Density functional Studies of structural, electronic and vibrational properties of palladium oxide

Abstract

Abstract In the present paper, structural properties, electronic properties, phonon dispersion curve and Raman spectra at different pressure of the tetragonal palladium oxide (PdO) using density functional theory are discussed. The electronic band structure and density of states (DOS) show the poor metallic behavior of the system but through the hybrid potential calculation show 0.71 eV band gap. The phonon dispersion curve and Raman spectra confirm the stability of the structure while Raman peaks are slightly shifted toward higher frequency due to the applied pressure. Phonon calculations indicate that the PdO structure is stable up to 10 GPa and slightly unstable at 15 GPa pressure. There is no change of the crystallinity with applied pressure which is observed from the intensities of Raman active mode. Palladium oxides are mainly used as a catalysts for catalytic hydrogenation in organic synthesis.