Evidence of the isoelectronic character of F doping in SmFeAsO1−x F x : a first-principles investigation
Bernardini, Fabio
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2019-01-01
Abstract
We study the electronic structure of the SmFeAsO1−x F x alloy by means of first-principle calculations. We find that, contrary to common believe, F-doping does not change the charge balance between electrons and holes free-carriers in SmFeAsO1−x F x . For energies within a narrow energy range accross , the effect of F-doping on the band structure dispersion is tiny in both the paramagnetic and stripe antiferromagnetic phase. The charge balance between the conducting FeAs-layer and the SmO1−x F x charge reservoir layer is not influenced by the compositional change. The additional charge carried by fluorine, with respect to the oxygen, is compensated by a change in the oxidation state of the Sm ion from 3+ to 2+. A comparison with the SmFe1−x Co x AsO system shows that such charge compensation by the Sm ion is not shared by donors substituting at the Fe site.File | Size | Format | |
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