The electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of NaS and NaSe compounds have been studied by using first-principles calculations based on
density-functional theory and full-potential linearized augmented plane-wave method. The Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof generalized gradient
approximation (PBE-GGA) and modified Becke–Johnson (mBJ-GGA) have been used to deal with the exchange-correlation potential. The
PBE-GGA and mBJ-GGA electronic calculation of the spin-up configuration shows an insulating behavior, while the spin-down shows a
metallic behavior. In addition, both PBE-GGA and mBJ-GGA agree that the total magnetic moment per unit cell for these compounds is
1 μB. From optical calculations, we see that ε1(0) value in the spin-up channel is positive, which shows an insulating character, while it has a
large negative value for the spin-down configuration, which shows a metallic character. The NaS and NaSe refractive index n(ω) indicates a
metallic demeanor as the real and imaginary parts of the dielectric constant.
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Title

AIP advances

Publisher

AIP PUBLISHING

Publisher Country

United States of America

Indexing

Thomson Reuters

Impact Factor

1.6

Publication Type

Both (Printed and Online)

Volume

13

Year

2023

Pages

18