  Given that energy scales associated with crystal field splitting, spin orbit
coupling and coulomb correlations in iridates are comparable, hence leading to
exotic properties, we investigate the physical properties of orthorhombic
SrIrO3 using density functional theory. Our calculations, however, show that
SrIrO 3 is a bad metal with no long range magnetic ordering, unlike its sister
compounds Sr2IrO4 and Sr3Ir2O7. Moreover, despite having large band width, it
appears conclusive that the larger resistivity in SrIrO 3 is due to spin orbit
interactions. Besides, the effects of electron-electron correlations on its
electronic structure and magnetic properties are also discussed.
