First-principles molecular dynamics study of glassy GeS[subscript 2]: Atomic structure and bonding properties
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Celino, M.
Le Roux, S.
Ori, Guido
Bouzid, A.
Boero, M.
Massobrio, C.
Coasne, Benoit Alain
Date Issued
November 2013
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Physical Review B
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American Physical Society
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Celino, M., S. Le Roux, G. Ori, B. Coasne, A. Bouzid, M. Boero, and C. Massobrio. “First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Study of Glassy GeS[subscript 2]: Atomic Structure and Bonding Properties.” Phys. Rev. B 88, no. 17 (November 2013). © 2013 American Physical Society
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Abstract
The structure of glassy GeS[subscript 2] is studied in the framework of density functional theory, by using a fully self-consistent first-principles molecular dynamics (FPMD) scheme. A comparative analysis is performed with previous molecular dynamics data obtained within the Harris functional (HFMD) total energy approach. The calculated total neutron structure factor exhibits an unprecedented agreement with the experimental counterpart. In particular, the height of the first sharp diffraction peak (FSDP) improves considerably upon the HFMD results. Both the Ge and the S subnetworks are affected by a consistent number of miscoordinations, coexisting with the main tetrahedral structural motif. Glassy GeS[subscript 2] features a short-range order quite similar to the one found in glassy GeSe[subscript 2], a notable exception being the larger number of edge-sharing connections. An electronic structure localization analysis, based on the Wannier functions formalism, provides evidence of a more enhanced ionic character in glassy GeS[subscript 2] when compared to glassy GeSe[subscript 2].
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.88.174201
