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Hadi Akbarzadeh

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arXiv2021

ESpinS: A program for classical Monte-Carlo simulations of spin systems

We present \texttt{ESpinS} (Esfahan Spin Simulation) package to evaluate the thermodynamic properties of spin systems described by a spin model Hamiltonian. In addition to the Heisenberg exchange term, the spin Hamiltonian can contain interactions such as bi-quadratic, Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya, and single-ion anisotropy. By applying the classical Monte-Carlo simulation, \texttt{ESpinS} simulates the behavior of spin systems versus temperature. \texttt{ESpinS} ables to calculate the specific heat, susceptibility, staggered magnetization, energy histogram, fourth-order Binder cumulants, and the neutron scattering structure factor. Further, it can compute the user-defined magnetic order parameter i.e. summation of projection of spins on the user-defined directions and the physical quantities based on it. \texttt{ESpinS} works by either local update algorithm or parallel tempering algorithm. The latter feature is an appropriate option for considering the frustrated and spin glass magnetic systems. \texttt{ESpinS} is written in Fortran 90 and can be run in single or parallel mode. The package is freely available under the GPL license (see https://github.com/nafiserb/ESpinS ).

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arXiv2019

Ab initio investigation of magnetic ordering in the double perovskite Sr$_{2}$NiWO$_{6}$

{\it Ab initio} calculations, GGA/GGA+$U$, are used to propose a spin Hamiltonian for the B-site ordered double perovskite, Sr$_{2}$NiWO$_{6}$. Our results show that the exchange interaction constants between the next nearest neighbors in both intra- and inter- $ab$ plane ($J_2$ and $J_{2c}$) are an order of magnitude larger than the ones between the nearest neighbors ($J_1$ and $J_{1c}$). Employing the Monte Carlo simulation, we show that the obtained Hamiltonian properly describes the finite temperature properties of Sr$_{2}$NiWO$_{6}$. Our {\it ab initio} calculations also reveal a small magnetic anisotropy and non-trivial bi-quadratic interaction between the nearest inter-$ab$ plane neighbors, which play essential roles in stabilizing the type-II anti-ferromagnetic ground state of Sr$_{2}$NiWO$_{6}$.

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arXiv2019

Bonding properties of amorphous silicon and quantum confinement in the mixed phases of silicon nano slabs

On the basis of density functional calculations and using Bader's atom in molecule theory, this article presents quantitative microscopic analyses on the bonding properties of amorphous silicon (a-Si) which could reflect in the observable mechanical and electronic behaviors of this material. In addition, the occurrence and strength of quantum confinement of charge carriers in a composition of silicon crystal nano slabs (SiNSs) embedded in hydrogenated a-Si (a-Si:H) semiconductor are studied. It is shown that the strongest confinement effect happens for Si slabs limited in [100] direction. The band gap tunability with the width of SiNSs is exhibited and a scaling law is investigated for the size dependent behavior of energy states. It is demonstrated and argued why in these systems the confinement of holes is stronger than electron confinement. The computational methodology used to passivate a-Si defects by hydrogen is also detailed.

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arXiv2018

Ab-initio study of different structures of CaC: Magnetism, Bonding, and Lattice Dynamics

On the basis of ab-initio pseudopotential calculations, we study structural, magnetic, dynamical, and mechanical properties of the hypothetical CaC ionic compound in the rock-salt (RS), B2, zinc-blende (ZB), wurtzite (WZ), NiAs (NA), anti-NiAs (NA*), and CrB (B33) structures. It is argued that the ZB, WZ, NA, and RS structures are more ionic while the NA*, B2, and B33 structures are more covalent systems. As a result of that, the nonmagnetic B33-CaC is the energetically preferred system, while the more ionic structures prefer a ferromagnetic ground state with high Fermi level spin polarization. The observed ferromagnetism in the more ionic systems is attributed to the sharp partially filled $p$ states of carbon atom in the system. In the framework of density functional perturbation theory, the phonon spectra of these systems are computed and the observed dynamical instabilities of the NA* and B2 structures are explained in terms of the covalent bonds between carbon atoms. The calculated Helmholtz and Enthalpy free energies indicate the highest stability of the B33 structure in a wide range of temperatures and pressures. Among the ferromagnetic structures, RS-CaC and ZB-CaC are reported, respectively, to be the most and the least metastable systems in various thermodynamics conditions. Several mechanical properties of the dynamically stable structures of CaC are determined from their phonon spectra.

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arXiv2018

Crossover between tricritical and Lifshitz points in pyrochlore FeF$_{3}$

Pyrochlore FeF$_{3}$ (pyr-FeF$_{3}$) is a Heisenberg anti-ferromagnetic (AF) with a magnetic susceptibility deviating from the Curie-Weiss law, even at the room temperature. This compound shows a transition to a long-range ordered state with all-in all-out (AIAO) spin configuration. The critical properties of this transition have remained a matter of dispute. In this work, to gain more insight into the critical properties of pyr-FeF$_{3}$, using ab initio density functional theory (DFT), we obtain spin Hamiltonian of this material under the relative volume change with respect to the experimental volume ($\frac{ΔV}{V_0}$) from $-0.2$ to $0.2$. We show that the relevant terms in the spin Hamiltonians are the AF exchange up to third neighbors, the nearest neighbor bi-quadratic and the direct Dyzaloshinski-Moriya (DM) interactions and find how these coupling constants vary under the volume change. Then we study the effect of volume change on the finite temperature critical behavior, using classical Monte Carlo (MC) simulation. We show that the spin system undergoes a weakly first order transition to AIAO at small volumes which turns to a second order transition close to the experimental structure. However, increasing $\frac{ΔV}{V_0}$ to $\sim0.2$, systems shows a transition to a modular spin structure. This finding suggests the existence of a Lifshitz point in pyr-FeF$_{3}$ and may explain the unusual critical exponents observed for this compound.

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arXiv2017

First-principles study of MoS$_2$ and MoSe$_2$ nanoclusters in the framework of evolutionary algorithm and density functional theory

Evolutionary algorithm is combined with full-potential ab-initio calculations to investigate conformational space of (MoS$_2$)$_n$ and (MoSe$_2$)$_n$ (n=1-10) nanoclusters and to identify the lowest energy structural isomers of these systems. It is argued that within both BLYP and PBE functionals, these nanoclusters favor sandwiched planar configurations, similar to their ideal planar sheets. The second order difference in total energy ($Δ_2$E) of the lowest energy isomers are computed to estimate the abundance of the clusters at different sizes and to determine the magic sizes of (MoS$_2$)$_n$ and (MoSe$_2$)$_n$ nanoclusters. In order to investigate the electronic properties of nanoclusters, their energy gap is calculated by several methods, including hybrid functionals (B3LYP and PBE0), GW approach, and $Δ$scf method. At the end, the vibrational modes of the lowest lying isomers are calculated by using the force constants method and the IR active modes of the systems are identified. The vibrational spectra are used to calculate the Helmholtz free energy of the systems and then to investigate abundance of the nanoclusters at finite temperatures.

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arXiv2016

First-principles structure search for the stable isomers of stoichiometric WS2 nano-clusters

In this paper, we employ evolutionary algorithm along with the full-potential density functional theory (DFT) computations to perform a comprehensive search for the stable structures of stoichiometric (WS2)n nano-clusters (n=1-9), within three different exchange-correlation functionals. Our results suggest that n=3, 5, 8 are possible candidates for the low temperature magic sizes of WS2 nano-clusters while at temperatures above 600 Kelvin, n=5 and 7 exhibit higher relative stability among the studied systems. The electronic properties and energy gap of the lowest energy isomers were computed within several schemes, including semilocal PBE and BLYP functionals, hybrid B3LYP functional, many body based DFT+GW approach, and time dependent DFT calculations. Vibrational spectra of the lowest lying isomers, computed by the force constant method, are used to address IR spectra and thermal free energy of the clusters. Time dependent density functional calculation in real time domain is applied to determine the full absorption spectra and optical gap of the lowest energy isomers of the WS2 nano-clusters.

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arXiv2015

The Role of Temperature and Magnetic Effects on the Stacking-fault Energy in Austenitic Iron

We have investigated the role of temperature and magnetic effects on the stacking-fault energy (SFE) in pure austenitic iron based on Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. Using the axial next-nearest-neighbor Ising (ANNNI) model, the SFE is expanded in terms of the free energiesof bulk with face-centered cubic (fcc), hexagonal close-packed (hcp), and double-hcp (dhcp) structures. The free-energy calculations require the lattice constant and the local magnetic moments at various temperatures. The earlier is obtained from the available experimental data, while the later is calculated by accounting for the thermal magnetic excitations using the Monte-Carlo tech- niques. Our results demonstrate a strong dependence of the SFE on the magnetic effects in pure iron. Moreover, we found that the SFE increases with temperature.

physics.comp-ph↗

arXiv2015

Density-functional study of the pure and palladium doped small copper and silver clusters

The size-dependent electronic, structural, magnetic and vibrational properties of small pure cop- per and silver clusters and their alloys with one and two palladium atoms are studied by using full-potential all-electron density functional computations. The stable isomers of these clusters are identified and their theoretical magic numbers are determined via the analysis of the second differ- ence of their minimized energy. We discuss that the doped Pd atoms generally prefer to sit in the high coordination sites of the pure clusters. It is argued that Pd doping influences the structural properties and the two dimensional to three dimensional structural cross over in the small Cu and Ag clusters. The many body based GW correction is applied for more accurate determination of the electron affinity and ionization potential of these systems. Magnetic and vibrational properties of the pure and doped clusters are presented and discussed.

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arXiv2012

First-principles study of structural, electronic and thermodynamic properties of (ZnO)$_n$(n=2-16) clusters

The structural, electronic, and vibrational thermodynamic properties of the (ZnO)$_n$ (n=2-16) clusters are studied using density functional - full potential computations. The results show, small clusters up to $n=9$ stabilize in the 2D ring shape geometries while the larger clusters prefer the 3D cage like structures. The ring to cage structural cross over in ZnO clusters is studied by investigating the behavior of the Zn-O-Zn bond angle, the Zn-O bond strength, and the number of bonds in the systems. It is argued that 12 is the lowest magic number of ZnO clusters at ground state, while finite temperature vibrational excitations enhance the relative stability of the (ZnO)$_9$ cluster and make it a magic system at temperatures above about 170 K. The obtained electronic structure of ZnO clusters before and after applying the many-body GW corrections evidence a size induced red shift originated from the ring to cage structural cross over in these systems. The behavior of the extremal points of electron density of the clusters along with the extrapolated cluster binding energies at very large sizes may be evidences for existence of a metastable structure for large ZnO nanostructures, different with the bulk ZnO structure.

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arXiv2010

Quasiparticle electronic structure of charged oxygen vacancies in TiO2

We studied the oxygen vacancies($V_{O}$) in rutile TiO2 by using $G_0W_0$ approximation on top of GGA+$U$ as a method of choice to improve the gap. Since there is no extensive agreement regarding the characteristic of electron localization for $ TiO_2$, we examine combined $G_0W_0$@GGA+$U$ scheme in which both are conceptually one step toward better enumeration of the non locality of exchange-correlation potential . Our $G_0W_0$@GGA+$U$ results realize and confirm the weak nature of electron correlation in rutile $TiO_2$ and shows that the $U$-dependence of the energy gap in perfect bulk is slightly stronger than in defected sample. In addition, we studied the $U$- dependency of $V_O$ defect states and found that different charged vacancies shows different $U$-dependence . While the application of $G_0W_0$ correction would improve the quasiparticle gap and formation energies, however the $V_O$ states, in contrast to experiment, remains entangled with the conduction band. Finally, we used PBE0 and HSE06 hybrid functionals and found that these exchange-correlation functional particularly HSE06 that reproduced the real gap and provide desire description of the screening, properly disentangle the neutral and singly ionized $V_O$ from the conduction band . According to hybrid functional calculations, all vacancies are stabilized and $V_O$ with 2+ charge state is the most stable vacancy in the whole Fermi-level range inside the gap and hence $V_O$ acts as a shallow donor.

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