Band gap engineering in lead free halide cubic perovskites GaGeX3 (X = Cl, Br, and I) based on first-principles calculations

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作者
Sarker, Md. Amran [1 ,2 ]
Hasan, Md Mehedi [2 ]
Momin, Md. Al [2 ]
Irfan, Ahmad [3 ]
Islam, Md. Rasidul [4 ]
Sharif, Ahmed [1 ]
机构
[1] Bangladesh Univ Engn & Technol BUET, Dept Mat & Met Engn, Dhaka, Bangladesh
[2] Khulna Univ Engn & Technol KUET, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Khulna 9203, Bangladesh
[3] King Khalid Univ, Coll Sci, Dept Chem, POB 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
[4] Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Sci & Technol, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Jamalpur 2012, Bangladesh
关键词
SOLAR-CELL TECHNOLOGIES; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; TRANSPORT; PROGRESS; SURFACE;
D O I
10.1039/d4ra00224e
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Lead-free inorganic Ge-based perovskites GaGeX3 (X = Cl, Br, and I) are promising candidates for solar cell applications due to their structural, mechanical, electrical, and optical properties. In this work, we performed density functional theory (DFT) calculations using the CASTEP module to investigate these properties in detail. We found that the lattice parameters and cell volumes increase with the size of the halogen atoms, and that all the compounds are stable and ductile. GaGeBr3 has the highest ductility, machinability, and lowest hardness, while GaGeCl3 has the highest anisotropy. The band gap values, calculated using the GGA-PBE and HSE06 functionals, show a direct band gap at the R-R point, ranging from 0.779 eV and 1.632 eV for GaGeCl3 to 0.330 eV and 1.140 eV for GaGeI3. The optical properties, such as absorption coefficient, conductivity, reflectivity, refractive index, extinction coefficient, and dielectric function, are also computed and discussed. We observed that the optical properties improve with the redshift of the band gap as Cl is replaced by Br and I. GaGeI3 has the highest dielectric constant, indicating the lowest recombination rate of electron-hole pairs. Our results suggest that GaGeX3 (X = Cl, Br, and I) can be used as effective and non-toxic materials for multijunction solar cells and other semiconductor devices.
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页码:9805 / 9818
页数:14
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