Table 1. Bulk Properties of AFM UO2, NM PuO2, and AFM PuO2 from Experiments (Experimental Values for UO2 from refs (32, 34, 42, 43), Experimental Values for PuO2 from refs (34, 48))a.
| AFM UO2 |
NM PuO2 |
AFM PuO2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| expt. | cal. | expt. | cal. | cal. | |
| lattice parameter (Å) | 5.470–5.473 | 5.479 | 5.393–5.398 | 5.394 | 5.390 |
| magnetic moment (μB) | 1.74 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 |
| band gap (eV) | 2.0–2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8–4.1 | 1.56 | 0.9 |
Data obtained with PBESol + U + OMC (U = 4.0 eV for AFM UO2 and AFM PuO2, 4.5 eV for NM PuO2). The equivalent PBE data can be found in Table S3.