Comparative study between two quantum spin systems KCuCl3_{3} and TlCuCl3_{3}

We have performed an {\it ab initio} study of the electronic structure of two isostructural quantum spin systems, KCuCl$_{3}$ and TlCuCl$_{3}$, which have recently attracted much attention due to their unconventional magnetic properties. Our first-principles analysis shows unambiguously the role of Tl, as opposed to structural differences between the two compounds, in making TlCuCl$_{3}$ a {\it strongly} coupled s=1/2 dimer system compared to KCuCl$_{3}$ which shows a {\it weakly} coupled s=1/2 dimer behavior. Good agreement with the existing analysis of inelastic neutron scattering results has been observed.Comment: minor changes in text with additional references; in EPL forma

Electronic and magnetic structure of CsV2_2O5_5

We have studied the electronic structure of the spin-gapped system CsV$_2$O$_5$ by means of an ab initio calculation. Our analysis and a re-examination of the susceptibility data indicate that the behavior of this system is much closer to that of an alternating spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic chain with significant inter-dimer coupling and weaker inter-chain couplings than that of isolated dimers as was initially proposed. Comparison to the vanadate family members $\alpha '$-NaV$_2$O$_5$, $\gamma$-LiV$_2$O$_5$ and isostructural compounds like (VO)$_{2}$P$_{2}$O$_{7}$ (VOPO) is discussed.Comment: revised version. To appear in Phys. Rev.

Augmented space recursion for partially disordered systems

Off-stoichiometric alloys exhibit partial disorder, in the sense that only some of the sublattices of the stoichiometric ordered alloy become disordered. This paper puts forward a generalization of the augmented space recursion (ASR) (introduced earlier by one of us (Mookerjee et al 1997(*))) for systems with many atoms per unit cell. In order to justify the convergence properties of ASR we have studied the convergence of various moments of local density of states and other physical quantities like Fermi energy and band energy. We have also looked at the convergence of the magnetic moment of Ni, which is very sensitive to numerical approximations towards the k-space value 0.6 $\mu_{B}$ with the number of recursion steps prior to termination.Comment: Latex 2e, 21 Pages, 13 Figures, iopb style file attache

Study of Phase Stability in NiPt Systems

We have studied the problem of phase stability in NiPt alloy system. We have used the augmented space recursion based on the TB-LMTO as the method for studying the electronic structure of the alloys. In particular, we have used the relativistic generalization of our earlier technique. We note that, in order to predict the proper ground state structures and energetics, in addition to relativistic effects, we have to take into account charge transfer effects with precision.Comment: 22 pages, 7 figures. Accepted for publication in JPC

Comparative study of FeCr2S4 and FeSc2S4: Spinels with orbitally active A site

Using first-principles density functional calculations, we perform a comparative study of two Fe based spinel compounds, FeCr2S4 and FeSc2S4. Though both systems contain an orbitally active A site with an Fe2+ ion, their properties are rather dissimilar. Our study unravels the microscopic origin of their behavior driven by the differences in hybridization of Fe d states with Cr/Sc d states and S p states in the two cases. This leads to important differences in the nature of the magnetic exchanges as well as the nearest versus next nearest neighbor exchange parameter ratios, resulting into significant frustration effects in FeSc2S4 which are absent in FeCr2S4.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures Phys Rev B (rapid commun) to appear (2010

Recoil Ranges of Products from Reactions of Cu65 with 11-33 Mev He3 Ions

Recoil ranges of products from reactions copper 65 with 11-35 MeV helium 3 ion

String cosmological model in the presence of a magnetic flux

A Bianchi type I string cosmological model in the presence of a magnetic flux is investigated. A few plausible assumptions regarding the parametrization of the cosmic string and magneto-fluid are introduced and some exact analytical solutions are presented.Comment: 9 pages, 4 Figure

Third-generation muffin-tin orbitals

By the example of sp^3-bonded semiconductors, we illustrate what 3rd-generation muffin-tin orbitals (MTOs) are. We demonstrate that they can be downfolded to smaller and smaller basis sets: sp^3d^10,sp^3, and bond orbitals. For isolated bands, it is possible to generate Wannier functions a priori. Also for bands, which overlap other bands, Wannier-like MTOs can be generated a priori. Hence, MTOs have a unique capability for providing chemical understanding.Comment: 13 pages, 8 eps figure