Abstract
Electronic structure, Born effective charges, and spontaneous polarization of multiferroic single crystal BiMn 2O 5 have been investigated in the framework of density functional theory. The relative stability of the ground state and the origin of multiferroicity for magnetism and ferroelectricity are addressed. The results reveal that the stability of antiferromagnetic (AFM) state is better than the ferromagnetic (FM) and ferrimagnetic configurations. The Born effective charge tensors ( Z ⁎) have been calculated for this compound using a Berry-phase approach, compared to their nominal ionic values, the Z * of Mn atoms show anomalous difference. By investigating the electric structure of BiMn 2O 5, there exists obviously hybridization between Bi 6s and O 2p states, our calculations indicate that the 6s 2 lone pair on the formally trivalent Bi ion plays an important role in inducing the ferroelectric distortion.
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