The nature of the band gap obtained from SOC and QP corrections changes to indirect. The semi-core states of Bi have been proved to be crucial in the GW calculations. Optical absorption from BSE, including SOC best matches the experimental data.
We propose lead-free potassium iodide perovskite solid solutions KBI3 with B-site mixing between Ge/Sn and Mg as potential candidates for photocatalysts based on systematic first-principles calculations.