scholarly journals First principles calculations on the electronic and optical properties of zincblende BxGa1-xAs , and BxIn1-xAs semiconductor alloys.

2017 ◽  
pp. 5041-5048 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Amrane ◽  
Maamar Benkraouda

A theoretical study of the electronic and optical properties of zincblende BxGa1-xAs and BxIn1-xAs  semiconductor alloys is presented, using the full potential linearized augmented plane wave method. In this approach, the generalized gradient approximation was used for the exchange–correlation potential. Ground state properties such as lattice parameter and band structure are calculated as a function of the mole fraction. We have also analyzed the optical properties (refractive index, dielectric function, real and imaginary), the 4x4 Kane’s interaction matrix is calculated in order to ease simulations of optoelectronic devices. The results have been discussed in terms of previously existing experimental and theoretical data, and comparisons with similar compounds have been made.

2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
M’hamed Larbi ◽  
Rabah Riane ◽  
Samir F. Matar ◽  
Ahmed Abdiche ◽  
Mustapha Djermouni ◽  
...  

AbstractOriginal first-principles calculations were performed to study the structural and electronic properties of quaternary BxAlyGa1–x–yN compounds, using the non-relativistic full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method as employed in the Wien2k code. For the exchange-correlation potential, local density approximation and generalized gradient approximation have been used to calculate theoretical lattice parameters, bulk modulus, and their pressure derivatives. Non-linear variation with compositions x and y of the lattice parameter, bulk modulus, and direct and indirect band gaps have been found. The calculated bowing of the fundamental band gaps is in good agreement with the available experimental and theoretical values.


2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (32) ◽  
pp. 1250199 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. HARMEL ◽  
H. KHACHAI ◽  
M. AMERI ◽  
R. KHENATA ◽  
N. BAKI ◽  
...  

Density functional theory (DFT) is performed to study the structural, electronic and optical properties of cubic fluoroperovskite AMF3( A = Cs ; M = Ca and Sr ) compounds. The calculations are based on the total-energy calculations within the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method. The exchange-correlation potential is treated by local density approximation (LDA) and generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The structural properties, including lattice constants, bulk modulus and their pressure derivatives are in very good agreement with the available experimental and theoretical data. The calculations of the electronic band structure, density of states and charge density reveal that compounds are both ionic insulators. The optical properties (namely: the real and the imaginary parts of the dielectric function ε(ω), the refractive index n(ω) and the extinction coefficient k(ω)) were calculated for radiation up to 40.0 eV.


2011 ◽  
Vol 675-677 ◽  
pp. 147-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Chen ◽  
Mao You Chu ◽  
Li Jun Wang

The structural, elastic and thermodynamic properties of the ternary layered nitrides Ti4AlN3 under the pressure effect have been calculated by using the full-potential linearized augmented plane-wave method within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The calculated properties such as cell parameters and bulk modulus, can found in good agreement with the experimental and other theoretical data. Using the quasi-harmonic Debye model in which the phonon vibration effects are considered, the thermodynamic properties such as thermal expansion coefficient, Debye temperature and specific heats in the whole pressure range from 0 to 50GPa and temperature range from 0 to 1600 K has been obtained.


Author(s):  
Afiq Radzwan ◽  
Rashid Ahmed ◽  
Amiruddin Shaari ◽  
Abdullahi Lawal ◽  
Ying Xuan Ng

The structural, electronic and optical  properties of Sb2S3 have been investigated  using full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method within density functional theory (DFT) framework, treating exchange-correlation potential with Engel-Vosko generalized gradient approximation (EV-GGA). Electronic properties calculations were performed  with and without taken into account the effects of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) . From our results we found that structural properties,density of states and band structure are in good agreement with experimental results.The effects of SOC and relativistic on electronic properties were found to be negligible. However, optical properties, namely, imaginary and real parts of dielectric function, reflectivity, absorption coefficient, refractive index, extinction coefficient and energy loss function were calculated and analyized.Optical gap of 1.61 eV proves that Sb2S3 metal chalcogenides is a promising material for solar cell device.


2019 ◽  
Vol 297 ◽  
pp. 82-94
Author(s):  
Amira El Hassasna ◽  
Abderrachid Bechiri

In this work we investigated the structural, electronic and elastic properties of TlN, TlP, TlAs and TlSb compounds in the zinc-blende phase, the lattice parameter, bulk modulus, band structure, and elastic constants have been calculated by employing the full potential linearized augmented plane wave method based on density functional theory of the exchange-correlation potentials including local density approximation, PBE generalized gradient, and Wu-Cohen generalized gradient are used. Furthermore, the modified Backe-Johnson (mBJ) potential has been utilized for the calculation of the energy gap. The present results are compared with other available theoretical values obtained.


2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (05) ◽  
pp. 1550028 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Graine ◽  
R. Chemam ◽  
F. Z. Gasmi ◽  
R. Nouri ◽  
H. Meradji ◽  
...  

We carried out ab initio calculations of structural, electronic and optical properties of Indium nitride ( InN ) compound in both zinc blende and wurtzite phases, using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method (FP-LAPW), within the framework of density functional theory (DFT). For the exchange and correlation potential, local density approximation (LDA) and generalized gradient approximation (GGA) were used. Moreover, the alternative form of GGA proposed by Engel and Vosko (EV-GGA) and modified Becke–Johnson schemes (mBJ) were also applied for band structure calculations. Ground state properties such as lattice parameter, bulk modulus and its pressure derivative are calculated. Results obtained for band structure of these compounds have been compared with experimental results as well as other first principle computations. Our results show good agreement with the available data. The calculated band structure shows a direct band gap Γ → Γ. In the optical properties section, several optical quantities are investigated; in particular we have deduced the interband transitions from the imaginary part of the dielectric function.


2002 ◽  
Vol 721 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Y. Guo

AbstractLatest first-principles density functional theoretical calculations using the generalized gradient approximation and highly accurate all-eleectron full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method, show that bulk hcp Cr would be a paramagnet and that no ferromagnetic state could be stabilized over a wide range of volume [1]. To understand the recent observation of the weakly ferromagnetic state of Cr in hcp Cr/Ru (0001) superlattices [2], the same theoretical calculations have been carried out for the hcp Cr3/Ru7 (0001) and hcp Cr3/fcc Cu6 (111) superlattices. The Cr/Ru superlattice is found to be ferromagnetic with a small magnetic moment of ∼0.31μB/Cr while in contrast, Cr/Cu superlattice is found to be nonmagnetic.


Author(s):  
Shanmugapriya V ◽  
Bharathi S ◽  
Esakkinaveen D ◽  
Arunpandiyan S ◽  
Selvakumar B ◽  
...  

Abstract The effect of pressure on the electronic and optical properties of SrAl2O4 up to 25 GPa was studied by means of the pseudo-potential plane waves method within the generalized gradient approximation for exchange and correlation. The calculated lattice parameters are consistent with available experimental and theoretical data. By analyzing the electronic and optical properties, the pressure dependences of the electronic structures and optical constants were investigated. The band structures show an indirect band gap for this compound and the calculated band gaps expend with increasing pressure. Meanwhile, the optical properties including the dielectric spectra, absorption coefficient spectra, reflectivity, and the real part of the refractive index spectra in the low energy range have a blue shift. Given this, the optical properties of SrAl2O4 could be tuned by changing pressure to some degree, which is beneficial to the optical applications.


2016 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
pp. 123-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salima Labidi ◽  
Jazia Zeroual ◽  
Malika Labidi ◽  
Kalthoum Klaa ◽  
Rachid Bensalem

First-principles calculations for electronic and optical properties under pressure effect of MgO, SrO and CaO compounds in the cubic structure, using a full relativistic version of the full-potential augmented plane-wave (FP-LAPW) method based on density functional theory, within the local density approximation (LDA) and the generalized gradient approximation (GGA), have been reported. Furthermore, band structure calculations have been investigated by the alternative form of GGA proposed by Engel and Vosko (GGA-EV) and modified by Becke-Johnson exchange correlation potential (MBJ-GGA). All calculated equilibrium lattices, bulk modulus and band gap at zero pressure are find in good agreement with the available reported data. The pressure dependence of band gap and the static optical dielectric constant are also investigated in this work.


Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid M. Ghaithan ◽  
Zeyad A. Alahmed ◽  
Andreas Lyras ◽  
Saif M. H. Qaid ◽  
Abdullah S. Aldwayyan

The structural, electronic, and optical properties of inorganic CsPb(I1−xBrx)3 compounds were investigated using the full-potential linear augmented-plane wave (FP-LAPW) scheme with a generalized gradient approximation (GGA). Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof generalized gradient approximation (PBE-GGA) and modified Becke–Johnson GGA (mBJ-GGA) potentials were used to study the electronic and optical properties. The band gaps calculated using the mBJ-GGA method gave the best agreement with experimentally reported values. CsPb(I1−xBrx)3 compounds were wide and direct band gap semiconductors, with a band gap located at the M point. The spectral weight (SW) approach was used to unfold the band structure. By substituting iodide with bromide, an increase in the band gap energy (Eg) values of 0.30 and 0.55 eV, using PBE-GGA and mBJ-GGA potentials, respectively, was observed, whereas the optical property parameters, which were also investigated, demonstrated the reverse effect. The high absorption spectra in the ultraviolet−visible energy range demonstrated that CsPb(I1−xBrx)3 perovskite could be used in optical and optoelectronic devices by partly replacing iodide with bromide.


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