Abstract
The electronic structure and elastic properties of a double perovskite slabrocksalt layer compounds of Eu2SrAl2O7 were calculated by local- (spin-) density approximation [L(S) DA] band theory with Hubbard term of U. We used U=7.0eV and J=0.5eV for the calculations. The band gap of Eu2SrAl2O7 is 4.8 eV. Both of EuO and AlO bonds have strong covalent character and SrO is a perfect ionic bond. The full set elastic constants indicate the elastic modulus of Eu 2SrAl2O7 is 224 and 240 GPa by calculation and experiment, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1326-1330 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Solid State Communications |
| Volume | 151 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- A. Insulators
- C. Crystal structure and symmetry
- D. Electronic states
- D. Mechanical properties