Research Article

Structural, Electronic, Lattice Dynamic, and Elastic Properties of SnTiO3 and PbTiO3 Using Density Functional Theory

Table 1

Computed values of lattice constants, unit cell volume, and bulk modulus for both SnTiO3 and PbTiO3.

PbTiO3SnTiO3

Lattice constant (Å)a = 3.941 and c = 4.177 Å (our calculation)a = 3.895 and c = 4.130 Å (our calculation)
a = 3.904 and c = 4.152 Å (expt.) [15, 16]
a = 3.81 and c = 4.6863 Å (theory) [10]a = 3.807 and 4.538 Å (theory) [10]
Bulk modulus (GPa)160.5164.2
Unit cell volume (Å3)65.9964.43
67.892 [16]65.771 [10]
Bulk modulus derivative4.244.23