Theoretical study reveals significant magnetic ordering changes in Pt‐doped LiFeAs superconductors, indicating DFT insights into spin polarization effects.
First‐principles investigation of the electronic structure and magnetic properties of Pt‐doped LiFeAs superconductors was performed using density functional theory (DFT) as implemented in the Quantum‐Espresso package. The calculations employed the PWscf code with projector‐augmented‐wave (PAW) pseudopotentials and the Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof (PBE) exchange correlation functional. Platinum doping levels of 12.5%, 25%, 50%, and 100% were systematically investigated to assess their influence on the electronic and magnetic behavior of LiFeAs in nonmagnetic (NM), ferromagnetic (FM), and anti‐FM (AFM) configurations. The computed band structures, total density of states (TDOS), partial DOS (PDOS), and magnetic moments reveal that Pt doping causes notable redistribution of electronic states near the Fermi level and progressively suppresses magnetic ordering. In the pristine compound, Fe atoms exhibit magnetic moments of ~1.76 μB in the FM state and 1.58 μB in the AFM state, confirming significant spin polarization and the energetic favorability of AFM ordering. Upon Pt substitution, the Fe magnetic moments are reduced, and Pt atoms contribute negligibly to the total magnetism ( < 0.05 μB), consistent with their closed d‐shell character. For NM configurations, the DOS at the Fermi level, N ( E F ), decreases from 5.08 to 4.12 states/eV as the Pt doping level increases from 12.5% to 25%. In FM and AFM configurations, N ( E F ) values further drop to 2.10 and 1.74 states/eV, respectively. This reduction in N ( E F ) with increasing Pt content implies a weakening of the superconducting pairing channels, suggesting a suppression of superconductivity. However, the observed trends in DOS provide indirect but valuable insights into the interplay between electronic structure, magnetism, and superconductivity. These findings offer a theoretical foundation for tuning the magnetic and electronic properties of Fe‐based superconductors via Pt doping and pave the way for future investigations incorporating explicit superconductivity‐related calculations.
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