The possibilities of magnetism induced by transition-metal atoms substitution in Bi2Te3 system are investigated by ab initio calculations. The calculated results indicate that a transition-metal atom substitution for ...The possibilities of magnetism induced by transition-metal atoms substitution in Bi2Te3 system are investigated by ab initio calculations. The calculated results indicate that a transition-metal atom substitution for a Bi atom produces magnetic moments, which are due to the spin-polarization of transition-metal 3d electrons. The values of magnetic moments are 0.92, 1.97, 2.97, 4.04, and 4.98 μB for 4% Ti-, V-, Cr-, Mn- and Fe-doped Bi2Te3 re- spectively. When substituting two transition-metal atoms, the characteristics of exchanging couple depend upon the distributions of the Bi atoms substituted. When two transition- metal atoms substituting for Bi atoms locate at the sites of Bil and Bi5, with the distance of 11.52A, the Bi1.84TM0.16Te3 system is energetically most stable and exhibits ferromagnetic coupling.展开更多
文摘The possibilities of magnetism induced by transition-metal atoms substitution in Bi2Te3 system are investigated by ab initio calculations. The calculated results indicate that a transition-metal atom substitution for a Bi atom produces magnetic moments, which are due to the spin-polarization of transition-metal 3d electrons. The values of magnetic moments are 0.92, 1.97, 2.97, 4.04, and 4.98 μB for 4% Ti-, V-, Cr-, Mn- and Fe-doped Bi2Te3 re- spectively. When substituting two transition-metal atoms, the characteristics of exchanging couple depend upon the distributions of the Bi atoms substituted. When two transition- metal atoms substituting for Bi atoms locate at the sites of Bil and Bi5, with the distance of 11.52A, the Bi1.84TM0.16Te3 system is energetically most stable and exhibits ferromagnetic coupling.
