Topological analysis of chemical bonding in the layered FePSe3 upon pressure-induced phase transitions

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of computational chemistry. - 1984. - 41(2020), 31 vom: 05. Dez., Seite 2610-2623
1. Verfasser: Evarestov, Robert A (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kuzmin, Alexei
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of computational chemistry
Schlagworte:Journal Article FePSe3 first-principles calculations high pressure layered compound semiconductor-to-metal transition topological analysis
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Zusammenfassung:© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
Two pressure-induced phase transitions have been theoretically studied in the layered iron phosphorus triselenide (FePSe3 ). Topological analysis of chemical bonding in FePSe3 has been performed based on the results of first-principles calculations within the periodic linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) method with hybrid Hartree-Fock-DFT B3LYP functional. The first transition at about 6 GPa is accompanied by the symmetry change from R 3 ¯ to C2/m, whereas the semiconductor-to-metal transition (SMT) occurs at about 13 GPa leading to the symmetry change from C2/m to P 3 ¯ 1 m . We found that the collapse of the band gap at about 13 GPa occurs due to changes in the electronic structure of FePSe3 induced by relative displacements of phosphorus or selenium atoms along the c-axis direction under pressure. The results of the topological analysis of the electron density and its Laplacian demonstrate that the pressure changes not only the interatomic distances but also the bond nature between the intralayer and interlayer phosphorus atoms. The interlayer P-P interactions are absent in two non-metallic FePSe3 phases while after SMT the intralayer P-P interactions weaken and the interlayer P-P interactions appear
Beschreibung:Date Revised 29.10.2020
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1096-987X
DOI:10.1002/jcc.26416