First-Principles Calculation of Hubbard U for Terbium Metal under High Pressure

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Main Authors: Burnett, Logan A., Clay, Matthew P., Vohra, Yogesh K., Chen, Cheng-Chien
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author Burnett, Logan A.
Clay, Matthew P.
Vohra, Yogesh K.
Chen, Cheng-Chien
author_facet Burnett, Logan A.
Clay, Matthew P.
Vohra, Yogesh K.
Chen, Cheng-Chien
contents Using density functional theory (DFT) and linear response approaches, we compute the on-site Hubbard interaction $U$ of elemental Terbium (Tb) metal in the pressure range $\sim 0-65$ GPa. The resulting first-principles $U$ values with experimental crystal structures enable us to examine the magnetic properties of Tb using a self-consistent DFT+U method. The lowest-energy magnetic states in our calculations for different high-pressure Tb phases -- including hcp, $α$-Sm, and dhcp -- are found to be compatible with the corresponding magnetic ordering vectors reported in experiments. The result shows that the inclusion of Hubbard $U$ substantially improves the accuracy and efficiency in modeling correlated rare-earth materials. Our study also provides the necessary $U$ information for other quantum many-body techniques to study Tb under extreme pressure conditions.
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spellingShingle First-Principles Calculation of Hubbard U for Terbium Metal under High Pressure
Burnett, Logan A.
Clay, Matthew P.
Vohra, Yogesh K.
Chen, Cheng-Chien
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
Using density functional theory (DFT) and linear response approaches, we compute the on-site Hubbard interaction $U$ of elemental Terbium (Tb) metal in the pressure range $\sim 0-65$ GPa. The resulting first-principles $U$ values with experimental crystal structures enable us to examine the magnetic properties of Tb using a self-consistent DFT+U method. The lowest-energy magnetic states in our calculations for different high-pressure Tb phases -- including hcp, $α$-Sm, and dhcp -- are found to be compatible with the corresponding magnetic ordering vectors reported in experiments. The result shows that the inclusion of Hubbard $U$ substantially improves the accuracy and efficiency in modeling correlated rare-earth materials. Our study also provides the necessary $U$ information for other quantum many-body techniques to study Tb under extreme pressure conditions.
title First-Principles Calculation of Hubbard U for Terbium Metal under High Pressure
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.11457