Electronic and dynamical properties of cobalt monogermanide CoGe phases under pressure

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Auteurs principaux: Basak, Surajit, Kobiałka, Aksel, Sternik, Małgorzata, Łażewski, Jan, Jochym, Paweł T., Oleś, Andrzej M., Piekarz, Przemysław, Ptok, Andrzej
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author Basak, Surajit
Kobiałka, Aksel
Sternik, Małgorzata
Łażewski, Jan
Jochym, Paweł T.
Oleś, Andrzej M.
Piekarz, Przemysław
Ptok, Andrzej
author_facet Basak, Surajit
Kobiałka, Aksel
Sternik, Małgorzata
Łażewski, Jan
Jochym, Paweł T.
Oleś, Andrzej M.
Piekarz, Przemysław
Ptok, Andrzej
contents We present the pressure dependence of the electronic and dynamical properties of six different CoGe phases: orthorhombic Cmmm, hexagonal P6/mmm and P$\bar{6}$2m, monoclinic C2/m, cubic P2$_{1}$3, and orthorhombic Pnma. Using first-principles DFT calculations and the direct force-constants method, we study the dynamical stability of individual phases under external pressure. We show that the orthorombic Cmmm and hexagonal P6/mmm structures are unstable over a broad pressure range and most pronounced imaginary phonon soft mode in both cases leads to a stable hexagonal P$\bar{6}$2m structure of the lowest ground-state energy of all studied phases at ambient and low (below $\sim 3$ GPa) external pressure. Under these conditions, the cubic P2$_{1}$3 phase has the highest energy, however, together with monoclinic C2/m and orthorombic Pnma it is dynamically stable and all these three structures can potentially coexist as meta-stable phases. Above $\sim 3$ GPa, the cubic P2$_{1}$3 phase becomes the most energetically favorable. Fitting the Birch--Murnaghan equation of state we derive bulk modulus for all mentioned phases, which indicate relatively high resistance of CoGe to compression. Such conclusions are confirmed by band structure calculations. Additionally, we show that electronic bands of the hexagonal P$\bar{6}$2m phase reveal characteristic features of the kagome-like structure, while in the cubic P2$_{1}$3 phase spectrum, one can locate spin-1 and double Weyl fermions. In both cases, the external pressure induces the Lifshitz transition, related to the modification of the Fermi surface topology.
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spellingShingle Electronic and dynamical properties of cobalt monogermanide CoGe phases under pressure
Basak, Surajit
Kobiałka, Aksel
Sternik, Małgorzata
Łażewski, Jan
Jochym, Paweł T.
Oleś, Andrzej M.
Piekarz, Przemysław
Ptok, Andrzej
Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Superconductivity
We present the pressure dependence of the electronic and dynamical properties of six different CoGe phases: orthorhombic Cmmm, hexagonal P6/mmm and P$\bar{6}$2m, monoclinic C2/m, cubic P2$_{1}$3, and orthorhombic Pnma. Using first-principles DFT calculations and the direct force-constants method, we study the dynamical stability of individual phases under external pressure. We show that the orthorombic Cmmm and hexagonal P6/mmm structures are unstable over a broad pressure range and most pronounced imaginary phonon soft mode in both cases leads to a stable hexagonal P$\bar{6}$2m structure of the lowest ground-state energy of all studied phases at ambient and low (below $\sim 3$ GPa) external pressure. Under these conditions, the cubic P2$_{1}$3 phase has the highest energy, however, together with monoclinic C2/m and orthorombic Pnma it is dynamically stable and all these three structures can potentially coexist as meta-stable phases. Above $\sim 3$ GPa, the cubic P2$_{1}$3 phase becomes the most energetically favorable. Fitting the Birch--Murnaghan equation of state we derive bulk modulus for all mentioned phases, which indicate relatively high resistance of CoGe to compression. Such conclusions are confirmed by band structure calculations. Additionally, we show that electronic bands of the hexagonal P$\bar{6}$2m phase reveal characteristic features of the kagome-like structure, while in the cubic P2$_{1}$3 phase spectrum, one can locate spin-1 and double Weyl fermions. In both cases, the external pressure induces the Lifshitz transition, related to the modification of the Fermi surface topology.
title Electronic and dynamical properties of cobalt monogermanide CoGe phases under pressure
topic Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.07580