Electronic and optical properties of the zinc-blende structured LiZnN under pressure

The electronic and optical properties of the cubic zinc-blende (ZB) structured filled tetrahedral semiconductor α-LiZnN under pressure are investigated by using \textit{ab initio} plane wave pseudopotential density functional theory method within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The electronic band structure and the density of state under pressure are systematically described. The basic optical constants, including the reflection and absorption spectra, the energy-loss function, the complex refractive index and the dielectric function, are calculated and analysed at different external pressures. Our results suggested that the ZB α-LiZnN is transparent in the partially ultra-violet to the visible light region, and it seems that the transparency is hardly affected by the pressure.     

Density functional study of optical properties of beryllium chalcogenides compounds in nickel arsenide B8 structure

The structural, electronic and optical properties of beryllium chalcogenides BeS, BeSe and BeTe using the full-potential linear augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method are investigated. The exchange-correlation energy within the local density approximation (LDA) and the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) are described. The Engel-Vosko (EVGGA) formalism is applied for electronic and optical properties. The structural parameters of our model and the transition pressure from zinc-blende (B3) to the NiAs (B8) phase are confirmed. It is found that these compounds have indirect band gaps except for BeTe in NiAs (B8) phase. The results of reflectivity, refractive index and optical dielectric functions of Be compounds are investigated. An agreement is found between our results and those of other theoretical calculations and the experimental data.     

高压下BaHfO3电子结构与光学性质的第一性原理研究

从第一性原理出发,在局域密度近似下,采用基于密度泛函理论的平面波超软赝势计算方法系统地研究了高压对BaHfO3电子结构与光学性质的影响．能带结构分析表明：无压强和施加正压强作用时,BaHfO3为直接带隙绝缘体,而施加负压强时,BaHfO3则转变为间接带隙半导体;BaHfO3的带隙随压强增加而减小,且具有明显的非线性关系．对光学性质的分析发现：施加正压强后,光学吸收带边产生蓝移;负压强作用时介电函数虚部尖峰减少,光学吸收带边产生红移;施加压强后BaHfO3的静态介电常数和静态折射率均增大．上述研究表明施加高压有效调制了BaHfO3的电子结构和光学性质,计算结果为BaHfO3光电材料的设计与应用提供了理论依据．     

高压下BaHfO3电子结构与光学性质的第一性原理研究

从第一性原理出发,在局域密度近似下,采用基于密度泛函理论的平面波超软赝势计算方法系统地研究了高压对BaHfO₃电子结构与光学性质的影响.能带结构分析表明;无压强和施加正压强作用时,BaHfO₃为直接带隙绝缘体,而施加负压强时,BaHfO₃则转变为间接带隙半导体;BaHfO₃的带隙随压强增加而减小,且具有明显的非线性关系.对光学性质的分析发现:施加正压强后,光学吸收带边产生蓝移;负压强作用时介电函数虚部尖峰减少,光学吸收带边产生红移;施加压强后BaHfO₃的静态介电常数和静态折射率均增大.上述研究表明施加高压有效调制了BaHfO₃的电子结构和光学性质,计算结果为BaHfO₃光电材料的设计与应用提供了理论依据.     

高压下LiNbO3晶体电子结构与光学性质的第一性原理研究

利用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理超软赝势平面方法研究了外界压强对LiNbO3晶体波态密度,能带结构,电荷密度以及光学性质的影响.能带结构计算表明,价带顶主要由O-2p和Nb-4d态电子贡献,导带底主要由Nb-4d态电子贡献,且带隙随着压强的增加而线性增大.利用复介电函数计算了LiNbO3晶体在不同压强下光学性质的折射率、反射率、吸收系数,能量损失函数以及光电导率. 研究发现：外界压强大于10Gpa时,静态折射率保持不变,随外界压强的增加,反射率、吸收函数以及光电导率区间有一定程度的拓宽,损失函数峰发生“蓝移”.研究表明,高压可以有效调控LiNbO3晶体的电子结构和光学性质,为LiNbO3晶体的高压应用提供了有益的理论依据.     

高压下LiNbO_3晶体电子结构与光学性质的第一性原理研究

利用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理超软赝势平面方法研究了外界压强对LiNbO_3晶体态密度,能带结构,电荷密度以及光学性质的影响.能带结构计算表明,价带顶主要由O-2p和Nb-4d态电子贡献,导带底主要由Nb-4d态电子贡献,且带隙随着压强的增加而线性增大.利用复介电函数计算了LiNbO_3晶体在不同压强下光学性质的折射率、反射率、吸收函数,能量损失函数以及光电导率.研究发现:外界压强大于10GPa时,静态折射率保持不变,随外界压强的增加,反射率、吸收函数以及光电导率区间有一定程度的拓宽,损失函数峰发生"蓝移".研究表明,外界高压可以有效调控LiNbO_3晶体的电子结构和光学性质,为LiNbO_3晶体的高压应用提供了有益的理论依据.     

Theoretical investigation of the elastic,electronic, thermodynamic and optical properties of the zinc-blende structure AlN under high pressure

The elastic, electronic, thermodynamic and optical properties of the zinc-blende structure aluminum nitride (AlN) under high pressure have been investigated using first-principles calculations. The dependencies of the elastic constants, the bulk modulus, the shear modulus and energy gaps on the applied pressure are presented, and the results are in good agreement with comparable experimental and theoretical values. Also, the energy band structure and density of states under high pressure have been analysed. Furthermore, the optical constants, including the dielectric function, optical reflectivity, refractive index and electron energy loss, are discussed for radiation up to 50 eV.     

Electronic and optical properties of BAs under pressure

The electronic and optical properties of boron arsenide (BAs) in the zinc-blende (ZB) and rock-salt (RS) phases have been studied by the density functional theory (DFT) method based on the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). Using the enthalpy-pressure data, the structural phase transition from ZB to RS is observed at 141 GPa. Our calculated electronic properties show that ZB-BAs is a semiconductor, whereas RS-BAs is a semi-metal. Calculations of the dielectric function and absorption coefficient have been performed for the energy range 0-30 eV. The dependence of pressure on band structure and optical spectra is also investigated. The results are compared with available theoretical and experimental data.     

Electronic,optical and thermoelectric investigations of Zintl phase AE3AlAs3 (AE = Sr,Ba): First-principles calculations

First principles calculations were performed to investigate the electronic, optical and thermoelectric properties of Zintl orthorhombic phase AE₃AlAs₃ (AE?=?Sr, Ba) compounds using the full potential linearized augmented plane wave method. The exchange-correlation potential is treated with the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and modified Becke-Johnson potential (TB-mBJ) to improve the electronic structure calculations. These two compounds are semiconductors have direct band gaps. The optical transitions are investigated via dielectric function along with other related optical constants such as refractive index and absorption coefficient. Thermoelectric properties are examined using the combination of electronic structure and Boltzmann transport theory. In detail, the calculated results of Seebeck coefficient, electrical and thermal conductivity, figure of merit and power factor are reported as a function of temperature.     

First-principles study on the electronic and optical properties of BiFeO3

The structural, electronic, and optical properties of multiferroic bismuth ferrite (BiFeO₃) are investigated using density functional theory within generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The calculated lattice parameters are in good agreement with the experimental data. The electronic structure shows that BiFeO₃ has an indirect (very close to direct) band gap of 1.06 eV. The complex dielectric function, absorption spectra, refractive index, extinction coefficient, energy-loss spectrum and reflectivity are calculated, and the results are compared with the available experimental data. Finally, the optical properties of BiFeO₃ are discussed based on the band structure calculations.     

Electronic and Optical Properties of Rock-Salt AlN under High Pressure via First-Principles Analysis

Electronic and optical properties of rock-salt AlN under high pressure are investigated by first-principles method based on the plane-wave basis set. Analysis of band structures suggests that the rock-salt AlN has an indirect gap of 4.53 eV, which is in good agreement with other results. By investigating the effects of pressure on the energy gap, the different movement of conduction band at X point below and above 22.5 GPa is predicted. The optical properties including dielectric function, absorption, reflectivity, and refractive index are also calculated and analyzed. It is found that the rock-salt AlN is transparent from the partially ultra-violet to the visible light area and hardly does the transparence affected by the pressure. Furthermore, the curve of optical spectrum will shift to high energy area (blue shift) with increasing pressure.     

闪锌矿GaN弹性性质、电子结构和光学性质外压力效应的理论研究

采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一性原理平面波赝势方法,结合广义梯度近似(GGA)下的RPBE和局域密度近似(LDA)的CA-PZ交换-关联泛函对闪锌矿结构的GaN在高压的性质进行了系统研究. 计算结果表明:弹性常数、体模量、杨氏模量和能隙都具有明显的外压力效应,计算结果与实验值和理论值很好的符合. 同时利用计算的能带结构和态密度系统分析了GaN的介电函数、折射率、反射率、吸收系数和能量损失函数等光学性质及其外压力效应. 分析结果为GaN的设计与应用提供了理论依据. 关键词： 第一性原理计算 电子结构 光学性质 闪锌矿GaN     

Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Spherical Quantum Dots:Effects of Hydrogenic Impurity and Conduction Band Non-Parabolicity

Simultaneous effects of an on-center hydrogenic impurity and band edge non-parabolicity on intersubband optical absorption coefficients and refractive index changes of a typical GaAs/Al x Ga 1 x As spherical quantum dot are theoretically investigated,using the Luttinger-Kohn effective mass equation.So,electronic structure and optical properties of the system are studied by means of the matrix diagonalization technique and compact density matrix approach,respectively.Finally,effects of an impurity,band edge non-parabolicity,incident light intensity and the dot size on the linear,the third-order nonlinear and the total optical absorption coefficients and refractive index changes are investigated.Our results indicate that,the magnitudes of these optical quantities increase and their peaks shift to higher energies as the influences of the impurity and the band edge non-parabolicity are considered.Moreover,incident light intensity and the dot size have considerable effects on the optical absorption coefficients and refractive index changes.     

First-principles calculation of structural stability,lattice dynamic and thermodynamic properties of BeX (X = S,Se and Te) compounds under high pressure

The phase transitions, lattice dynamical and thermodynamic properties of BeS, BsSe and BeTe at high pressure have been investigated with the density functional theory. The calculated equilibrium structural parameters agree well with the available experimental and theoretical values. The phase transition pressures from the zinc-blende (ZB) to the nickel arsenide (NiAs) phase of these compounds are determined. The calculated phonon dispersion curves of these compounds in ZB phase at zero pressure do not show any anomaly or instability. Dynamically, the ZB phase of BeS, BeSe and BeTe is found to be stable near transition pressures P_T. Within the quasiharmonic approximation, the thermodynamic properties including the thermal expansion coefficient, heat capacity at constant volume, heat capacity at constant pressure and entropy are predicted.     

First-principles study of the optical properties of defect electronic structure and chalcopyrite CdGa2Te4

<正>The electronic and optical properties of the defect chalcopyrite CdGa₂Te₄ compound are studied based on the first-principles calculations.The band structure and density of states are calculated to discuss the electronic properties and orbital hybridized properties of the compound.The optical properties,including complex dielectric function,absorption coefficient,refractive index,reflectivity,and loss function,and the origin of spectral peaks are analysed based on the electronic structures.The presented results exhibit isotropic behaviours in a low and a high energy range and an anisotropic behaviour in an intermediate energy range.     

闪锌矿结构AlN、AlP、AlAs和AlSb电子结构和光学性质的第一性原理研究

本文采用基于密度泛函理论下的第一性原理平面波赝势从头算量子力学方法,对闪锌矿结构AlN、AlP、AlAs和AlSb的电子结构和光学性质进行了研究。分析比较了这些化合物的能带结构、态密度、介电函数及折射率等性质,总结Al与不同Ⅴ族元素形成化合物时的性质变化规律。结果表明,四种材料有着相似的能带结构,都是间接带隙宽禁带半导体,但是在导带底AlN的能态结构与其它三种材料明显不同。随着从AlN到AlSb的变化,光学性质曲线发生红移。     

高压下MgS的弹性性质、电子结构和光学性质的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论(density functional theory)基础上的第一性原理赝势平面波方法, 计算研究了MgS晶体B2构型在不同压强下的几何结构、弹性性质、电子结构和光学性质. 计算结果表明, 在高压作用下, 该结构的导带能级有向高能级移动的趋势, 而价带能级有向低能级移动的趋势. 同时, 对照态密度分布图及高压下能级的移动情况, 分析了MgS B2构型在高压作用下的光学性质, 发现高压作用下, 吸收光谱发生了明显的蓝移.     

Pressure induced optical absorption and refractive index changes of a shallow hydrogenic impurity in a quantum wire

Pressure induced binding energy of a hydrogenic impurity in an InAs/GaAs quantum wire is investigated. Calculations are performed using Bessel functions as an orthonormal basis within a single band effective mass approximation using variational method. Photoionization cross-section of the hydrogenic impurity in the influence of pressure is studied. The total optical absorption and the refractive index changes as a function of normalized photon energy between the ground and the first excited state in the presence of pressure are analyzed. The optical absorption coefficients and the refractive index changes strongly depend on the incident optical intensity and pressure. The occurred blue shift of the resonant peak due to the pressure gives the information about the variation of two energy levels in the quantum well wire. The optical absorption coefficients and the refractive index changes are strongly dependent on the incident optical intensity and the pressure.     

Composition dependence of the optical properties and band structure of the zinc-blende ZnS1-xOx: a first principles study

We present first principles calculations of structural, electronic and optical properties of ZnS_1?xO_x in the zinc-blende phase. We employ the full potential linearized augmented plane wave method within the density functional theory in the generalized gradient approximation and Engel–Vosko generalized gradient approximation. Features such as the lattice constant, the bulk modulus and its pressure derivative are reported. The agreement between our calculated results and available experimental and theoretical data is generally good. Direct and indirect energy band gaps as a function of the oxygen composition in the material of interest are presented and discussed. The material under investigation is found to remain a direct band gap semiconductor over all the alloy composition range (0–1). Furthermore, the optical properties such as the dielectric function, the refractive index, the reflectivity and the electron loss energy have also been reported and analysed.     

Ta掺杂对ZnO光电材料性能影响的研究

采用基于密度泛函理论第一性原理的方法, 研究了Ta掺杂ZnO的电子结构和光学性质. 计算结果表明: 掺入Ta原子后, 费米能级进入导带, 随着掺杂浓度的增加, 带隙逐渐变窄, 介电函数虚部、吸收系数、反射率和折射率均发生明显变化, 介电函数虚部和反射率均向高能方向移动, 吸收边发生红移, 从理论上指出了光学性质和电子结构的内在联系.