First-principles study on the effect of high In doping on the conductivity of ZnO

Based on the density functional theory (DFT), using first-principles plane-wave ultrasoft pseudopotential method, the models of the unit cell of pure ZnO and two highly In-doped supercells of Zn0.9375In0.0625O and Zn0.875In0.125O are constructed, and the geometry optimizations of the three models are carried out. The total density of states (DOS) and the band structures (BS) are also calculated. The calculation results show that in the range of high doping concentration, when the doping concentration is hihger than a specific value, the conductivity decreases with the increase of the doping concentration of In in ZnO, which is in consistence with the change trend of the experimental results.     

Ga/N高共掺浓度对ZnO导电性能和红移影响的第一性原理研究

采用密度泛函理论框架下的第一性原理平面波超软赝势方法, 建立了未掺杂ZnO单胞和两种不同浓度的Ga/N高共掺ZnO超胞模型, 分别进行了几何结构优化、总态密度分布和能带分布的计算. 研究表明, ZnO高共掺Ga/N的条件下, Ga/N高共掺浓度越大, 导电性能越弱, 并且高掺杂后高能区红移效应显著, 计算得到的结果与实验结果的变化趋势一致. 关键词： Ga/N高共掺ZnO 电导率 红移 第一性原理     

GGA+U方法研究不同浓度Cr掺杂对TiO2的磁性和光学性质的影响

本文采用基于第一性原理的GGA+U方法,计算研究了本征态锐钛矿TiO2和不同浓度Cr掺杂锐钛矿TiO2(1/8、1/16、1/32)的电子结构、磁性及光学性质。计算结果表明：所有掺杂体系中Ti0.9375Cr0.0625O2的结合能最小,因此Ti0.9375Cr0.0625O2体系的稳定性要高于Ti0.875Cr0.125O2、Ti0.96875Cr0.03125O2体系;Cr元素的掺入导致掺杂后体系发生晶格畸变,这有利于光生空穴和电子对的分离,提高其光催化性能;同时,由于Cr-3d和O-2p电子相互作用,使得掺杂体系呈现出铁磁性质,并且随着掺杂浓度的增加会使体系具有更好的铁磁性质;掺杂体系与本征TiO2相比,掺杂后吸收带边均发生红移,光谱响应范围变大;并且随掺杂浓度的增加,光响应范围也在增大,从而有效增强了体系对于可见光的吸收能力。     

First-principle study on the effect of high Li-2N co-doping on the conductivity of ZnO

Based on the density functional theory (DFT), using first-principles plane-wave ultrasoft pseudopotential method, the models of the unit cell of pure ZnO and two highly Li-2N co-doped supercells of Zn_0.9375Li_0.0625O_0.875N_0.125 and Zn_0.9167Li_0.0833O_0.8333N_0.1667 were constructed, and the geometry optimization for the three models was carried out. The total density of states (TDOS) and the band structures (BS) were also calculated. The calculation results showed that in the range of high doping concentration, when the co-doping concentration is more than a certain value, the conductivity decreased with the increase of co-doping concentration of Li-2N in ZnO, which agrees with the change trend of the experimental results.     

第一性原理计算Mo浓度对Mo掺杂BiVO4光催化性能的影响

本文利用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理研究了不同浓度的Mo掺杂BiVO₄的V位的电子结构、光学性质和光催化性能.缺陷形成能的计算结果说明BiMo_xV_1-xO₄(x=0.0625, 0.125, 0.25)三种掺杂体系都是可以稳定存在的.电子结构计算结果表明：BiMo_xV_1-xO₄(x=0, 0.0625, 0.125, 0.25)四种体系的带隙分别为2.123 eV,2.142 eV,2.160 eV和2.213 eV.掺杂BiVO₄体系的带隙值均大于本征BiVO₄,且带隙随着Mo浓度的增加而增大. BiMo_xV_1-xO₄(x=0.0625, 0.125, 0.25)三种掺杂体系的能带结构全部向低能量区域移动,导致掺杂体系导带底越过费米能级,Mo掺杂BiVO₄后具...     

Y掺杂ZnO最小光学带隙和吸收光谱的第一性原理研究

对于Y掺杂ZnO,当摩尔数在0.0313-0.0625之内,Y掺杂量越增加,吸收光谱发生红移和蓝移两种不同实验结果均有文献报道.本文使用Materials Studio软件下的CASTEP模块中密度泛函理论的第一性原理平面波模守恒(Norm conserving)赝势GGA+U的方法,构建了未掺杂纤锌矿ZnO单胞以及Y掺杂ZnO的Zn_(0.9687)Y_(0.0313)O超胞、Zn_(0.9583)Y_(0.0417)O超胞和Zn_(0.9375)Y_(0.0625)O超胞模型.对掺杂前后体系的能带结构、态密度、差分电荷密度、布居值以及吸收光谱进行了计算.计算结果表明:当Y掺杂摩尔数在0.0313-0.0625之内,Y掺杂量越增加,掺杂体系的晶格常数、体积、总能量越增大,掺杂体系越不稳定、形成能越增大、掺杂越难;掺杂体系中平行于和垂直于c轴的Y-O键布居值越减小、离子键越增强、共价键越减弱、键长越变长;掺杂体系的最小光学带隙越变宽、吸收光谱发生蓝移现象越明显.吸收光谱的计算结果与实验结果相符合,合理解释了吸收光谱红移、蓝移的争论.这对制备Y掺杂ZnO短波长光学器件能起到一定的理论指导作用.     

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of Cu-doped ZnO nanorods

Cu-doped ZnO nanorods with different Cu concentrations were synthesized through the vapor transport method. The synthesized nanorods were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and UV–vis spectroscopy. The XRD results revealed that Cu was successfully doped into ZnO lattice. The FE-SEM images showed that the undoped ZnO has needle like morphology whereas Cu-doped ZnO samples have rod like morphology with an average diameter and length of 60–90 nm and 1.5–3 μm respectively. The red shift in band edge absorption peak in UV-vis absorbance spectrum with increasing Cu content also confirm the doping of Cu in ZnO nanorods. The photocatalytic activity of pure and Cu-doped ZnO samples was studied by the photodegradation of resazurin (Rz) dye. Both pure ZnO and the Cu-doped ZnO nanorods effectively removed the Rz in a short time. This photodegradation of Rz followed the pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics. ZnO nanorods with increasing Cu doping exhibit enhanced photocatalytic activity. The pseudo-first-order reaction rate constant for 15 % Cu-doped ZnO is equal to 10.17×10^?2min^?1 about double of that with pure ZnO. The increased photocatalytic activity of Cu-doped ZnO is attributed to intrinsic oxygen vacancies due to high surface to volume ratio in nanorods and extrinsic defect due to Cu doping.     

V高掺杂ZnO最小光学带隙和吸收光谱的第一性原理研究

对于V高掺杂ZnO,当摩尔分数为0.0417—0.0625时,随着掺杂量的增加,吸收光谱出现蓝移减弱和蓝移增强两种不同实验结果均有文献报道.采用密度泛函理论的第一性原理平面波超软赝势方法,构建未掺杂ZnO单胞模型、V高掺杂Zn1-xVxO(x=0.0417,0.0625)两种超胞模型,采用GGA+U方法计算掺杂前后体系的形成能、态密度、分波态密度、磁性和吸收光谱.结果表明,当V的掺杂量(原子含量)为2.083%—3.125%时,随着V掺杂量增加,掺杂体系磁矩增大,磁性增强,并且掺杂体系体积增加,总能量下降,形成能减小,掺杂体系更稳定,同时,掺杂ZnO体系的最小光学带隙增宽,吸收带边向低能级方向移动.上述计算结果与实验结果一致.     

Ni掺杂对ZnO磁光性能的影响

在掺杂浓度范围为2.78%—6.25%(物质的量分数)时,Ni掺杂ZnO体系吸收光谱分布的实验结果存在争议,目前仍然没有合理的理论解释.为了解决存在的争议,在电子自旋极化状态下,采用密度泛函理论框架下的第一性原理平面波超软赝势方法,构建不同Ni掺杂量的ZnO超胞模型,分别对模型进行几何结构优化和能量计算.结果表明,Ni掺杂量越大,形成能越高,掺杂越难,体系稳定性越低,掺杂体系带隙越窄,吸收光谱红移越显著.采用LDA(局域密度近似)+U方法调整带隙.结果表明,掺杂体系的铁磁性居里温度能够达到室温以上,磁矩来源于p-d态杂化电子交换作用.Ni掺杂量越高,掺杂体系的磁矩越小.另外还发现Ni原子在ZnO中间隙掺杂时,掺杂体系在紫外光和可见光区的吸收光谱发生蓝移现象.     

铬掺杂氧化锌薄膜的超声喷雾法制备及其光学与磁学性质

用注射超声喷雾法将前驱体由针管直接送入超声喷头内,在石英基板上制备Zn_(1-x)Cr_xO(x=0.0,0.01,0.03,0.05)薄膜。采用X射线衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜、荧光光谱仪、紫外-可见分光光度计、振动样品磁强计(VSM)等对薄膜的结构、光学和磁学性质进行测量。实验结果表明,未掺杂的ZnO薄膜为六角纤锌矿结构,沿着c轴(002)择优取向,而Cr掺杂抑制了薄膜的c轴择优取向性;掺杂后的薄膜平均晶粒尺寸均增大,且当x=3%时,晶粒尺寸最大,达31.4nm。扫描电镜(SEM)下薄膜呈球形颗粒状,并且在x=5%下,薄膜出现了长条状的微观形貌。Cr掺杂使样品的光致发光谱(PL)发生了很大的变化:未掺杂的样品的PL谱在378nm处存在一个紫外发射峰,对应于550nm附近还存在一个由于缺陷态引起的绿光发射峰;掺Cr样品只有在350~550nm的很宽的范围内存在一个发射峰,对其进行高斯拟合后,发现掺Cr量为x=1%,3%,5%下样品均存在V_(Zn)(锌空位)、Zn_i(Zn间隙位)、V_(Zn)~-(带一个电子的锌空位)内部缺陷态,且当x=3%时,V_(Zn)最多。Cr的掺杂使得薄膜的带隙增大,并且x=3%时,禁带宽度最大,达到3.374eV。掺Cr的三个样品均具有室温铁磁性,且x=3%样品的磁化强度最大,其与V_(Zn)(锌空位)最大相对应,验证了Cr~(3+)和V_(Zn)的缺陷复合体是ZnO∶Cr样品具有稳定的铁磁有序的最有利条件的理论预测。     

In–2N高共掺浓度和择优取向对ZnO最小光学带隙和吸收光谱的影响

目前, 虽然In和2N共掺对ZnO最小光学带隙和吸收光谱影响的实验研究均有报道, 但是, In和2N共掺在ZnO中均是随机掺杂, 没有考虑利用ZnO的单极性结构进行择优取向共掺, 第一性原理的出现能够解决该问题. 本文采用密度泛函理论框架下的第一性原理平面波超软赝势(GGA+U)方法, 计算了纯的ZnO单胞、择优位向高共掺In–2N原子的Zn_1-xIn_xO_1-yN_y(x= 0.0625–0.03125, y=0.0625–0.125)八种超胞模型的态密度分布和吸收光谱分布. 计算结果表明, 在相同掺杂方式、不同浓度共掺In-2N的条件下, 掺杂量越增加, 掺杂体系体积越增加、能量越增加, 稳定性越下降、形成能越增加、掺杂越难、掺杂体系最小光学带隙越变窄、吸收光谱红移越显著. 计算结果与实验结果相一致. 在不同掺杂方式、相同浓度共掺In–2N的条件下, In–N沿c轴取向成键共掺与垂直于c轴取向成键共掺体系相比较, 沿c轴取向成键共掺体系最小光学带隙越变窄、吸收光谱红移越显著. 这对设计和制备新型光催化剂功能材料有一定的理论指导作用.     

Visible-light photocatalysis of ZnO deposited on nanoporous Au

ZnO deposited on nanoporous Au showed photocatalytic decomposition toward methyl orange under visible light, unlike ZnO sputtered on flat Au without a nanoporous structure. First-principles calculations suggested that the surface lattice disorder in nanoporous Au induced a band gap narrowing and a large built-in electric field in the adjacent ZnO, resulting in the visible-light photocatalytic response.     

第一性原理方法研究N-Pr共掺杂ZnO的电子结构和光学性质

作为一种稳定性好、抗辐射能力强、原材料丰富的宽禁带半导体, ZnO在光催化的研究领域中成为热点材料,但是其仅能吸收可见光中的紫光,因此如何扩大ZnO对可见光的响应范围是一个值得研究的问题.掺杂改性是解决这个问题的常用方法.基于以上考量,本文应用第一性原理计算方法研究了N与Pr掺杂对ZnO的电子结构和光学性质的影响.研究结果表明:共掺体系比单掺体系更容易形成,且共掺体系的稳定性随Pr浓度的增加先增强后变弱;同一体系的最短Zn—O键与最长Zn—O键的布居数比例随杂质浓度的增大先增大后减小,说明杂质的掺入对体系的晶格畸变有很大的影响,有利于光生空穴-电子对的分离,从而提高材料的光催化活性. N 2p态与Pr 4f态发生杂化对晶体的完整性产生了破坏,在杂质原子周围形成晶场,造成能级劈裂,带隙减小;介电函数虚部的主峰位均向低能区域移动,吸收光谱中各掺杂体系发生红移,各共掺体系随着杂质原子Pr浓度的增加,在可见光区的响应范围依次扩大,吸收能力也依次增加,说明N与Pr的共掺杂对提高ZnO的光催化性是有利的.     

Al-2N掺杂量对ZnO光电性能的影响

与本文相近的Al-2N掺杂量的范围内, 对ZnO掺杂体系吸收光谱分布红移和蓝移两种实验结果均有文献报道, 但是, 迄今为止对吸收光谱分布尚未有合理的理论解释. 为了解决该问题, 本文采用基于密度泛函理论的广义梯度近似 平面波超软赝势方法, 用第一性原理构建了两种不同掺杂量的Zn_0.98148Al_0.01852O_0.96296N_0.03704和Zn_0.96875Al_0.03125O_0.9375N_0.0625超胞模型. 在几何结构优化的基础上, 对模型能带结构分布、态密度分布和吸收光谱分布进行了计算. 计算结果表明, 在本文限定的掺杂量范围内, Al-2N掺杂量越增加, 掺杂体系的体积越减小, 体系总能量越升高, 体系稳定性越下降, 形成能越升高, 掺杂越难; 所有掺杂体系均转化为简并p型化半导体, 掺杂体系最小光学带隙均变窄,吸收光谱均发生红移; 同时发现掺杂量越增加, 掺杂体系最小光学带隙变窄越减弱, 吸收光谱红移越减弱. 研究表明: 要想实现Al-2N共掺在ZnO中最小光学带隙变窄、掺杂体系发生红移现象, 除了限制掺杂量外, 尺度长短也应限制; 其次, Al-2N掺杂量越增加,掺杂体系空穴的有效质量、浓度、 迁移率、电导率越减小,掺杂体系导电性能越减弱. 计算结果与实验结果的变化趋势相符合. 研究表明, Al-2N共掺在ZnO中获得的新型半导体材料可以用作低温端的温差发电功能材料.     

Si，Ge，Zr和Sn掺杂SrTiO3的电子结构和光催化性能第一性原理研究

使用QUANTUM ESPRESSO(QE)软件包实现的密度泛函理论研究了Si, Ge, Zr和Sn掺杂SrTiO₃的结构，电子结构和光催化性能.使用广义梯度近似(GGA)获得SrTiO₃的晶格常数与先前的实验数据非常一致.同时，获得了SrTi_0.875X_0.125O₃(X=Si, Ge, Zr, Sn)四种掺杂体系的晶格常数. SrTiO₃和SrTi_0.875X_0.125O₃(X=Si, Ge, Zr, Sn)四种掺杂的带隙值分别1.853 eV、1.849 eV、1.916 eV、1.895 eV和1.925 eV.在研究五种SrTiO₃体系的光催化性能时，采用剪刀算符对五种SrTiO₃体系的带隙值进行修正.计算本征SrTiO₃和SrTi_0.875X_0.125O₃     

Recent progress of the native defects and p-type doping of zinc oxide

Zinc oxide(ZnO) is a compound semiconductor with a direct band gap and high exciton binding energy.The unique property,i.e.,high efficient light emission at ultraviolet band,makes ZnO potentially applied to the short-wavelength light emitting devices.However,efficient p-type doping is extremely hard for ZnO.Due to the wide band gap and low valence band energy,the self-compensation from donors and high ionization energy of acceptors are the two main problems hindering the enhancement of free hole concentration.Native defects in ZnO can be divided into donor-like and acceptorlike ones.The self-compensation has been found mainly to originate from zinc interstitial and oxygen vacancy related donors.While the acceptor-like defect,zinc vacancy,is thought to be linked to complex shallow acceptors in group-VA doped ZnO.Therefore,the understanding of the behaviors of the native defects is critical to the realization of high-efficient p-type conduction.Meanwhile,some novel ideas have been extensively proposed,like double-acceptor co-doping,acceptor doping in iso-valent element alloyed ZnO,etc.,and have opened new directions for p-type doping.Some of the approaches have been positively judged.In this article,we thus review the recent(2011-now) research progress of the native defects and p-type doping approaches globally.We hope to provide a comprehensive overview and describe a complete picture of the research status of the p-type doping in ZnO for the reference of the researchers in a similar area.     

Structural,optical and photocatalytic properties of (Mg,Al)-codoped ZnO powders prepared by sol–gel method

Structural and optical properties of 1 at % Al-doped Zn_1−xMg_xO (x=0–8%) powders prepared by sol–gel method were systematically investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, ultraviolet–visible absorbance measurement, photoluminescence and Raman scattering spectra. All the powders retained the hexagonal wurtzite structure of ZnO. The band gap and near band emission energies determined from absorbance and photoluminescence spectra increased linearly with increasing Mg content, respectively, which implied that the Mg worked effectively on ZnO band gap engineering, irrespective of Al codoping. However, according to the PL and Raman scattering studies, for the sample of x=8%, the Al doping efficiency was decreased by higher Mg codoping. On the other hand, the effect of Mg codoping on photocatalytic degradation of methylene orange was explored experimentally. The substitution of Mg ions at Zn sites shifted the conduction band toward higher energies and then enhanced the photocatalytic activity, while the incorporation of interstitial Mg ions and decreased Al doping efficiency for higher Mg doping sample (x=8%) reduced the photocatalytic activity.     

First-principles study on anatase TiO2 codoped with nitrogen and praseodymium

The crystal structures, electronic structures and optical properties of nitrogen or/and praseodymium doped anatase TiO₂ were calculated by first principles with the plane-wave ultrasoft pseudopotential method based on density functional theory. Highly efficient visible-light-induced nitrogen or/and praseodymium doped anatase TiO₂ nanocrystal photocatalyst were synthesized by a microwave chemical method. The calculated results show that the photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ can be enhanced by N doping or Pr doping, and can be further enhanced by N+Pr codoping. The band gap change of the codoping TiO₂ is more obvious than that of the single ion doping, which results in the red shift of the optical absorption edges. The results are of great significance for the understanding and further development of visible-light response high activity modified TiO₂ photocatalyst. The photocatalytic activity of the samples for methyl blue degradation was investigated under the irradiation of fluorescent light. The experimental results show that the codoping TiO₂ photocatalytic activity is obviously higher than that of the single ion doping. The experimental results accord with the calculated results.     

Electronic structural properties and formation energy of Sn1−xPbxO2 solid solutions electrode

First-principles calculations based on density functional theory within the generalized gradient approximation have been performed for the Sn_1−xPb_xO₂ solid solution. The doped formation energies and electronic structures are also analyzed. Results show that the Sn_0.9375Pb_0.0625O₂ solid solution has the highest stability because of its minimum formation energy value of 0.04589 eV at a doping ratio of 0.0625. The SnO₂ lattice constants expand in a distorted rutile structure after Pb doping. The band structure and density of states calculations indicate that the band gap of SnO₂ narrowed due to the presence of the Pb impurity energy levels in the forbidden band, namely, Pb 6s energy band overlaps with the conductivity band in the F–Q direction. In addition, the number of electrons filled at the bottom of the conduction band increases from 0.13 to 3.96 after doping, resulting in the strengthening of the conductivity of the solid solution after doping of plumbum. The results provide a theoretical basis for the development and application of the Sn_1−xPb_xO₂ solid solution electrode.     

Growth of Fe-doped ZnO nanorods using aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition via in situ doping

In situ Fe doping of ZnO nanorods (NRs) was performed using aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition (AA-CVD) technique. As the aerosol generator is located outside the reactor, AA-CVD provides the flexibility to control doping parameters, such as doping timing, doping duration and a wider choice of dopant precursors. The Fe dopant aerosol was flowed into the reactor during the growth of ZnO NRs to achieve in situ doping. The X-ray diffraction analysis indicates that the Fe dopants were introduced into the ZnO lattice and present mainly in the form of Fe²⁺. This result is supported by the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis as the doublet separation is 13.6 eV, although there is a shift of Fe_1/2 and Fe_3/2 peaks to a lower binding energy levels. A strong green emission of PL of Fe-doped ZnO NRs shows that the NRs have poor crystal quality attributed to the Fe-induced defects (recombination centres). The poor photocatalytic performance in degrading Rhodamine B solution of Fe-doped ZnO NRs further proves that the Fe-induced defects were recombination centres rather than traps. Lastly, the growth mechanism of in situ Fe doping of ZnO NRs was discussed.