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Electronic structure of mixed-valence silver oxide AgO from hybrid density-functional theory

Jeremy P. Allen, David O. Scanlon, and Graeme W. Watson
Phys. Rev. B 81, 161103(R) – Published 29 April 2010

Abstract

Mixed-valence AgO has attracted attention due to its utility in battery technologies. Despite this, a nanoscopic understanding of its electronic structure has been lacking and there has been considerable controversy about the formal oxidation states of silver in the system. In this Rapid Communication we study the electronic structure of AgO using density functional theory:generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and a screened hybrid density functional (HSE). GGA is found to be unable to model the mixed valence of the material, resulting in an AgIIO symmetric structure. We show conclusively using HSE that the oxidation states of silver in AgO are AgI and AgIII, and not AgI and AgII with holes on neighboring oxygen ions as had previously been predicted.

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  • Received 3 December 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.81.161103

©2010 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Jeremy P. Allen, David O. Scanlon*, and Graeme W. Watson

  • School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland

  • *scanloda@tcd.ie
  • watsong@tcd.ie

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Vol. 81, Iss. 16 — 15 April 2010

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