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Intra-octahedral distortion on lamellar potassium niobate K4Nb6O17: a periodic DFT study of structural, electronic and vibrational properties

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Author(s):
Souza, Juliana Kelly D. [1] ; Duarte, Thiago M. [1] ; Garcia dos Santos, Ieda Maria [1] ; Sambrano, Julio Ricardo [2] ; Maia, Ary da Silva [1] ; Albuquerque, Anderson dos Reis [3]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Paraiba, INCTMN UFPB, NPE Lacom, BR-58051900 Joao Pessoa, PB - Brazil
[2] Sao Paulo State Univ, Grp Modelagem & Simulaca Mol, INCTMN UNESP, BR-17033360 Bauru, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Inst Chem, UFRN, BR-59078970 Natal, RN - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics; v. 22, n. 29, p. 16562-16570, AUG 7 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Structural, electronic and spectroscopic properties of the anhydrous K4Nb6O17 niobate were investigated in the bulk phase using periodic density functional theory (DFT) calculations with global hybrid (B3LYP) and also including dispersion corrections (B3LYP-D3). The degree of native distortion of different niobium octahedra (here named {[}NbO6-x], or {[}NbO6](d)) were quantified in terms of the effective coordination number (ECoN) and of other classical descriptors of local deformation and were correlated with the electronic structure. The effect of intrinsic deformation was also examined using the quantum theory of atoms in molecules and crystals (QTAIMC), density of states and charge analyses. The nature of the atom-atom interactions was classified by the ratio of the potential to the kinetic energy density at the bcp (3, -1): vertical bar V(r(bcp))vertical bar/vertical bar G(r(bcp))vertical bar, demonstrating that intraoctahedral Nb-O interactions are well characterized as ``transit bond{''} (between the pure covalent and ionic chemical bonds). The vibrational spectra (infrared and Raman intensities) were fully characterized and discussed, correlating the frequencies with the intraoctahedral distortion. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/07296-2 - CDMF - Center for the Development of Functional Materials
Grantee:Elson Longo da Silva
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC
FAPESP's process: 19/08928-9 - Modeling and simulations of porous inorganic nanotubes functionalization
Grantee:Julio Ricardo Sambrano
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants