First Principles Calculations of the Optical Response of LiNiO2
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Computational Methods
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Structural Properties
3.2. Electronic Structures
3.3. Optical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
BZ | Brillouin Zone |
DFT | Density Functional Theory |
DOS | Density of states |
GGA | Generalized Gradient approximation |
LIB | Lithium-Ion Battery |
LNO | Lithium Nickel Oxide |
PAW | Projector-Augmented-Wave |
PBE | Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof |
PDOS | Partial density of states |
RIXS | Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering (RIXS) |
SCAN | Strongly constrained and appropriately normed |
XRD | X-ray diffraction |
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Lattice Parameters | GGA | GGA+U | SCAN | SCAN+U | Exp. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
a (Å) | 4.839 | 4.799 | 4.779 | 4.749 | 4.99 |
b (Å) | 2.799 | 2.789 | 2.778 | 2.765 | 2.83 |
c (Å) | 5.109 | 5.129 | 5.093 | 5.054 | 5.07 |
() | 112.701 | 112.429 | 112.064 | 112.195 | 109.7 |
V (Å/atom) | 7.980 | 7.932 | 7.833 | 7.681 | 8.426 |
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Kothalawala, V.N.; Sasikala Devi, A.A.; Nokelainen, J.; Alatalo, M.; Barbiellini, B.; Hu, T.; Lassi, U.; Suzuki, K.; Sakurai, H.; Bansil, A. First Principles Calculations of the Optical Response of LiNiO2. Condens. Matter 2022, 7, 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat7040054
Kothalawala VN, Sasikala Devi AA, Nokelainen J, Alatalo M, Barbiellini B, Hu T, Lassi U, Suzuki K, Sakurai H, Bansil A. First Principles Calculations of the Optical Response of LiNiO2. Condensed Matter. 2022; 7(4):54. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat7040054
Chicago/Turabian StyleKothalawala, Veenavee Nipunika, Assa Aravindh Sasikala Devi, Johannes Nokelainen, Matti Alatalo, Bernardo Barbiellini, Tao Hu, Ulla Lassi, Kosuke Suzuki, Hiroshi Sakurai, and Arun Bansil. 2022. "First Principles Calculations of the Optical Response of LiNiO2" Condensed Matter 7, no. 4: 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat7040054