Abstract
By means of the first-principles FLAPW-GGA approach, we studied the influence of oxygen deficiency on the structural and electronic properties of the superconducting phase (Fe2As2)(Sr4V2O6−x). We find that the formation of vacancies in 2c sites of oxygen sublattice [when the initial tetragonal structure of the stoichiometric crystal (Fe2As2)(Sr4V2O6) is kept] is energetically more preferable than in 4f sites, when orthorhombic distortions arise. The influence of oxygen vacancies on the structure of (Fe2As2) blocks is very insignificant; thus, using the known structural indicators, it is impossible to explain the observed drop of transition temperature TC for oxygen-deficient systems by structural factors. On the other hand, the results of the band structure calculations allow us to assert that the vacancy-induced drop of TC may be caused by the electronic factor, i.e., by the established decrease in Ntot(EF) for the oxygen-deficient system.
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