Mn ions' site and valence in PbTiO3 based on the native vacancy defects

Mn ions' doping site and valence were studied in PbTiO3 (PT) with the native vacancy defects by the first-principles calculations. Firstly, the native vacancy defects of Pb, O and Ti in PT were investigated and it was found that Pb vacancy is preferred to others. And then the growth of Mn doped...

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Main Authors: H. Xin, Q. Pang, D. L. Gao, L. Li, P. Zhang, J. Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Condensed Matter Physics 2021-06-01
Series:Condensed Matter Physics
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Online Access:http://www.icmp.lviv.ua/journal/zbirnyk.106/23705/abstract.html
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Summary:Mn ions' doping site and valence were studied in PbTiO3 (PT) with the native vacancy defects by the first-principles calculations. Firstly, the native vacancy defects of Pb, O and Ti in PT were investigated and it was found that Pb vacancy is preferred to others. And then the growth of Mn doped PT should be preferred to Mn ion substituting for an A-site Pb ion with +3 valence when Pb is deficient under equilibrium conditions driven solely by minimization of the formation energy, and this could result in a larger lattice distortion of PT. In addition, when Mn enters the Pb site, the electronegativity of O becomes weaker which makes the domain movement easier in PT to improve the performance of PT, while Mn ion substitution for a B-site Ti ion is the opposite.
ISSN:1607-324X
2224-9079