Publications by authors named "Leon Petit"
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- Magnetocrystalline anisotropy is primarily associated with ferromagnets, but the most effective permanent magnets are actually ferrimagnets made from rare earths and transition metals (RE-TM).
- A simple approach to calculating the magnetocrystalline anisotropy for the ferrimagnet GdCo₅ produces inaccuracies at absolute zero and shows the wrong temperature behavior.
- The new first-principles method for calculating temperature-dependent magnetization versus field curves successfully aligns with experimental data from a single crystal of GdCo₅, highlighting an advanced technique for studying RE-TM magnets.
M-DNA is a type of metalated DNA that forms at high pH and in the presence of Zn, Ni, and Co, with the metals placed in between each base pair, as in G-Zn-C. Experiments have found that M-DNA could be a promising candidate for a variety of nanotechnological applications, as it is speculated that the metal d-states enhance the conductivity, but controversy still clouds these findings. In this paper, we carry out a comprehensive ab initio study of eight G-Zn-C models in the gas phase to help discern the structure and electronic properties of Zn-DNA.
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