scholarly journals Screening of II-IV-V2 Materials for Photovoltaic Applications Based on Density Functional Theory Calculations

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 883
Author(s):  
Byeong-Hyeon Jeong ◽  
Minwoo Jeong ◽  
Youbin Song ◽  
Kanghyeon Park ◽  
Ji-Sang Park

The relative stability of polymorphs and their electronic structure was investigated for II-IV-V2 materials by using first-principles density functional theory calculations. Our calculation results show that, for Zn-, Cd-, and Be-containing compounds, nitrides favor the 2H polymorph with AB stacking sequence; however, phosphides, arsenides, and antimonides are more stable in the 3C polymorph with the ABC stacking sequence. The electronic band gap of materials was calculated by using hybrid density functional theory methods, and then materials with an ideal band gap for photovoltaic applications were chosen. The experimental synthesis of the screened materials is reported, except for CdSiSb2, which was found to be unstable in our calculation. The absorption coefficient of the screened materials, especially ZnGeAs2, was high enough to make thin-film solar cells. The higher stacking fault energy in ZnGeAs2 than the others is consistent with the larger formation energy difference between the 2H and 3C polymorphs.

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (29) ◽  
pp. 11498-11506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taehun Lee ◽  
Yonghyuk Lee ◽  
Woosun Jang ◽  
Aloysius Soon

Using first-principles density-functional theory calculations, we investigate the advantage of using h-WO3 (and its surfaces) over the larger band gap γ-WO3 phase for the anode in water splitting. We demonstrate that h-WO3 is a good alternative anode material for optimal water splitting efficiencies.


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (27) ◽  
pp. 18844-18849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hengxin Tan ◽  
Yuanchang Li ◽  
S. B. Zhang ◽  
Wenhui Duan

Optimal choice of the element-specific pseudopotential improves the band gap.


Author(s):  
Barbara Farkas ◽  
Aleksandar Zivkovic ◽  
Veikko Uahengo ◽  
Nelson Yaw Dzade ◽  
Nora Henriette De Leeuw

Zinc phosphides (ZnP2 and Zn3P2) are emerging absorber materials for photovoltaic applications owing to their abundancy and non-toxic nature. Herein, we provide a comprehensive characterisation of the surface structure, composition,...


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacky Even ◽  
Laurent Pedesseau ◽  
Eric Tea ◽  
Samy Almosni ◽  
Alain Rolland ◽  
...  

Potentialities of density functional theory (DFT) based methodologies are explored for photovoltaic materials through the modeling of the structural and optoelectronic properties of semiconductor hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites and GaAs/GaP heterostructures. They show how the properties of these bulk materials, as well as atomistic relaxations, interfaces, and electronic band-lineups in small heterostructures, can be thoroughly investigated. Some limitations of available standard DFT codes are discussed. Recent improvements able to treat many-body effects or based on density-functional perturbation theory are also reviewed in the context of issues relevant to photovoltaic technologies.


RSC Advances ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-52
Author(s):  
M. Munawar ◽  
M. Idrees ◽  
Iftikhar Ahmad ◽  
H. U. Din ◽  
B. Amin

Using density functional theory calculations, we have investigated the electronic band structure, optical and photocatalytic response of BSe, M2CO2 (M = Ti, Zr, Hf) monolayers and their corresponding BSe–M2CO2 (M = Ti, Zr, Hf) van der Waals heterostructures.


2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (03) ◽  
pp. 1850024
Author(s):  
Rengi̇n Peköz ◽  
Şaki̇r Erkoç

The structural and electronic properties of neutral ternary PbxSbySez clusters (x + y + z = 2, 3) in their ground states have been explored by means of density functional theory calculations. The geometric structures and binding energies are systematically explored and for the most stable configurations of each cluster type vibrational frequencies, charges on atoms, energy difference between highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals, and the possible dissociations channels have been analyzed. Depending on being binary or ternary cluster and composition, the most energetic structures have singlet, doublet or triplet ground states, and trimers prefer to form isosceles, equilateral or scalene triangle structure.


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