Calculating the optical properties of defects and surfaces in wide band gap materials

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作者
Deak, Peter [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bremen, Bremen Ctr Computat Mat Sci, PoB 330440, D-28834 Bremen, Germany
关键词
Defects; Hybrid functionals; Diamond; TiO2; NV center; Water splitting; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THERMOCHEMISTRY; NITROGEN-VACANCY CENTERS; ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE; CHARGE SEPARATION; GREENS-FUNCTION; EXACT-EXCHANGE; POINT-DEFECTS; ANATASE; RUTILE; ENERGY;
D O I
10.1016/j.physb.2017.06.024
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
The optical properties of a material critically depend on its defects, and understanding that requires substantial and accurate input from theory. This paper describes recent developments in the electronic structure theory of defects in wide band gap materials, where the standard local or semi-local approximations of density functional theory fail. The success of the HSE06 screened hybrid functional is analyzed in case of Group-IV semiconductors and TiO2, and shown that it is the consequence of error compensation between semi-local and non-local exchange, resulting in a proper derivative discontinuity (reproduction of the band gap) and a total energy which is a linear function of the fractional occupation numbers (removing most of the electron self-interaction). This allows the calculation of electronic transitions with accuracy unseen before, as demonstrated on the single-photon emitter NV(-) center in diamond and on polaronic states in TiO2. Having a reliable tool for electronic structure calculations, theory can contribute to the understanding of complicated cases of light-matter interaction. Two examples are considered here: surface termination effects on the blinking and bleaching of the light-emission of the NV(-) center in diamond, and on the efficiency of photocatalytic water-splitting by TiO2. Finally, an outlook is presented for the application of hybrid functionals in other materials, as, e.g., ZnO, Ga2O3 or CuGaS2.
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页码:35 / 43
页数:9
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