Surface structure of zinc ferrite (311)-A density functional theory study

NIU Xiao-chen; CAO Dong-bo; ZHANG Bin; LIU Xing-chen; WEN Xiao-dong; QIN Yong; WANG Jian-guo

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NIU Xiao-chen, CAO Dong-bo, ZHANG Bin, LIU Xing-chen, WEN Xiao-dong, QIN Yong, WANG Jian-guo. Surface structure of zinc ferrite (311)-A density functional theory study[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2018, 46(8): 985-991.

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NIU Xiao-chen, CAO Dong-bo, ZHANG Bin, LIU Xing-chen, WEN Xiao-dong, QIN Yong, WANG Jian-guo. Surface structure of zinc ferrite (311)-A density functional theory study[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2018, 46(8): 985-991.

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Surface structure of zinc ferrite (311)-A density functional theory study

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State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, China
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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National Energy(Synthetic Liquids) Center, Synfuels China Research, Beijing 101407, China

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the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21473229

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 91545121

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21273266

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Corresponding author: CAO Dong-bo, Tel:0351-4040895, E-mail:caodongbo@sxicc.ac.cn
Received Date: 2018-03-19
Rev Recd Date: 2018-05-31

Available Online: 2021-01-23

Publish Date: 2018-08-10

Abstract

Abstract

Zinc ferrite (ZnFe₂O₄) nanoparticles were synthesized by atomic layer deposition (ALD).The structure, magnetic and electronic properties of ZnFe₂O₄ were investigated by density functional theory (DFT) and atomic thermodynamics methods; the stabilities of ZnFe₂O₄ (311) surface with six different terminations were considered and the surface energies were related to O and Zn chemical potential corresponding to environment.The results indicate that bulk ZnFe₂O₄ has a normal spinel structure; it is an antiferromagnetic semiconductor with a band gap of 1.91 eV.Only four out of six possible terminations, that is, O₁, O₂, Fe₂ and Zn₂ terminations, can be stable within allowed region.In particular, the O₁ termination is stable over a wide range of △μ_O under Zn-rich conditions (△μ_Zn=0 eV), whereas the O₂ termination turns to be most stable in Zn-poor environment (△μ_Zn=-3.88 eV).
- atomic layer deposition,
- DFT,
- atomic thermodynamics methods,
- ZnFe₂O₄,
- magnetic properties,
- stability

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