mechanical properties, electronic features

中图分类号:  (Transition metals and alloys)

  • 71.20.Be
71.15.Mb (Density functional theory, local density approximation, gradient and other corrections) 62.20.-x (Mechanical properties of solids) 71.20.-b (Electron density of states and band structure of crystalline solids)