JVASP-12310_MnCu2GeS4
JARVIS-ID:JVASP-12310 Functional:optB88-vdW Primitive cell Primitive cell Conventional cell Conventional cell
Chemical formula:MnCu2GeS4 Formation energy/atom (eV):-0.438 a 6.263 Å α:90.0 ° a 6.263 Å α:90.0 °
Space-group :Pmn2_1, 31 Relaxed energy/atom (eV):-2.3869 b 6.508 Å β:90.0 ° b 6.508 Å β:90.0 °
Calculation type:Bulk SCF bandgap (eV):0.192 c 7.594 Å γ:90.0 ° c 7.594 Å γ:90.0 °
Crystal system:orthorhombic Point group:mm2 Density (gcm-3):4.11 Volume (3):309.58 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): 0.182I


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 : 0.0005 eV

Static real-parts of dielectric function in x,y,z: 80.25,71.67,95.99


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): 63.11 GPa, Voigt-shear modulus (GV): 21.21 GPa

Reuss-bulk modulus (KR): 62.82 GPa, Reuss-shear modulus (GR): 19.84 GPa

Poisson's ratio: 0.35, Elastic anisotropy parameter: 0.35

Clarke's lower limit of thermal conductivity (W/(m.K)): 0.61

Cahill's lower limit of thermal conductivity (W/(m.K)): 0.71

Elastic tensor
111.2 47.0 41.5 0.0 0.0 -0.0
47.0 90.1 47.6 -0.0 -0.0 0.0
41.5 47.6 94.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 -0.0 0.0 17.0 -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 14.7

Phonon mode (cm-1)
-0.54
-0.17
-0.17
54.45
60.41
66.48
71.95
74.27
74.68
77.47
77.69
79.76
87.23
96.57
98.91
104.23
106.81
130.02
143.89
152.51
158.68
160.53
160.7
166.22
181.25
191.11
194.27
196.14
213.23
218.11
223.33
225.51
243.28
248.01
264.86
268.7
269.28
269.92
287.37
289.94
293.06
295.72
336.2
338.37
338.67
340.15
343.4
344.27

Point group

point_group_type: mm2

Visualize Phonons here
Phonon mode (cm-1) Representation
-0.54
-0.5404456088
-0.17
-0.1728165301
-0.17
-0.1674031062
54.45
54.4549748095
60.41
60.4121746212
66.48
66.4753127494
71.95
71.953029262
74.27
74.2686281
74.68
74.6753002238
77.47
77.4683890888
77.69
77.6907542904
79.76
79.7624325855
87.23
87.2285863828
96.57
96.5664752602
98.91
98.9091219359
104.23
104.233009003
106.81
106.813215401
130.02
130.021211113
143.89
143.886131706
152.51
152.508619579
158.68
158.683088276
160.53
160.528981691
160.7
160.697594804
166.22
166.217368213
181.25
181.254687954
191.11
191.10626583
194.27
194.265963263
196.14
196.144674939
213.23
213.231561015
218.11
218.108814513
223.33
223.332452849
225.51
225.511521407
243.28
243.284427605
248.01
248.010377299
264.86
264.860725474
268.7
268.69608179
269.28
269.282727226
269.92
269.918311071
287.37
287.366875852
289.94
289.942134898
293.06
293.055415907
295.72
295.71546461
336.2
336.202682567
338.37
338.370109049
338.67
338.670410914
340.15
340.151902967
343.4
343.401388767
344.27
344.267594184

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)

0.01 0.0 -0.0
0.0 0.01 -0.0
-0.0 -0.0 0.0

Hole mass tensor (me unit)

0.01 0.0 -0.0
0.0 0.01 -0.0
-0.0 -0.0 0.0

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 -260.16 -193.9 -52.02
n-PowerFactor 9.23 296.78 2100.69
n-Conductivity 3410.16 7893.74 31036.15
n-ZT 0.0 0.13 0.76
p-Seebeck 188.52 211.7 235.06
p-PowerFactor 821.0 905.12 1117.45
p-Conductivity 18318.79 20224.92 25468.36
p-ZT 0.33 0.4 0.49

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: 9.9508 μB

Magnetic moment per atom: 0.621925 μB

Magnetization
Elementsspdtot
Mn0.030.0524.0284.11
Mn0.030.0534.034.113
Cu0.0040.0050.0580.067
Cu0.0040.0040.0580.067
Cu0.0040.0050.0580.067
Cu0.0040.0050.0580.066
Ge0.0090.0280.0070.044
Ge0.0080.0270.0070.042
S0.0050.0350.00.04
S0.0050.0340.00.039
S0.0060.0340.00.04
S0.0070.0370.00.044
S0.0040.0370.00.041
S0.0060.0310.00.037
S0.0050.0330.00.038
S0.0050.030.00.035

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