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Ab-initio study of Li based chalcopyrite compounds LiGaX2 (X= S,Se, Te) in tetragonal symmetry: A class of future materials for optoelectronic applications
Institution:1. Center for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), GC University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan;2. Department of Physics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, 60800, Mulatan, Pakistan
Abstract:Structural, electronic, optical, and thermoelectric aspects of chalcopyrite LiGaX2 (X = S, Se and Te) compounds have been investigated by density functional theory (DFT) based Wien2k simulator. The optimized ground state parameters are calculated by Wu-Cohen generalized gradient approximation (WC-GGA) and electronic structures, which have been further improved by modified Becke-Johnson (mBJ) potential. Moreover, a comparative study is given among the contribution of three anions (S, Se and Te) in the same symmetry of tetragonal phase. The calculated band gaps of the studied compounds are 3.39, 2.83, and 1.96 eV for LiGaS2, LiGaSe2 and LiGaTe2, respectively. The observed band gaps consider the studied compounds are potential materials for optoelectronic devices. In addition, the optical response of the studied materials has been analyzed in terms of dielectric constants, refraction, absorption, reflectivity and energy loss function. We have also reported the thermoelectric properties like Seebeck coefficient, thermal and electrical conductivities, and figure of merit as function of temperatures by using BoltzTrap code. The high thermal efficiency and absorption spectra in the visible region make the studied materials multifunctional for energy applications.
Keywords:Density functional theory  Tetragonal phase  Li containing chalcopyrites  Direct band gap semiconductors  Optical properties  Thermoelectric investigations
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