Computational Study of the Structural, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Nanoclusters of Cu2O and CuO: Ab-Initio Approach

Authors

  • T. P. Yadav Central Campus of Science and Technology, Mid-Western University, Surkhet, Nepal
  • G. C. Kaphle 2Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • A. Srivastava Advanced Materials Research Group, CNT Lab, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior (M.P.) 474010 India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnphyssoc.v6i1.30523

Keywords:

Density of States, Magnetic moments, Nanoclusters, Semi-metals, Binding energy

Abstract

The structural, electronic and magnetic properties of the nanoclusters of (Cu2O) n= 1, 2, 3 and (CuO) m = 2, 4, 6 have computationally studied. Density Functional Theory incorporated in Atomistic tool kit (ATK-DFT) calculators with exchange-correlation functional (SGGA+U) based ab-initio approach is applied for simulation and calculation of these nanoclusters. In the computational study, the nanoclusters (Cu2O)1, (Cu2O)3 , (CuO)2 and (CuO)6 show semiconducting behavior whereas (Cu2O)2 and (CuO)4 show semi-metallic behaviors. The nanoclusters (Cu2 O)1 and (Cu2O)3 show diamagnetic, (Cu2O)2 and (CuO)4 show ferromagnetic, (CuO)2 and (CuO)6 show antiferromagnetic behaviors. The magnetic moments 0.28μB and 0.03 μB are observed in the nanoclusters (Cu2O)2 and (CuO)4 while others are found to be as nonmagnetic . The total energy of nanoclusters have found to be decreasing towards total minimum energy with increasing number of atoms of copper oxides. The nanoclusters (Cu2O) n = 1, 2, 3 and (CuO) m = 2, 4, 6 are used in various applications as in the synthesis of technological materials. The analysis of the effects of bond length and binding energy with the size of nanoclsters have been presented.

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Author Biography

T. P. Yadav, Central Campus of Science and Technology, Mid-Western University, Surkhet, Nepal

and Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal and Advanced Materials Research Group, CNT Lab, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior (M.P.) 474010 India

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Published

2020-08-06

How to Cite

Yadav, T. P., Kaphle, G. C., & Srivastava, A. (2020). Computational Study of the Structural, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Nanoclusters of Cu2O and CuO: Ab-Initio Approach. Journal of Nepal Physical Society, 6(1), 68–72. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnphyssoc.v6i1.30523

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2020)

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