Pressure effect on the structural,electronic and optical properties of the cubic triangular quaternary BNxAsyP1−x−y alloys: First principle study

Predicted results of the structural, electronic and optical properties of the cubic zinc-blende phase of BN, BAs and BP binary compounds and their related ternary and quaternary alloys are presented. The density functional theory (DFT) within full potential linearized augmented plan wave (FP-LAPW) is employed. Different exchange correlation approximations were used to calculate the structural properties as well as the total energies, lattice parameters, bulk modulus and its first pressure derivative. The electronic band structures were treated with the local density approach and Tran Blaha modified Beck-Johnson (TB-mBJ) approximation. A quadratic fit of the lattice parameter, bulk modulus and band gap was performed, where a nonlinear variation with the composition x and y is found. Moreover, the optical properties have been investigated, where the dielectric behavior, the refractive index variations and the loss energy were studied. Furthermore, the electronic and optical properties were computed under hydrostatic pressure. Our results showed great agreement with the previous available experimental and theoretical data found in the literature.     

Structural,electronic, and optical properties of ZnO_(1-x)Se_x alloys using first-principles calculations

The structural, electronic, and optical properties of binary ZnO, ZnSe compounds, and their ternary ZnO 1-x Se x alloys are computed using the accurate full potential linearized augmented plane wave plus local orbital (FP-LAPW + lo) method in the rocksalt (B1) and zincblende (B3) crystallographic phases. The electronic band structures, fundamental energy band gaps, and densities of states for ZnO 1-x Se x are evaluated in the range 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 using Wu-Cohen (WC) generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for the exchange-correlation potential. Our calculated results of lattice parameters and bulk modulus reveal a nonlinear variation for pseudo-binary and their ternary alloys in both phases and show a considerable deviation from Vegard's law. It is observed that the predicted lattice parameter and bulk modulus are in good agreement with the available experimental and theoretical data. We establish that the composition dependence of band gap is semi-metallic in B1 phase, while a direct band gap is observed in B3 phase. The calculated density of states is described by taking into account the contribution of Zn 3d, O2p, and Se 4s, and the optical properties are studied in terms of dielectric functions, refractive index, reflectivity, and energy loss function for the B3 phase and are compared with the available experimental data.     

Insights into structural,electronic, optical and thermoelectric properties of WB and WAlB: a first principle study

Detailed investigations on structural, electronic, optical and thermoelectric properties of WB and WAlB have been done by using a full-potential linearised augmented plane wave method. Different approximations have been used to treat the exchange–correlation potential. The PBEsol-GGA method is found to be the most suitable for WB and WAlB. The obtained values of the equilibrium structural parameters such as lattice constants, volume and bulk modulus are in good agreement with the available experimental and theoretical data. The results of electronic charge density plots show that WB has a strong covalent bond between B-B and an ionic bond between W-B. In case of WAlB, the distance between any two atoms is more than the corresponding interatomic distance in WB. The band structure and density of states around the fermi level suggest that WB has a metallic nature and WAlB has a semimetal-like character. The optical properties are determined and analysed in detail for the first time. The larger reflectivity in the low-energy region (infrared) indicates that these materials can be used as a coating material to remove solar heating. The effects of temperature on thermoelectric parameters are also studied for the first time. High value power factor and high thermal conductivity suggest that WB and WAlB are potential candidates for thermoelectric technological applications.     

The structural, electronic and optical properties of CdxZn1 − xSe ternary alloys

The structural, electronic, and optical properties of Cd_xZn_1 − xSe alloys are investigated using the first-principles plane-wave pseudopotential method within the LDA approximations. In particular, the lattice constant, bulk modulus, electronic band structures, density of state, and optical properties such as dielectric functions, refractive index, extinction coefficient and energy loss function are calculated and discussed. Our results agree well with the available data in the literature.     

First-principles investigation of structural, electronic, optical and dynamical properties in CsAu

The structural, electronic, optical and dynamical properties of CsAu compound in the CsCl(B2) phase were investigated using the density functional theory (DFT) within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The calculated lattice constant, static bulk modulus and first-order pressure derivative of the bulk modulus are reported and compared with previous experimental and theoretical calculations. The calculated electronic band structure for this compound is in good agreement with available theoretical and experimental studies. The present band calculation indicates that CsAu compound has an indirect gap at R→X points. Furthermore, the linear photon-energy-dependent dielectric functions have been calculated. For the first time, the electronic structure results are used, within the implementation of a linear-response technique, for calculations of phonon properties.     

Structural,elastic, electronic,and thermodynamic properties of MgAgSb investigated by density functional theory

The structural, elastic, electronic, and thermodynamic properties of thermoelectric material Mg Ag Sb in γ, β, α phases are studied with first-principles calculations based on density functional theory. The optimized lattice constants accord well with the experimental data. According to the calculated total energy of the three phases, the phase transition order is determined from α to γ phase with cooling, which is in agreement with the experimental result. The physical properties such as elastic constants, bulk modulus, shear modulus, Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio, and anisotropy factor are also discussed and analyzed, which indicates that the three structures are mechanically stable and each has a ductile feature. The Debye temperature is deduced from the elastic properties. The total density of states(TDOS) and partial density of states(PDOS) of the three phases are investigated. The TDOS results show that the γ phase is most stable with a pseudogap near the Fermi level, and the PDOS analysis indicates that the conduction band of the three phases is composed mostly of Mg-3s,Ag-4d, and Sb-5p. In addition, the changes of the free energy, entropy, specific heat, thermal expansion of γ-MgAgSb with temperature are obtained successfully. The obtained results above are important parameters for further experimental and theoretical tuning of doped MgAgSb as a thermoelectric material at high temperature.     

First-principles calculations of the structural,electronic, optical and thermal properties of the BNxAs1–x alloys

The present paper aims to study the structural, electronic, optical and thermal properties of the boron nitride (BN) and BAs bulk materials as well as the BN_xAs_1–x ternary alloys by employing the full-potential-linearised augmented plane wave method within the density functional theory. The structural properties are determined using the Wu–Cohen generalised gradient approximation that is based on the optimisation of the total energy. For band structure calculations, both the Wu–Cohen generalised gradient approximation and the modified Becke–Johnson of the exchange-correlation energy and potential, respectively, are used. We investigated the effect of composition on the lattice constants, bulk modulus and band gap. Deviations of the lattice constants and the bulk modulus from the Vegard’s law and the linear concentration dependence, respectively, were observed for the alloys where this result allows us to explain some specific behaviours in the electronic properties of the alloys. For the optical properties, the calculated refractive indices and the optical dielectric constants were found to vary nonlinearly with the N composition. Finally, the thermal effect on some of the macroscopic properties was predicted using the quasi-harmonic Debye model in which the lattice vibrations are taken into account.     

First principle study of structural,electronic, mechanical,dynamic and optical properties of half-Heusler compound LiScSi under pressure

In this study, several physical properties of LiScSi compound with MgAgAs phase were investigated via the plane-wave pseudo-potential technique in density functional theory (DFT). The calculated total energy-atomic volume was fitted to the Murnaghan equation of state in order to obtain bulk modulus, their first derivatives and the lattice constant. These results were compared to findings of recent literature. Afterwards, the partial density of states (PDOS) and charge density differences were used to evaluate the electronic band structure of LiScSi under pressure. By analysing elastic properties (shear modulus, Poisson ratio, Young’s modulus, etc.) of the material, it has been shown that MgAgAs phase of the compound is mechanically stable under pressure. Moreover, the dynamical stability of this compound is calculated by means of the phonon dispersion curves and one-phonon DOS. Finally, the optical properties and related parameters (refractive index, dielectric function, and loss function) of LiScSi were examined with subject to different pressures.     

Electronic structure, optical and thermodynamic properties of orthorhombic UCoGe under pressure

The electronic structures, optical and thermodynamic properties of orthorhombic UCoGe are investigated using the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) formalism in the framework of the density functional theory (DFT). The obtained lattice parameters, bulk modulus B and its pressure derivative B′ of UCoGe are in agreement with the available experimental data. From the analysis of band structure and density of states coming out from our calculations, we can see that UCoGe in the ground state belongs to a typical metallic alloy. Various optical properties, including the dielectric function and absorption coefficient as functions of the photon energy are calculated. The thermodynamic properties of UCoGe are predicted using the quasi-harmonic Debye model for the first time. The Debye temperature, the Grüneisen parameter, the heat capacity and the thermal expansion coefficient are obtained at high pressures and temperatures.     

First principles study of structural and electronic properties of different phases of boron nitride

A theoretical study of structural and electronic properties of the four phases of BN (zincblende, wurtzite, hexagonal and rhombohedral) is presented. The calculations are done by full potential (linear) augmented plane wave plus local orbitals (APW+lo) method based on the density functional theory (DFT) as employed in WIEN2k code. Using the local density approximation (LDA) and generalized gradient approximation (GGA-PBE) for the exchange correlation energy functional, we have calculated lattice parameters, bulk modulus, its pressure derivative and cohesive energy. In order to calculate electronic band structure, another form of the generalized gradient approximation proposed by Engel and Vosko (GGA-EV) has been employed along with LDA and GGA-PBE. It is found that all the three approximations exhibit similar band structure qualitatively. However, GGA-EV gives energy band gap values closer to the measured data. Our results for structural and electronic properties are compared with the experimental and other theoretical results wherever these are available.     

First principles investigation of protactinium-based oxide-perovskites for flexible opto electronic devices

The structural,elastic,mechanical,electronic,and optical properties of KPaO_3 and RbPaO_3 compounds are investigated from first-principles calculations by using the WIEN2 k code in the frame of local density approximation(LDA) and generalized gradient approximation(GGA).The calculated ground state quantities,such as lattice constant(α_0),ground state energy(E),bulk modulus(S),and their pressure derivative(B_p) are in reasonable agreement with the present analytical and previous theoretical results and available experimental data.Based on several elastic and mechanical parameters,the structural stability,hardness,stiffness and the brittle and ductile behaviors are discussed,which reveal that protactiniumbased oxide series of perovskites is mechanically stable and possesses weak resistance to shear deformation compared with resistance to unidirectional compression while flexible and covalent behaviors are dominated in them.The analysis of band profile through Trans-Blaha modified Becke-Johnson(TB-mBJ) potential highlights the underestimation of bandgap with traditional density functional theory(DFT) approximation.Specific contribution of electronic states is investigated by means of total and partial density of states and it can be evaluated that both compounds are(Γ-Γ) direct bandgap semiconductors.All fundamental optical properties are analyzed while attention is paid to absorption and reflection spectra to explore extensive absorptions and reflections of these compounds in high frequency regions.The present method represents an influential approach to calculating the whole set of elastic,mechanical,and opto-electronic parameters,which would conduce to the understanding of various physical phenomena and empower the device engineers to implement these materials in flexible opto-electronic applications.     

The elastic,electronic, and optical properties of PtSi and PtGe compounds

The structural, mechanical, electronic and optical properties of orthorhombic PtSi and PtGe were investigated using norm-conserving pseudopotentials within the local density approximation in the frame of density functional theory. The calculated lattice parameters and bulk modulus for PtSi and PtGe have been compared with the experimental and theoretical values. The second-order elastic constants were calculated, and the other related quantities such as the Young's modulus, shear modulus, Poisson's ratio, anisotropy factor, sound velocities and Debye temperature have also been estimated. The linear photon-energy dependent dielectric functions and some optical properties such as the energy-loss function, the effective number of valance electrons and the effective optical dielectric constant were calculated. Our structural estimation and some other results are in agreement with the available experimental and theoretical data.     

Calculations of Structural,Electronic, Chemical Bonding,and Optical Properties of Orthorhombic CsAlTiO<Subscript>4</Subscript>

Structural parameters, electronic, chemical bonding and optical properties of orthorhombic CsAlTiO₄ are studied using the plane-wave ultrasoft pseudopotential technique based on the first-principles density-functional theory (DFT). The equilibrium lattice constants, bulk modulus and electronic structure are obtained. To our knowledge, no data are available in literature of orthorhombic CsAlTiO₄ with Pnma space group for comparison. Electronic and chemical bonding properties have been studied from the calculations of band structure, density of states and charge densities. The complex dielectric functions are calculated and we have explained the origins of spectral peaks.     

First-principles investigation of the structural,optoelectronic and thermodynamic properties of InAsxP1-x ternary alloys under hydrostatic pressure effect

The main objective of our work is the study of structural, optoelectronic and thermodynamic properties of InAs_xP_1-x alloys in the zinc-blende structure using the full potential linearized augmented plane wave method (FP-LAPW) based on density functional theory (DFT). Different exchange correlation potentials were used, as well as the local density approximation (LDA) and the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) parameterized by Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof (PBE-GGA) and PBE sol-GGA of Perdew, to estimate structural properties such as lattice parameters, the bulk modulus and its first pressure derivative. For electronic properties, the Tran-Blaha modified Becke–Johnson potential (TB-mBJ) was used for density of states (DOS) and band structure calculations. The results show that the compounds of interest are semiconductors with direct band gaps for the full range of x compositions and that the optical band gap decreases from 1.58 to 0.41 eV with increasing As concentrations. The obtained results show a good agreement with experimental and theoretical data found in the literature. In addition, we have investigated the dielectric function as well as the refractive index and the reflectivity. The electronic and optical properties were studied under hydrostatic pressure (P = 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 GPa), and it was found that the band gaps of the binary compounds change from a direct to an indirect harmonic Debye model was used, which takes into account the effect of pressure P and temperature T on the lattice parameter, to explore the heat capacity, the Debye temperature and the entropy under pressures ranging from 0 to 20 GPa and temperatures ranging from 0 to 1200 K.     

Elastic,electronic and thermodynamic properties of fluoro-perovskite KZnF3 via first-principles calculations

The elastic, electronic and thermodynamic properties of fluoro-perovskite KZnF₃ have been calculated using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method. The exchange-correlation potential is treated with the generalized gradient approximation of Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (GGA-PBE). Also, we have used the Engel and Vosko GGA formalism (GGA-EV) to improve the electronic band structure calculations. The calculated structural properties are in good agreement with available experimental and theoretical data. The elastic constants C _ij are calculated using the total energy variation with strain technique. The shear modulus, Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio and the Lamé coefficients for polycrystalline KZnF₃ aggregates are estimated in the framework of the Voigt-Reuss-Hill approximations. The ductility behavior of this compound is interpreted via the calculated elastic constants C _ij . Electronic and bonding properties are discussed from the calculations of band structure, density of states and electron charge density. The thermodynamic properties are predicted through the quasi-harmonic Debye model, in which the lattice vibrations are taken into account. The variation of bulk modulus, lattice constant, heat capacities and the Debye temperature with pressure and temperature are successfully obtained.     

立方钙钛矿RbZnF3电子、弹性和光学性质的第一性原理研究

基于密度泛函理论和赝势平面波方法研究了立方钙钛矿RbZnF3的电子结构和光学性质;利用静水有限应变技术计算研究了RbZnF3弹性常数Cij、体积弹性模量B和剪切模量G随压力的变化关系。基态下,RbZnF3晶格常数a和体积弹性模量B0计算值与实验值以及其他理论值一致。根据能带结构、总态密度以及分波态密度分析可知：基态下立方钙钛矿结构RbZnF3为间接带隙半导体材料,带隙为3.57eV,与其他计算结果比较,本文计算结果偏低,这是由于局域密度近似(LAD)或广义梯度近似(GGA)交换关联函数的局限性所致。基态下RbZnF3的Mulliken电荷分布和集居数说明：RbZnF3属于共价键和离子键所形成的混合键化合物;RbZnF3的电荷总数主要来源于Rb 4s和4p轨道,Zn 3d轨道,以及F 2s和2p轨道。电荷主要从Rb, Zn原子向F原子转移。同时,本文还计算研究了RbZnF3的光学介电函数、吸收系数、复折射率、能量损失谱和反射系数等光学性质。     

First-principles study of lattice dynamics in thallium-V compounds

We have performed first-principles calculations to investigate the structural, lattice dynamics and thermodynamic properties of the zincblende thallium-V compounds: TlAs, TlP and TlN. The ground-state parameters, such as the lattice constant and the bulk modulus, as well as the electronic structure are calculated using the plane wave pseudopotential approach to density functional theory within the local density approximation. Phonon dispersion spectra are derived from the linear response to density functional theory. The present ab initio results for phonon dispersion are compared and contrasted with the common III–V materials. Thermodynamical properties, calculated using quasiharmonic approximations, are also reported.     

Mechanical,elastic, anisotropy,and electronic properties of monoclinic phase of m-Si_xGe_(3-x)N_4

The structural,mechanical,elastic anisotropic,and electronic properties of the monoclinic phase of m-Si_3N_4,mSi_2GeN_4,m-SiGe_2N_4,and m-Ge_3N_4are systematically investigated in this work.The calculated results of lattice parameters,elastic constants and elastic moduli of m-Si_3N_4and m-Ge_3N_4are in good agreement with previous theoretical results.Using the Voigt–Reuss–Hill method,elastic properties such as bulk modulus B and shear modulus G are investigated.The calculated ratio of B/G and Poisson’s ratio v show that only m-SiGe_2N_4should belong to a ductile material in nature.In addition,m-SiGe_2N_4possesses the largest anisotropic shear modulus,Young’s modulus,Poisson’s ratio,and percentage of elastic anisotropies for bulk modulus ABand shear modulus AG,and universal anisotropic index AUamong m-Si_xGe_(3-x)N_4(x=0,1,2,3.)The results of electronic band gap reveal that m-Si_3N_4,m-Si_2GeN_4,m-SiGe_2N_4,and m-Ge_3N_4 are all direct and wide band gap semiconducting materials.     

First-principles study of the structural,electronic and optical properties of the cubic triangular quaternary ZnxCdyHg1-x-yTe alloys under hydrostatic pressure

In the present computational study, we have explored the structural, electronic and optical properties of ZnTe, CdTe and HgTe binary compounds and their ternary alloys Zn_xCd_1-xTe, Zn_xHg_1-xTe and Cd_xHg_1-xTe as well as their ordered quaternary Zn_xCd_yHg_1-x-yTe alloys using the full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method based on the density functional theory. We have numerically estimated the total energies, the lattice parameters, the bulk moduli and their first pressure derivative using the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The band structure is computed using the modified Becke-Johnson (TB-mBJ) approximation. Results of our study show a nonlinear dependence of the composition on the lattice constant, bulk modulus and band gap for the binary and ternary compounds as well as for the quaternary alloys. Additionally, the dielectric function, the refractive index and the loss energy were also reported. The pressure effect on the band gap energy and optical properties were also investigated and reported. Our results are in good agreement with experimental values and theoretical data available in the literature.     

First-principles investigations of the physical properties of RCd (R=Ce,La, Pr,Nd)

The crystal structural, electronic, elastic and the thermodynamic properties of RCd are investigated by using the first-principles plane-wave pseudopotential density function theory within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The calculated equilibrium lattice parameters for RCd are in good agreement with the available experimental data. Furthermore, the optical properties, namely the dielectric function, refractive index and electron energy loss are reported for radiation up to 30 eV. Finally, the elastic properties, the bulk modulus and the Debye temperature of RCd are given for reference.