An Improved Study of Electronic Band Structure and Optical Parameters of X-Phosphides (X=B,Al, Ga,In) by Modified Becke-Johnson Potential

We report the electronic band structure and optical parameters of X-Phosphides (X=B, Al, Ga, In) by first-principles technique based on a new approximation known as modified Becke-Johnson (mBJ). This potential is considered more accurate in elaborating excited states properties of insulators and semiconductors as compared to LDA and GGA. The present calculated band gaps values of BP, AlP, GaP, and InP are 1.867 eV, 2.268 eV, 2.090 eV, and 1.377 eV respectively, which are in close agreement to the experimental results. The band gap values trend in this study is as: E_g(mBJ-GGA/LDA) > E_g(GGA) > E_g(LDA). Optical parametric quantities (dielectric constant, refractive index, reflectivity and optical conductivity) which based on the band structure are also presented and discussed. BP, AlP, GaP, and InP have strong absorption in between the energy range 4-9 eV, 4-7 eV, 3-7 eV, and 2-7 eV respectively. Static dielectric constant, static refractive index and coefficient of reflectivity at zero frequency, within mBJ-GGA, are also calculated. BP, AlP, GaP, and InP show significant optical conductivity in the range 5.2-10 eV, 4.3-8 eV, 3.5-7.2 eV, and 3.2-8 eV respectively. The present study endorses that the said compounds can be used in opto-electronic applications, for different energy ranges.     

Cu-X(X=B, Al, Ga, In)共掺杂对ZnS可见光吸收的影响

ZnS能够用于光解水制氢,但是由于ZnS带隙较宽在一定程度上制约了可见光的吸收。为了减小闪锌矿ZnS的带隙宽度,增加对可见光的吸收,采用密度泛函理论研究了Cu-X(X=B, Al, Ga, In)共掺杂对ZnS电子结构和可见光吸收的影响。计算结果表明Cu-X(X=B, Al, Ga, In)共掺杂ZnS的结合能都是负值,都属于稳定结构;掺杂使得闪锌矿ZnS的带隙宽度由2.9eV分别减小到2.68eV、2.41 eV、2.18 eV、1.82 eV,导致了吸收谱和光导产生红移,有利于可见光的吸收;掺杂后导带底向低能级方向移动,同时在禁带中产生p-d杂化能级,导致了带隙宽度减小,有利于可见光的吸收和阻止光生载流子的复合;最后掺杂ZnS的带边位置满足水解制氢的条件,可用于制造光催化剂。综上所述Cu-X(X=B, Al, Ga, In)共掺杂ZnS有利于可见光的吸收。     

First principles study of electronic and optical properties of InAs

The electronic and optical properties of InAs in core-level spectra are calculated using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave plus local orbitials (FP-LAPW +lo) method. The real and imaginary parts of the dielectric function ε(ω), the optical absorption coefficient I(ω), the reflectivity R(ω), the refractive index n(ω), and the extinction coefficient k(ω)are calculated. All these values are in good agreement with the experimental data. The effect of spin-orbit coupling on optical properties is also investigated and found to be quite small.      

Theoretical investigations of structural, electronic and thermal properties of Ti2AlX(X=C,N)

We have carried out a first-principles total-energy calculations of the structural and the electronic properties for the series of H-phases compounds Ti₂AlC and Ti₂AlN. We have applied the full-potential linearized augmented plane waves (FP-LAPW) method based on the density functional theory (DFT) using the local-density approximation (LDA) and/or the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The quasi-harmonic Debye model, using a set of total energy versus volume calculations obtained with the FP-LAPW method which is applied to study the thermal and vibrational effects. Temperature and pressure effects on the structural parameters, thermal expansions, heat capacities and Debye temperatures are determined from the non-equilibrium Gibbs functions.     

双层钙钛矿氧化物Sr2CrBO6 (B = Os,Re,W)电子结构和光学性质的第一性原理研究

Sr₂CrBO₆(B=Os, Re, W)被证实是具有最高磁转变温度的双钙钛矿氧化物.论文采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法,计算了Sr₂CrBO₆的电子结构和光学性质,并通过计算结果分析了二者之间的内在关系.总体来看,B位元素的改变对材料的电子结构和光学性质都产生了较大的影响.由能带结构的计算,Sr₂CrOsO₆为半导体,Sr₂CrReO₆和Sr₂CrWO₆为半金属.晶体介电函数虚部ε₂(ω)曲线在所考察的能量范围内存在明显的介电特征峰,论文结合态密度和能带结构讨论了这些介电峰所对应的电子跃迁过程. Sr₂CrOsO₆和Sr₂CrReO₆在可见光区域均有较强的吸收,其中,Sr₂CrReO₆在394 nm处的峰值吸收...     

Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Zinc-Blende InxGa1-xNyAs1-y by a First-Principles Study

Electronic structure and optical properties of the zinc-blende In_xGa_{1 - x}N_yAs_1-y system are calculated from the first-principles. Some relative simulations are performed using CA-PZ form of local density approximation in the framework of density functional theory. The supercell of intrinsic GaAs is calculated and optimized by using different methods, and the LDA-CA-PZ gives the most stable structure. The band gap of In_xGa_{1 - x}As tends to decrease with the increasing In concentration. For the case of In_0.0625Ga_0.9375N_yAs_{1 -y}, the band gap will show slight difference when N concentration is larger than 18.75%. The optical transition of In dopant in GaAs exhibits a red shift, while it is a blue shift for the N dopant in InGaAs. Besides, dielectric function, reflectivity, refractive index and loss function in different doping model of In_xGa_{1 - x}N_yAs_{1 - y} are also discussed.     

过渡金属掺杂GaN的电子结构和光学性质理论研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理平面波赝势法计算不同过渡金属（V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni）掺杂GaN的电子结构及光学性质,分析掺杂对电子结构及光学性质的影响.结果表明,过渡金属掺杂在GaN的禁带中引入杂质能带,除掺Fe体系外其它掺杂体系都表现为半金属性.除掺Fe和Ni体系在低能区没有出现光吸收外,其它体系均在低能区杂质能级处出现光吸收.     

Ag-S共掺杂AlN电子结构和光学性质的第一性原理研究

用第一性原理平面波赝势方法对纯AlN和Ag-S共掺杂AlN的结合能、电子结构和光学性质进行计算分析.结果表明：施主杂质S原子的引入可以有效增加受主杂质Ag原子在AlN中的掺杂浓度,降低受主能级,对受主Ag原子起到了激活的作用,Ag-S共掺杂有助于实现高效的p型AlN.体系掺杂后的介电函数虚部和光吸收谱分别在低能区出现新的峰,其吸收边向低能方向偏移,增强了体系对低频电磁波的吸收.     

过渡金属 X（ X=Cr、Mn、Fe、Tc、Re ）掺杂Janus Ga2SSe 的第一性原理研究

利用密度泛函理论的第一性原理赝势平面波方法,研究过渡金属X(X=Cr、Mn、Fe、Tc、Re)原子掺杂Janus Ga₂SSe的磁性、电子性质及光学性质.研究表明：过渡金属掺杂Janus Ga₂SSe体系在Chalcogen-rich条件下有着比Ga-rich条件下更好的稳定性.其中Mn掺杂体系形成能在两种条件下皆为最低.本征Ga₂SSe是具有2.02 eV带隙的间接带隙半导体,在紫外区域有着很好的光伏吸收能力.与本征Ga₂SSe相比,Cr掺杂体系自旋向上通道出现杂质能级,自旋向上与向下通道不对称,呈磁矩为2.797μ_B铁磁性半金属. Mn掺杂体系在其自旋向上通道产生的杂质能级,呈磁矩为3.645μ_B的磁性P型半导体. Fe掺杂体系自旋向下通道产生的杂质能级,呈磁矩为3.748μ_B磁性P型半导体.在Tc与Re掺杂后,带隙皆由间接变直接带隙,呈无磁性的P型半导体.从光学性质来看,各掺杂体系与未掺杂Ga₂SSe在介电...     

Effect of high pressure on polymorphic phase transition and electronic structure of XAs (X=Al,Ga, In)

The structural and electronic properties of XAs (X = Al, Ga, In) under pressure have been investigated using ab-initio pseudo-potential approach within local density approximation in B3→B1→B2 phases. The values of phase transition pressures show reasonably good agreement with the experimental data and better than others. The B1→B2 phase transition in InAs is not seen. The volume collapse computed from equation of state (EOS) is found to be in good agreement with the experimental values. Under ambient conditions, the energy of B3 phase is lowest as compared to other phases, while at high pressures beyond B1→B2 phase transition, the energy of B2 phase is found to be lower than that of B1 phase showing correct stability of the phases. There is relatively smaller enthalpy associated with B3→B1 transition as compared to B3→B2 transition. The electronic structures have also been computed at different pressures. We have also reported the effect of pressure on energy gap and valence band width.     

Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Antimony-Doped SnO_2 from First-Principle Study

A first-principles study has been performed to calculate the electronic and optical properties of the SbxSn1xO system.The simulations are based upon the method of generalized gradient approximations with the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof form in the framework of density functional theory.The supercell structure shows a trend from expanding to shrinking with the increasing Sb concentration.The increasing Sb concentration induces the band gap narrowing.Optical transition has shifted to the low energy range with increasing Sb concentration.Other important optical constants such as the dielectric function,reflectivity,refractive index,and electron energy loss function for Sb-doped SnO2 are discussed.The optical absorption edge of SnO2 doped with Sb also shows a redshift.     

Prediction of optoelectronic features and efficiency for CuMX2 (M=Ga,In; X=S,Se) semiconductors using mbj+U approximation

The optoelectronic properties of a selected group of Cu-III-VI₂ chalcopyrites-based materials are deeply investigated by using the modified Becke-Johnson (mBJ) potential, combined with DFT + U approach. The obtained results are further used to calculate these materials’ theoretical efficiency limit for solar cell applications. The bandgap findings indicate a reliable ±0.2 eV agreement. After evaluating the electronic and optical properties, the spectroscopic limited maximum efficiency (SLME) model was used as a metric for the screening. Besides the bandgap value considered in the Shockley–Queisser model, the SLME requires that the absorption spectra, the radiative recombination losses, and the absorber layer thickness must be considered to adequately calculate the efficiency of considered cells. Our findings unveil that some candidates, such as CuInS₂, where an SLME of 30.25% is achieved at a film width of 500 nm can be classified in the category of materials with higher power conversion efficiency.     

First principles study and comparison of vibrational and thermodynamic properties of XBi(X= In,Ga, B,Al)

In the present work, vibrational and thermodynamic properties of XBi(X = B, Al, Ga, In) compounds are compared and investigated. The calculation is carried out using density functional theory(DFT) within the generalized gradient approximation(GGA) in a plane wave basis, with ultrasoft pseudopotentials. The lattice dynamical properties are calculated using density functional perturbation theory(DFPT) as implemented in Quantum ESPRESSO(QE) code. Thermodynamic properties involving phonon density of states(DOS) and specific heat at constant volume are investigated using quasiharmonic approximation(QHA) package within QE. The phonon dispersion diagrams for InBi, GaBi, BBi, and AlBi indicate that there is no imaginary phonon frequency in the entire Brillouin zone, which proves the dynamical stability of these materials. BBi has the highest thermal conductivity and InBi has the lowest thermal conductivity. AlBi has the largest and GaBi has the smallest reststrahlen band which somehow suggests the polar property of XBi materials. The phonon gaps for InBi, GaBi, BBi and AlBi are about 160 cm~(-1), 150 cm~(-1), 300 cm~(-1), and 150 cm~(-1), respectively. For all compounds,the three acoustic modes near the gamma point have a linear behavior. C_V is a function of T~3 at low temperatures while for higher temperatures it asymptotically tends to a constant as expected.     

Li掺杂ZnO系统的电子结构和光学性质

利用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法,计算了Li掺杂Zn O系统的电子结构和光学性质。结果表明,随着掺杂浓度的增大,带隙线性增大,吸收边蓝移。由于杂质吸收,掺杂系统在可见光区附近产生了新的吸收峰,适度掺杂可以提高可见光的吸收率,改善系统的光催化特性。     

单轴应变对氮化铟电子结构及光学性质的影响

采用密度泛函理论框架下的第一性原理平面波赝势方法,计算单轴应变下闪锌矿氮化铟的电子结构及光学性质.结果表明：施加应变会使带隙变窄.对于拉应变,随着应变增大带隙减小程度增大;对于压应变,随应变增大带隙减小程度减弱;且拉、压应变对带隙调控都是线性的.在能量区间4 eV~12 eV范围内施加应变时,氮化铟的吸收光谱发生红移,随拉应变程度增加,吸收光谱的红移进一步加大;随压应变增加,吸收光谱红移减弱;在该范围内,氮化铟的折射率、反射率随拉应变的增大而增加,随压应变增加减小;施加拉应变时能量损失函数峰值增大,施加压应变后能量损失函数峰值减小.通过施加单轴应变能有效调节氮化铟材料的电结构及光学性质.     

碱土金属X（X=Be，Mg，Ca和Sr）掺杂二维SnS2材料的第一性原理研究

基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理研究赝势平面波方法,计算了碱土金属X(X=Be, Mg, Ca和Sr)掺杂二维单层SnS₂的电子结构、磁学性质和光学性质.结果表明：S-rich条件下的体系相较于Sn-rich更稳定,能带结构表明：在Be掺杂后,SnS₂体系从自旋向上通道和自旋向下通道完全对称的非磁性半导体转变为具有1.999μ_B磁矩的磁性半导体.在Mg掺杂后,体系转变为非磁性P型半导体;Ca和Sr两种掺杂体系由于极化程度的不同,导致在下自旋通道的能带穿过费米能级,而在上自旋通道的能带并未穿过费米能级,呈现出磁矩分别为1.973、2.000μ_B的半金属特性.同时发现X(X=Be, Mg, Ca和Sr)掺杂后,掺杂体系实部静态介电常数大幅度增加,掺杂后的SnS₂体系的极化能力增强,虚部数值在低能区明显变大,更适用于长波长光电器. Be, Mg, Ca和Sr掺杂不仅导致吸收边红移,而且提高了红外光区域的有效利用率.     

斜钨矿结构钨酸铅晶体电子结构和光学的偏振性质研究

利用完全势缀加平面波局域密度泛函近似,计算了完整的白钨矿结构和斜钨矿结构的钨酸铅（PbWO4）晶体的电子结构;模拟计算了复数折射率、介电函数及吸收光谱的偏振特性。分析了各个吸收光谱的峰值所对应的可能的电子跃迁以及钨酸铅晶体的偏振特性。钨酸铅晶体的光学性质的各向异性反映了钨酸铅晶体的品格结构的各向异性。计算结果表明：斜钨矿结构的钨酸铅晶体的光学性质与白钨矿结构的钨酸铅的光学性质之间存在明显的差异。这说明钨酸铅晶体是一种结构敏感的晶体;计算结果为研究钨酸铅晶体的光学性质与晶体结构之间的关系提供理论基础。     

掺杂Fe、F对ZnO电子结构和光学性质的影响

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法,建立了Zn16O16、Zn15Fe1O16、Zn16O15F1、Zn15Fe1O15F1超晶胞,对掺杂前后ZnO超晶胞的能带结构分布、光学性质进行了计算与分析。计算结果表明：共掺杂Fe、F体系的形成能比单掺杂更小,稳定性更高;共掺杂体系的共价性最弱,更利于光生电子-空穴对的分离,且共掺杂体系的杂质能级数变得更为密集,电子更容易从低能级跃迁到高能级,进而提高光催化活性;Fe3+的掺入导致费米能级进入导带,产生莫特相变,使之导电性增强;共掺杂体系的介电函数虚部向低能方向移动,在可见光区域的吸收峰值明显增大,说明Fe、F共掺杂是一种很好的光催化材料。