Abstract
The results of the total density of states (TDOS) and partial density of states (PDOS) for the Ba2TiNbO6 double perovskite, from LSDA+U calculations. [Display omitted]
•Novel Nb-based barium double perovskite Ba2MNbO6 (M=Sc, Ti, V and Cr).•Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Ba2MNbO6 have been studied.•The influence of the M (3d)-replacement on the properties of Ba2MNbO6.•Full-potential linear muffin-tin orbital (FP-LMTO) employed in the calculations.•The band structures (DOSs) were calculated using the LSDA+U technique.
Employing the self-consistent full-potential linear muffin-tin orbital (FP-LMTO) computational method, systematic studies have been performed on the influence of M (3d) replacement on structural, electronic and magnetic properties of novel Nb-based barium double perovskite Ba2MNbO6 (M (3d)=Sc, Ti, V and Cr). The crystal structure calculations show that the Ba2MNbO6 structures are in face-centered cubic with a space group (Fm-3m). The band structure calculations have been performed using the correlated local spin density approximation (LSDA+U). The results showed that Ba2TiNbO6 and Ba2VNbO6 are half-metallic ferromagnetic materials in ground states, having energy-gaps in the spin-down bands and finite densities of states in the spin-up bands. While an insulating and ferromagnetic behaviors were obtained in Ba2ScNbO6 and Ba2CrNbO6. It is found that the M3+ (3d-t2gn) ions (0⩽n⩽3) have major influence, while the nonmagnetic Nb5+ (4d-t2g0) ions have minor effect, on electronic conducting and magnetic moment in Ba2MNbO6.