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Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of YAlN: A First‐Principles Study.
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Physica Status Solidi (B) . May2020, Vol. 257 Issue 5, p1-8. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- To reveal the intrinsic relationship between the electronic structure and optical properties of YxAl1−xN alloys, a comparative first‐principles study for pure AlN and YxAl1−xN alloys is conducted. In light of the density functional theory, the arrangement of yttrium (Y) atoms in the AlN supercell is first investigated, which demonstrates that the structure of Y atoms distributed locally along the c‐axis tends to be energetically favorable, compared with the structures of Y atoms lying on the same ab plane. The lattice parameters, bandgap, density of states, and optical constants are also calculated with varied Y concentration x. The results indicate that the lattice parameters increase with the ascending x, which demonstrates the distortion of the crystal structure. Moreover, the bandgaps of YxAl1−xN are found to be affected by the arrangement of Y atoms but generally with the same trend to become narrowed by the increase in x, respectively. The optical properties of YxAl1−xN alloy are adjustable by the Y concentration x in the low energy regime and correspond to the variation in the bandgaps. The theoretical results are likewise compared with the previously reported experimental data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03701972
- Volume :
- 257
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Physica Status Solidi (B)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 143218094
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.201900678