Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This work represents a theoretical study, based on density functional theory (DFT), on structural, electronic and optical properties of magnesium tetraborate (MBO, MgB 4 O 7 ) compound and of antisite Bi M O 4 defect in Bi 12 MO 20 (BMO, M=Ge, Si, Ti) compounds. All calculations have been realized by linear augmented plane wave (LAPW) method implemented in Wien2k computer code. The relaxation of atomic positions and lattice parameters has been performed using LDA (MBO) and PBE-GGA (BMO) exchange- correlation (XC) functional. Electronic structure, optical properties and chemical bonds were investigated using the semi-local XC potential of Tran and Blaha (TB-mBJ), which significantly improved the band gap description and optical properties of studied systems. The thesis is divided in two parts. The first refers to study of magnesium tetraborate in pure form. Electronic structure calculations predicted a 9.58 eV band gap value, quite close to the value determined in the similar compounds. The electronic structure around the band gap is found to be dominated by the O 2p-states and 2p-states of the boron ion with trigonal coordination with neighbouring O‘s. Optical properties were analysed in terms of complex dielectric tensor which imaginary part is directly proportional to the optical absorption spectra. The latter is found to exhibit two prominent peaks. The lower energy peak originates from electron transitions within the trigonal B−O 3 structural group. Refractive index, reflectivity, extinction coefficient and energy loss were analysed in ultraviolet range (up to 40 eV) and all calculated optical properties are found to be anisotropic. The second part presents a theoretical study upon the antisite defect Bi M O 4 in sillenites compounds, which consists of wrong occupation of the M site by the Bi ion. Calculations were performed firstly for the pure compounds. The crystal structure has been computatio- nally optimized and the band gaps found to be 3.39 eV, 3.35 eV and 3.37 eV for the BGO, BSO and BTO respectively. These values are in very good agreement with experimental data. Defects were investigated in q=-1,0,1 charge states. Electronic structure calculations demonstrated that the antisite defect introduces an energy band inside the gap formed by O 2p- and 6s- states of Bi M ion. This band occupation is directly related to the defect charge state. The neutral defect presents a semi populated band, the positively defect adonor band and the negatively defect an acceptor band. The Bader analysis confirmed that the electron added or removed from the host system is always localised in the area of the defect. The analysis of the defect formation energies demonstrated that the neutral defect is energetically favourable, and thus dominates the lowest thermal state of the sillenites (also called colour state). On the other hand, the charged defects are predominant in the so-called transparent thermal state of the sillenites. From the results, it was possible to associate the presence of the antisite defect with important properties observed in the BMO crystals, such as: (1) explanation of the charge mobility required to produce the photorefractive effect; (2) reversible transitions between the thermal states and (3) photocromic effect in sillenites. / Nesse trabalho foi realizado um estudo te´orico, baseado na Teoria do Funcional da Densidade (DFT), das propriedades estruturais, eletrˆonicas e ´opticas do tetraborato de magn´esio (MgB 4 O 7 ) e um estudo do defeito tipo antiss´ıtio Bi M O 4 em cristais do estruturas silenitas Bi 12 MO 20 (BMO, onde M=Ge, Si e Ti). As otimiza¸c˜oes das posi¸c˜oes atˆomicas e parˆametros de rede foram realizadas para todos os sistemas utilizando o funcional LDA e GGA-PBE para o MgB 4 O 7 e BMO’s, respecti- vamente. As estruturas eletrˆonicas e propriedades ´opticas do sistemas estudados foram calculadas utilizando o m´etodo LAPW implementado no c´odigo computacional WIEN2k. Os efeitos de correla¸c˜ao e troca, das estruturas eletrˆonicas e ´opticas, foram simulados pelo recentemente desenvolvido potencial TB-mBJ, que foi mostrado ser adequado para tratamento de sistemas que possuem gap. Essa tese foi dividida em duas partes. A primeira parte refere-se ao estudo do tetraborato de magn´esio puro. Os c´alculos da estrutura eletrˆonica resultaram em um valor do gap de 9,58 eV, bem pr´oximo ao esperado (comparando a compostos similares). O topo da banda de valˆencia ´e dominado por estados 2p dos oxigˆenios, enquanto o fundo da banda de condu¸c˜ao consiste predominantemente de estados 2p do boro de coordena¸c˜ao trigonal com os oxigˆenios vizinhos (BO 3 ). As caracter´ısticas propriedades ´opticas foram calculadas a partir do tensor diel´etrico complexo, cuja parte imagin´aria ´e diretamente proporcional ao espectro de absor¸c˜ao ´optica verificou-se que a borda de absor¸c˜ao ´optica ´e originada por poss´ıveis transi¸c˜oes eletrˆonicas entre os ´ıons que formam a estrutura trigonal BO 3 . O espectro de absor¸c˜ao tamb´em indicou um car´ater anisotr´opico para o composto. O ´ındice de refra¸c˜ao, coeficiente de extin¸c˜ao, refletividade e a perda de energia de el´etrons foram calculados na regi˜ao ultravioleta at´e 40 eV. A segunda parte refere-se ao estudo do defeito tipo antiss´ıtio em silenitas. Os cristais foram estudados nas formas puras e com a presen¸ca de um ´atomo de Bi ocupando o s´ıtio do ´atomo M (Bi M O 4 ). Os defeitos foram investigados nos estados de carga q=−1, 0, +1. Os band gaps dos BMO’s puros foram determinados com os valores de 3,39 eV para BGO, 3,35 eV para BSO e 3,37 eV para o BTO. Atrav´es das an´alises das densidades de estados eletrˆonicos foi confirmado que o defeito antiss´ıtio introduz uma banda de energia situada dentro do intervalo de energias proibidas,bandgap, formada por estados 2p dos oxigˆenios e 6s do defeito Bi M . A popula¸c˜ao eletrˆonica dessa banda est´a diretamente relacionada ao estado de carga. O defeito neutro (Bi 0 M ) introduz uma banda semi populada, o defeito carregado negativamente (Bi −1 M ) uma banda doadora e o defeito carregado positivamente (Bi +1 M ) uma banda aceitadora. A an´alise das liga¸c˜oes qu´ımicas confirmou que a adi¸c˜ao (ou retirada) de um el´etron do sistema sempre ocorre na banda associada ao defeito. A an´alise da energia de forma¸c˜ao de defeito constatou que o defeito neutro ´e o energeticamente favor´avel, dominando assim o estado de menor energia (tamb´em chamado de estado colorido). A partir dos resultados, tamb´em foi poss´ıvel associar a presen¸ca do defeito antiss´ıtio como geradora de importantes propriedades observadas nos cristais BMO’s, tais como: a mobilidade de carga que ocasiona o efeito fotorrefrativo; a compreens˜ao das transi¸c˜oes revers´ıveis entre estados t´ermicos e o efeito fotocrˆomico.

The definition of leadership is not gender specific; however, the role of a leader continues to be defined in mostly male terms by society. While, women have outpaced men in gaining an undergraduate education, women are not being hired for top leadership roles. There continues to be a gender leadership gap in both the private and public sector. Women continue to advance in their education and career, yet they are unable to break the invisible glass ceiling and attain top leadership roles. This study proposes that in order to gain equality and reduce the gender leadership gap, in both the public and private sector, it is up to individual women to seek and attain leadership positions, thereby opening the path for others. The study identified both the internal and external barriers that prevent women from moving ahead in their careers. It also provided solutions that women can adopt to gain top leadership roles, based on Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ theory, which notes that women can make adjustments and strategies in order to obtain top leadership positions. Women can overcome barriers and move ahead with their careers by increasing self-confidence, balancing roles at home, and setting realistic standards. Women need to also step out of their comfort zone and believe in themselves. Through a qualitative content analysis, the study analyzed how three women achieved top leadership roles and were successful in applying the concepts of Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ theory. The study included Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor. The study identified the barriers that they individually faced as they sought their career. The women were selected to be part of the study due to their incredible accomplishments of achieving positions in the highest level of judicial public service, in a male-dominated field. The sampling and collection in this study included the digital autobiographies and biographies of the public service leaders, by creditable sources. The analysis sought to answer the three study questions: What forms of barriers did the Associate Justices face as they advanced in their careers? What strategies and approaches did the Associate Justices take when faced with barriers? How does Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ theory apply to the Associate Justices? The written autobiographies and biographies of the Associate Justices were analyzed using NVivo, a software that analyzes digital texts. Two coding categories were selected as part of the analysis. One focused on the barriers that the Associate Justices encountered as they moved ahead with their career and the second category focused on the strategies and approaches they used to overcome them. The study findings demonstrated that the Associate Justices faced a significant number of barriers as they sought to advance in their legal careers. They encountered discrimination, gender bias and the obstacles of balancing their careers and family. The analysis results also strongly conveyed that the Associate Justices used a number of strategies and approaches to overcome the barriers. They were self-confident and set realistic standards – therefore validating Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ theory.

Abstract Titanium dioxide nanoparticles are used in an enormous amount of applications. Their properties are different from bulk TiO₂ and are affected by adsorbates that are unavoidably present on the surface. In this thesis, the effect of OH and SO₄ groups (the adsorbants present on the surface during manufacturing) on the properties of anatase-structured TiO₂ nanoparticles is studied. It was found that the above mentioned groups change both the geometric and electronic structure of nanoparticles, resulting in changes in the photoabsorption spectrum. Bader charges are calculated using electron density from Density Functional Theory calculations. They can be used for determination of the oxidation state of the atom. The relation between computed partial charges and oxidation states for binary oxides using data from open materials database has been demonstrated in this work using a linear regression. The applicability of the oxidation state determination by Bader charges for mixed valence compounds and surfaces is considered. / Tiivistelmä Titaanidioksidinanopartikkeleita käytetään lukuisissa sovelluksissa. Niiden ominaisuudet poikkeavat kiinteän TiO₂:n ominaisuuksista, ja niihin vaikuttavat pinnalle väistämättä absorboituvat aineet. Tässä työssä on tutkittu OH- ja SO₄-ryhmien vaikutusta anataasirakenteisten TiO₂-nanopartikkelien ominaisuuksiin. Tällaisia ryhmiä esiintyy yleisesti nanopartikkelien pinnalla valmistusprosessien aikana. Työssä havaittiin, että nämä ryhmät muuttavat nanopartikkelien rakenteellisia ja sähköisiä ominaisuuksia, ja siten vaikuttavat myös fotoabsorptiospektriin. Baderin varaukset voidaan laskea käyttäen tiheysfunktionaaliteoriaan perustuvista laskuista saatavaa elektronitiheyttä. Niitä voidaan käyttää atomin hapetustilan laskemiseen. Tässä työssä on osoitettu, että binääristen oksidien tapauksessa laskettujen osittaisvarauksien ja hapetustilan välillä on yhteys. Tämä yhteys voitiin osoittaa käyttämällä lineaarista regressiota. Työssä tarkastellaan myös menetelmän soveltuvuutta hapetustilojen määrittämiseen sekavalenssiyhdisteille ja pinnoille. / Original papers Original publications are not included in the electronic version of the dissertation. Miroshnichenko O., Auvinen S., & Alatalo M. (2015). A DFT study of the effect of OH groups on the optical, electronic, and structural properties of TiO₂ nanoparticles. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 17, 5321–5327. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cp02789b Miroshnichenko O., Posysaev S., & Alatalo M. (2016). A DFT study of the effect of SO4 groups on the properties of TiO₂ nanoparticles. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 18, 33068–33076. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cp05681d http://jultika.oulu.fi/Record/nbnfi-fe201707037608 Posysaev S., Miroshnichenko O., Alatalo M., Le D., & Rahman T.S. (2019). Oxidation states of binary oxides from data analytics of the electronic structure. Comput. Mater. Sci., 161, 403–414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.01.046

Cette thèse est une étude théorique sur la interface de porphyrine de cobalt avec des surfaces métalliques avec le code VASP DFT. Le cadre DFT nécessaire a été introduit dans le chapitre 1. La structure de la jBardeen, une programme ecrit en Java, pour la simulation de la STM est expliqué dans le chapitre 2 et le code source est jointe en annexe. Une étude de l'adsorption de CoTPP sur les surfaces métalliques a été entrepris dans le chapitre 3. Différents paramètres de calcul ont été évalués: Le site d'adsorption et de la géométrie à la fois la molécule et la surface ont été étudiés par rapport à la xc-fonctionnel et correction de la dispersion utilisée. Une adsorption site le plus stable est identifié. Par conséquent, ce site plus stable a été étudiée pour sa structure électronique. Calculés images STM avec le code jBardeen ont été comparés avec une experimentation de CoTPP Cu sur une surface (111) avec une couverture sous monocouche. Dans le chapitre 4, un adatome Fe a été présenté à la CoTPP sur Ag système (111). Trois sites de liaison symétrique différentes pour l'atome Fe ont été identifiés sur le macrocycle, marqué les , bi-, brd- et bru-positions. Un moment magnétique pouvait être attestée qui a été principalement situé sur l'atome Fe. Voies possibles entre les quatre, symétriquement équivalentes, sites bi- ont été étudiées avec des méthodes différentes. Simples calculs dans le vacuum et calculs de la “Nudged Elastic Band” (NEB) de l'ensemble du système a révélé une hauteur de barrière légèrement au-dessus de 0,2 eV allant de position bi à la posititon brd. Une analyse de vibration a montré que la commutation de l'atome Fe est susceptible, lorsqu'il est perturbé hors d'équilibre dans les positions brd et bru. / This thesis is a theoretical study on the cobalt porphyrin - coinage metal surface interface with the DFT code VASP. The necessary DFT framework has been introduced in chapter 1. The structure of the Java program jBardeen for STM simulation is explained in chapter 2 and the source code is attached as Appendix. A study of the adsorption of CoTPP on coinage metal surfaces has been undertaken in chapter 3. Different parameters of the calculation have been evaluated: the adsorption site and the geometry of both the molecule and surface have been investigated with respect to the xc-functional and dispersion correction used. A most stable adsorption site -bridge down- is identified. Consequently, this most stable site was investigated for its electronic structure. Calculated STM images with the jBardeen code were compared with an experiment of CoTPP on a Cu(111) surface with sub monolayer coverage. In chapter 4 an Fe adatom was introduced to the CoTPP on Ag(111) system. Three symmetrically different binding sites for the Fe atom were identified on the macrocycle, labelled the bi-, brd- and bru-positions for bisector, bridge down and bridge up respectively. A magnetic moment could be evidenced which was mainly located on the Fe atom. Possible pathways between the four symmetrically equivalent bisector sites were investigated with different methods. Single point calculations in vacuum and Nudged Elastic Band (NEB) of the whole system revealed a barrier height of slightly above 0.2 eV going from bi- to the brd-position. A vibrational analysis showed that switching of the Fe atom is likely, when perturbed out of equilibrium in the brd- and bru- positions.