Exchange-correlation corrections for electronic properties of half-metallic Co$_2$FeSi and nonmagnetic semiconductor CoFeTiAl

Autor: Miroshkina, Olga N., Baigutlin, Danil R., Sokolovskiy, Vladimir V., Zagrebin, Mikhail A., Pulkkinen, Aki, Barbiellini, Bernardo, Lähderanta, Erkki, Buchelnikov, Vasiliy D.
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics 127, 175108 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1063/5.0006201
Popis: We consider two cobalt-based full-Heusler compounds CoFeTiAl and Co$_2$FeSi, for which Coulomb correlation effects play an important role. Since the standard GGA scheme does not provide a precise description of the electronic properties near the Fermi level, we use a meta-GGA functional capable to improve the description of the electronic properties of CoFeTiAl and Co$_2$FeSi. In particular, we find a better agreement with the experiment for the magnetic moment and the energy-band gap. Moreover, our calculations show that pressure enhances the insulating properties of Co$_2$FeSi and CoTiFeAl.
Databáze: arXiv