The structural, electronic, and optical properties of NpO 2 and PuO 2: a hybrid density-functional-theory study

Shi-Chang Li, Yong Guo, Tao Gao () and Bing-Yun Ao ()

The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2015, vol. 88, issue 9, 1-10

Abstract: The structural, electronic, and optical properties of NpO 2 and PuO 2 have been investigated by means of the hybrid density functional theory (HDFT) using the full-potential linearized augmented plane (FP-LAPW) wave plus local orbitals (lo) method. The weight of exact Hartree-Fock (HF) exchange, α=0.25, 0.35 and 0.40, are chosen for the hybrid density functional calculation. The obtained energy band gaps of NpO 2 and PuO 2 are 2.75 eV and 2.80 eV within α=0.35 scheme, respectively, which are in excellent agreement with the recent experimental data. The calculated charge density and charge density differences in the (110) plane suggest the chemical bonds for the two actinide dioxides have main ionic character. Furthermore, the dielectric function and related optical parameters of the two compounds are firstly calculated using the HDFT method. In particular, the obtained refractive index n for PuO 2 is consistent well with the experimental value in the wavelength range of 400 to 900 nm. We also predicted the effective number of electrons (n eff ) contributing in the inter-band transitions reach a saturation value above 32 eV per unit cell for NpO 2 and PuO 2 . Copyright EDP Sciences, SIF, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

Keywords: Solid State and Materials (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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