Effect of Varying Pnictogen Elements (Pn = N, P, As, Sb, Bi) on the Optoelectronic Properties of SrZnPn.

Pnictogen-based Zintl compounds have fascinating properties. Nowadays these compounds have gained exceptional interest in thermoelectric and optoelectronic fields. Therefore, in this work the structural, electronic and optical properties of SrZnPn (Pn = N, P, As, Sb, Bi) compounds were studied using...

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Publicado en:Zeitschrift für Naturforschung Section A: A Journal of Physical Sciences Vol. 73; no. 4; pp. 285 - 294
Autores principales: Murtaza, G., Yousaf, N., Laref, A., Yaseen, M.
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Publicado: De Gruyter Apr2018
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          Murtaza, G.
          Yousaf, N.
          Laref, A.
          Yaseen, M.
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          Materials Modelling Lab, Department of Physics, Islamia College University, Peshawar, Pakistan
          Department of Physics, University of Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
          Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
          Department of Physics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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        Optoelectronics
        Zintl compounds
        Density functional theory
        Electronic band structure
        Atomic orbitals
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          Optoelectronics
          Zintl compounds
          Density functional theory
          Electronic band structure
          Atomic orbitals
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        Band Structure
        Reflection
        Zintl Compounds
      ab: Pnictogen-based Zintl compounds have fascinating properties. Nowadays these compounds have gained exceptional interest in thermoelectric and optoelectronic fields. Therefore, in this work the structural, electronic and optical properties of SrZnPn (Pn = N, P, As, Sb, Bi) compounds were studied using state-of-theart density functional theory. The optimised lattice parameters (a, c, c/a and bond lengths) are consistent with the experimental results. The bulk moduli and c/a showed a decrease when changing the Pnictogen (Pn) anion from N to Bi in SrZnPn (Pn = N, P, As, Sb, Bi). The modified Becke-Johnson potential is used for band structure calculations. All compounds show semiconducting behaviour except SrZnBi, which is metallic. Pn-p, Zn-d and Sr-d play an important role in defining the electronic structure of the compounds. The optical conductivity and absorption coefficient strength are high in visible and ultraviolet regions. These band structures and optical properties clearly show that SrZnPn compounds are potential candidates in the fields of optoelectronic and photonic devices.
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