JVASP-10886_MnCu2SiS4
JARVIS-ID:JVASP-10886 Functional:optB88-vdW Primitive cell Primitive cell Conventional cell Conventional cell
Chemical formula:MnCu2SiS4 Formation energy/atom (eV):-0.545 a 6.194 Å α:90.0 ° a 6.194 Å α:90.0 °
Space-group :Pmn2_1, 31 Relaxed energy/atom (eV):-2.882 b 6.403 Å β:90.0 ° b 6.403 Å β:90.0 °
Calculation type:Bulk SCF bandgap (eV):0.645 c 7.494 Å γ:90.0 ° c 7.494 Å γ:90.0 °
Crystal system:orthorhombic Point group:mm2 Density (gcm-3):3.78 Volume (3):297.24 nAtoms_prim:16 nAtoms_conv:16
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Convergence [Reference]

Calculations are done using VASP software [Source-code]. Convergence on KPOINTS [Source-code] and ENCUT [Source-code] is done with respect to total energy of the system within 0.001 eV tolerance. Please note convergence on KPOINTS and ENCUT is generally done for target properties, but here we assume energy-convergence with 0.001 eV should be sufficient for other properties also. The points on the curves are obtained with single-point calculation (number of ionic steps, NSW=1 ). However, for very accurate calculations, NSW>1 might be needed.


Structural analysis [Reference]

The following shows the X-ray diffraction (XRD)[Source-code] pattern and the Radial distribution function (RDF) plots [Source-code]. XRD peaks should be comparable to experiments for bulk structures. Relative intensities may differ. For mono- and multi-layer structures , we take the z-dimension during DFT calculation for XRD calculations, which may differ from the experimental set-up.


Electronic structure [Reference]

The following shows the electronic density of states and bandstructure [Source-code]. DFT is generally predicted to underestimate bandgap of materials. Accurate band-gaps are obtained with higher level methods (with high computational requirement) such as HSE, GW , which are under progress. If available, MBJ data should be comparable to experiments also. Total DOS, Orbital DOS and Element dos [Source-code] buttons are provided for density of states options. Energy is rescaled to make Fermi-energy zero. In the bandstructure plot [Source-code], spin up is shown with blue lines while spin down are shown with red lines. Non-degenerate spin-up and spin-down states (if applicable) would imply a net orbital magnetic moment in the system. Fermi-occupation tolerance for bandgap calculation is chosen as 0.001.

High-symmetry kpoints based bandgap (eV): 0.644I


Electrostatic potential [Reference]

The following plot shows the plane averaged electrostatic potential (ionic+Hartree) along x, y and z-directions. The red line shows the Fermi-energy while the green line shows the maximum value of the electrostatic potential. For slab structures (with vacuum along z-direction), the difference in these two values can be used to calculate work-function of the material.


Optoelectronic properties Semi-local [Reference]

Incident photon energy dependence of optical is shown below [Source-code]. Only interband optical transitions are taken into account.Please note the underestimatation of band-gap problem with DFT will reflect in the spectra as well. For very accurate optical properties GW/BSE calculation would be needed, which is yet to be done because of their very high computational cost. Optical properties for mono-/multi-layer materials were rescaled with the actual thickness to simulation z-box ratio. Absorption coeffiecient is in cm-1 unit. Also, ionic contributions were neglected.

Dense k-mesh based bandgap is : 0.0051 eV

Static real-parts of dielectric function in x,y,z: 68.04,55.24,84.74


Finite-difference: elastic tensor and derived phonon properties [Reference]

Elastic tensor calculated for the conventional cell of the system with finite-difference method [Source-code]. For bulk structures, elastic constants are given in GPa unit . For layered materials, the elastic constants are rescaled with respect to vacuum padding (see the input files) and the units for elastic coefficients are in N/m . Phonons obtained [Source-code] from this calculation are also shown.

WARNING: Please note we provide finite-size cell phonons only. At least 1.2 nm x1.2 nm x1.2 nm size cell or more is generally needed for obtaining reliable phonon spectrum, but we take conventional cell of the structure only. For systems having primitive-cell phonon representation tables, I denotes infrared activity and R denotes Raman active modes (where applicabale). Selection of particular q-point mesh can give rise to unphysical negative modes in phonon density of states and phonon bandstructre. The minimum thermal conductivity was calculated using elastic tensor information following Clarke and Cahill formalism.

Voigt-bulk modulus (KV): 67.73 GPa, Voigt-shear modulus (GV): 25.66 GPa

Reuss-bulk modulus (KR): 67.11 GPa, Reuss-shear modulus (GR): 24.37 GPa

Poisson's ratio: 0.33, Elastic anisotropy parameter: 0.27

Clarke's lower limit of thermal conductivity (W/(m.K)): 0.72

Cahill's lower limit of thermal conductivity (W/(m.K)): 0.82

Elastic tensor
127.7 47.0 45.1 0.0 0.0 -0.0
47.0 100.8 47.4 -0.0 -0.0 0.0
45.1 47.4 102.1 -0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 -0.0 0.0 21.1 -0.0 0.0
0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.0 24.3 0.0
-0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.2

Phonon mode (cm-1)
-1.24
-1.06
-0.89
59.06
68.35
71.22
74.46
74.8
78.64
84.76
85.88
90.71
97.56
105.38
112.25
113.4
121.73
134.27
178.17
181.98
184.26
186.64
199.99
200.01
215.29
219.13
220.97
221.78
242.99
245.68
245.73
248.06
252.95
266.88
272.75
281.79
286.99
296.21
300.58
304.83
350.84
354.23
462.98
463.34
463.96
466.68
471.81
473.05

Point group

point_group_type: mm2

Visualize Phonons here
Phonon mode (cm-1) Representation
-1.24
-1.2404008821
-1.06
-1.0590475366
-0.89
-0.8911571399
59.06
59.05606775
68.35
68.3522881599
71.22
71.2179720199
74.46
74.4593420274
74.8
74.8036173567
78.64
78.6377841314
84.76
84.7552073323
85.88
85.8828653917
90.71
90.7060877269
97.56
97.5629368161
105.38
105.383170974
112.25
112.245632324
113.4
113.400003778
121.73
121.726492777
134.27
134.273725292
178.17
178.167635571
181.98
181.981678637
184.26
184.260532834
186.64
186.644018421
199.99
199.991295039
200.01
200.008203559
215.29
215.29163189
219.13
219.132528562
220.97
220.973004168
221.78
221.779336529
242.99
242.99148287
245.68
245.680438869
245.73
245.7269252
248.06
248.058816419
252.95
252.950111306
266.88
266.880991249
272.75
272.754041275
281.79
281.789216897
286.99
286.987198227
296.21
296.214937519
300.58
300.575210553
304.83
304.830452756
350.84
350.844241083
354.23
354.232400551
462.98
462.981147847
463.34
463.335401879
463.96
463.964517656
466.68
466.679814974
471.81
471.808398269
473.05
473.045343335

Thermoelectric properties [Reference]

Thermoelectric properties are calculated using BoltzTrap code [Source-code]. Electron and hole mass tensors (useful for semiconductors and insulators mainly)are given at 300 K [Source-code]. Following plots show the Seebeck coefficient and ZT factor (eigenvalues of the tensor shown) at 300 K along three different crystallographic directions. Seebeck coefficient and ZT plots can be compared for three different temperatures available through the buttons given below. Generally very high Kpoints are needed for obtaining thermoelectric properties. We assume the Kpoints obtained from above convergence were sufficient [Source-code].

WARNING: Constant relaxation time approximation (10-14 s) and only electronic contribution to thermal conductivity were utilized for calculating ZT.

Electron mass tensor (me unit)

2.32 -0.0 0.0
-0.0 2.73 0.0
0.0 0.0 1.35

Hole mass tensor (me unit)

1.67 0.0 0.0
0.0 1.63 0.0
0.0 0.0 1.28

n-& p-type Seebeck coeff. (µV/K), power-factor (µW/(mK2)), conductivity (1/(*m)), zT (assuming lattice part of thermal conductivity as 1 W/(mK)) at 600K and 1020 cm-3 doping. For mono/multi-layer materials consider Seebeck-coeff only.)

Property xx yy zz
n-Seebeck -273.15 -268.38 -200.46
n-PowerFactor 154.92 536.8 926.56
n-Conductivity 3855.09 7194.47 12864.14
n-ZT 0.09 0.3 0.5
p-Seebeck 238.3 253.47 273.78
p-PowerFactor 728.54 1227.46 1253.13
p-Conductivity 12829.35 16376.17 19505.03
p-ZT 0.39 0.62 0.63

Magnetic moment [Reference]

The orbital magnetic moment was obtained after SCF run. This is not a DFT+U calculation, hence the data could be used to predict zero or non-zero magnetic moment nature of the material only.

Total magnetic moment: 9.9992 μB

Magnetic moment per atom: 0.62495 μB

Magnetization
Elementsspdtot
Mn0.030.054.0644.145
Mn0.030.054.0684.149
Cu0.0030.0040.0610.068
Cu0.0040.0040.0610.068
Cu0.0030.0040.060.067
Cu0.0040.0040.060.068
Si0.0070.0190.00.026
Si0.0070.0190.00.025
S0.0040.0350.00.04
S0.0040.0380.00.042
S0.0050.0330.00.038
S0.0050.0320.00.037
S0.0050.0320.00.038
S0.0050.0310.00.036
S0.0060.0340.00.039
S0.0050.0320.00.037

See also

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