<i>Ab initio</i> calculation of structural, electronic and magnetic properties and hyperfine parameters at the Fe sites of pristine ZnFe₂O₄

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Melo Quintero, Jhon Jaither; Rodríguez Torres, Claudia Elena; Errico, Leonardo Antonio
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2018
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In this work we present an ab initio study of structural, electronic, magnetic and hyperfine properties of pristine Zn-ferrite (ZnFe₂O₄, ZFO). Density Functional Theory calculations were performed using the Full-Potential Linearized Augmented Plane Waves (FPLAPW) method in the framework of the Generalized Gradient (GGA) and the GGA+U approximations. In order to discuss the magnetic ordering and the electronic structure of the system we considered different spin arrangements. We found that ZFO presents an energy landscape characterized by a large number of metastable states separated by an energy barrier of about KBTF, being KB the Boltzmann constant and TF the freezing temperature, indicating that ZFO can be described as an spin-glass system at low temperature (<10.5 K). Our calculations also support the picture that below 10.5 K small ferromagnetic spin-clusters (short-range interactions) surrounded by similar spin-clusters with opposite spin orientations (long-range interactions) coexist. Finally, our calculations predict a band gap of normal ZFO of 2.2 eV and successfully describe the hyperfine properties (isomer shift, magnetic hyperfine field and electric field gradient tensor) at the Fe sites that are seen by Mossbauer Spectroscopy (MS) at 4.2 and 300 K. This comparison enables us to characterize the local spin structure around Fe atoms and to explain the origin of the two hyperfine interactions experimentally observed, giving support to the coexistence of short- and a long-range order below 10.5 K.
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Magnetic behavior
Electronic structure
Spin configuration
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spelling <i>Ab initio</i> calculation of structural, electronic and magnetic properties and hyperfine parameters at the Fe sites of pristine ZnFe₂O₄Melo Quintero, Jhon JaitherRodríguez Torres, Claudia ElenaErrico, Leonardo AntonioCiencias ExactasZFOMagnetic behaviorElectronic structureSpin configurationIn this work we present an ab initio study of structural, electronic, magnetic and hyperfine properties of pristine Zn-ferrite (ZnFe₂O₄, ZFO). Density Functional Theory calculations were performed using the Full-Potential Linearized Augmented Plane Waves (FPLAPW) method in the framework of the Generalized Gradient (GGA) and the GGA+U approximations. In order to discuss the magnetic ordering and the electronic structure of the system we considered different spin arrangements. We found that ZFO presents an energy landscape characterized by a large number of metastable states separated by an energy barrier of about K<sub>B</sub>T<sub>F</sub>, being K<sub>B</sub> the Boltzmann constant and T<sub>F</sub> the freezing temperature, indicating that ZFO can be described as an spin-glass system at low temperature (<10.5 K). Our calculations also support the picture that below 10.5 K small ferromagnetic spin-clusters (short-range interactions) surrounded by similar spin-clusters with opposite spin orientations (long-range interactions) coexist. Finally, our calculations predict a band gap of normal ZFO of 2.2 eV and successfully describe the hyperfine properties (isomer shift, magnetic hyperfine field and electric field gradient tensor) at the Fe sites that are seen by Mossbauer Spectroscopy (MS) at 4.2 and 300 K. This comparison enables us to characterize the local spin structure around Fe atoms and to explain the origin of the two hyperfine interactions experimentally observed, giving support to the coexistence of short- and a long-range order below 10.5 K.Facultad de Ciencias ExactasInstituto de Física La Plata2018-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdf746-755http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/125218enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0925-8388info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.01.217info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:29:48Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/125218Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:29:48.571SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv <i>Ab initio</i> calculation of structural, electronic and magnetic properties and hyperfine parameters at the Fe sites of pristine ZnFe₂O₄
title <i>Ab initio</i> calculation of structural, electronic and magnetic properties and hyperfine parameters at the Fe sites of pristine ZnFe₂O₄
spellingShingle <i>Ab initio</i> calculation of structural, electronic and magnetic properties and hyperfine parameters at the Fe sites of pristine ZnFe₂O₄
Melo Quintero, Jhon Jaither
Ciencias Exactas
ZFO
Magnetic behavior
Electronic structure
Spin configuration
title_short <i>Ab initio</i> calculation of structural, electronic and magnetic properties and hyperfine parameters at the Fe sites of pristine ZnFe₂O₄
title_full <i>Ab initio</i> calculation of structural, electronic and magnetic properties and hyperfine parameters at the Fe sites of pristine ZnFe₂O₄
title_fullStr <i>Ab initio</i> calculation of structural, electronic and magnetic properties and hyperfine parameters at the Fe sites of pristine ZnFe₂O₄
title_full_unstemmed <i>Ab initio</i> calculation of structural, electronic and magnetic properties and hyperfine parameters at the Fe sites of pristine ZnFe₂O₄
title_sort <i>Ab initio</i> calculation of structural, electronic and magnetic properties and hyperfine parameters at the Fe sites of pristine ZnFe₂O₄
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Melo Quintero, Jhon Jaither
Rodríguez Torres, Claudia Elena
Errico, Leonardo Antonio
author Melo Quintero, Jhon Jaither
author_facet Melo Quintero, Jhon Jaither
Rodríguez Torres, Claudia Elena
Errico, Leonardo Antonio
author_role author
author2 Rodríguez Torres, Claudia Elena
Errico, Leonardo Antonio
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Exactas
ZFO
Magnetic behavior
Electronic structure
Spin configuration
topic Ciencias Exactas
ZFO
Magnetic behavior
Electronic structure
Spin configuration
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In this work we present an ab initio study of structural, electronic, magnetic and hyperfine properties of pristine Zn-ferrite (ZnFe₂O₄, ZFO). Density Functional Theory calculations were performed using the Full-Potential Linearized Augmented Plane Waves (FPLAPW) method in the framework of the Generalized Gradient (GGA) and the GGA+U approximations. In order to discuss the magnetic ordering and the electronic structure of the system we considered different spin arrangements. We found that ZFO presents an energy landscape characterized by a large number of metastable states separated by an energy barrier of about K<sub>B</sub>T<sub>F</sub>, being K<sub>B</sub> the Boltzmann constant and T<sub>F</sub> the freezing temperature, indicating that ZFO can be described as an spin-glass system at low temperature (<10.5 K). Our calculations also support the picture that below 10.5 K small ferromagnetic spin-clusters (short-range interactions) surrounded by similar spin-clusters with opposite spin orientations (long-range interactions) coexist. Finally, our calculations predict a band gap of normal ZFO of 2.2 eV and successfully describe the hyperfine properties (isomer shift, magnetic hyperfine field and electric field gradient tensor) at the Fe sites that are seen by Mossbauer Spectroscopy (MS) at 4.2 and 300 K. This comparison enables us to characterize the local spin structure around Fe atoms and to explain the origin of the two hyperfine interactions experimentally observed, giving support to the coexistence of short- and a long-range order below 10.5 K.
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
Instituto de Física La Plata
description In this work we present an ab initio study of structural, electronic, magnetic and hyperfine properties of pristine Zn-ferrite (ZnFe₂O₄, ZFO). Density Functional Theory calculations were performed using the Full-Potential Linearized Augmented Plane Waves (FPLAPW) method in the framework of the Generalized Gradient (GGA) and the GGA+U approximations. In order to discuss the magnetic ordering and the electronic structure of the system we considered different spin arrangements. We found that ZFO presents an energy landscape characterized by a large number of metastable states separated by an energy barrier of about K<sub>B</sub>T<sub>F</sub>, being K<sub>B</sub> the Boltzmann constant and T<sub>F</sub> the freezing temperature, indicating that ZFO can be described as an spin-glass system at low temperature (<10.5 K). Our calculations also support the picture that below 10.5 K small ferromagnetic spin-clusters (short-range interactions) surrounded by similar spin-clusters with opposite spin orientations (long-range interactions) coexist. Finally, our calculations predict a band gap of normal ZFO of 2.2 eV and successfully describe the hyperfine properties (isomer shift, magnetic hyperfine field and electric field gradient tensor) at the Fe sites that are seen by Mossbauer Spectroscopy (MS) at 4.2 and 300 K. This comparison enables us to characterize the local spin structure around Fe atoms and to explain the origin of the two hyperfine interactions experimentally observed, giving support to the coexistence of short- and a long-range order below 10.5 K.
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