Pressure dependence of elastic constants in wurtzite and zinc-blende nitrides and their influence on the optical pressure coefficients in nitride heterostructures

2004 ◽  
Vol 831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sławomir P. Łepkowski ◽  
Jacek A. Majewski
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Wells ◽  
Elastic Constants ◽  
Pressure Dependence ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Light Emission ◽  
Pressure Coefficient ◽  
Wurtzite Phase ◽  
Zinc Blende ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
Optical Pressure

ABSTRACTWe have studied the nonlinear elasticity effects in III-N compounds. Particularly, we have determined the pressure dependences of elastic constants in wurtzite and zinc-blende InN, GaN, and AlN by performing ab-initio calculations in the framework of plane-wave pseudopotential implementation of the density-functional theory. We have found that C11, C12 in zinc-blende phase and C11, C12, C13, C33 in wurtzite phase depend significantly and almost linearly on hydrostatic pressure, for all considered nitrides. Much weaker dependences on pressure have been observed for C44 in both wurtzite and zinc-blende phases. Further, we have examined the influence of pressure dependence of elastic constant on the pressure coefficient of light emission, dEE / dP, in wurtzite and cubic, InGaN/GaN and GaN/AlGaN quantum wells. We show that the pressure dependence of elastic constants results in significant reduction of dEE / dP in nitride quantum wells and essentially improves the agreement between experimental and theoretical values.

scholarly journals Structural, elastic, electronic and thermal properties of InAs: A study of functional density

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (46) ◽  
Author(s):  
Víctor Mendoza-Estrada ◽  
Melissa Romero-Baños ◽  
Viviana Dovale-Farelo ◽  
William López-Pérez ◽  
Álvaro González-García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Debye Model ◽  
Band Gap Energy ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Zinc Blende ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Experimental Values

In this research, first-principles calculations were carried out within the density functional theory (DFT) framework, using LDA and GGA, in order to study the structural, elastic, electronic and thermal properties of InAs in the zinc-blende structure. The results of the structural properties (a, B0, ) agree with the theoretical and experimental results reported by other authors. Additionally, the elastic properties, the elastic constants (C11, C12 and C44), the anisotropy coefficient (A) and the predicted speeds of the sound ( , , and ) are in agreement with the results reported by other authors. In contrast, the shear modulus (G), the Young's modulus (Y) and the Poisson's ratio (v) show some discrepancy with respect to the experimental values, although, the values obtained are reasonable. On the other hand, it is evident the tendency of the LDA and GGA approaches to underestimate the value of the band-gap energy in semiconductors. The thermal properties (V, , θD yCV) of InAs, calculated using the quasi-harmonic Debye model, are slightly sensitive as the temperature increases. According to the stability criteria and the negative value of the enthalpy of formation, InAs is mechanically and thermodynamically stable. Therefore, this work can be used as a future reference for theoretical and experimental studies based on InAs.

Electronic and optical properties of zinc-blende GeC by first principles study

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (20) ◽  
pp. 1550103
Author(s):  
Jinhui Zhai ◽  
Jinguang Zhai ◽  
Ajun Wan
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Dielectric Constants ◽  
Electronic And Optical Properties ◽  
Optical Functions ◽  
Zinc Blende ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
Valence Bands ◽  
Energy Dependent

The electronic and optical properties of zinc-blende (zb)[Formula: see text]GeC have been investigated using first principles calculations based on the density functional theory (DFT). The obtained band gap of zb–GeC is 2.30[Formula: see text]eV by means of Heyd–Scuseria–Ernzerhof (HSE) functional. We have discussed the energy-dependent optical functions including dielectric constants, refractive index, absorption, reflectivity, and energy-loss spectrum in detail. The results reveal that zb–GeC has a higher static dielectric constant compared with that of zb–SiC. The optical functions are mainly associated with the interband transitions from the occupied valence bands (VBs) Ge[Formula: see text][Formula: see text] and C[Formula: see text][Formula: see text] states to Ge[Formula: see text][Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and C[Formula: see text][Formula: see text] states of the unoccupied conduction bands (CBs).

scholarly journals Elastic Properties of Orthorhombic YBa2Cu3O7 under Pressure

Crystals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cai Chen ◽  
Lili Liu ◽  
Yufeng Wen ◽  
Youchang Jiang ◽  
Liwan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Debye Temperature ◽  
Elastic Constants ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Elastic Anisotropy ◽  
Elastic Stability ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Conductivity Increase ◽  
Isotropic Pressure ◽  
The Density Functional Theory

The pressure dependence of the lattice and elastic constants of the orthorhombic YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 are firstly investigated using the first principles calculations based on the density functional theory. The calculated lattice parameters at 0 GPa are in agreement with the available experimental data. By the elastic stability criteria under isotropic pressure, it is predicted that YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 with and orthorhombic structure is mechanically stable under pressure up to 100 GPa. On the basis of the elastic constants, Pugh’s modulus ratio, Poisson’s ratio, elastic anisotropy, Debye temperature, and the minimum thermal conductivity of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 under pressure up to 100 GPa are further investigated. It is found that its ductility, Debye temperature, and minimum thermal conductivity increase with pressure.

scholarly journals Structural and piezoelectric coefficients of AlP under pressure

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Salah Daoud ◽  
Rabie Mezouar ◽  
Abdelfateh Benmakhlouf
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Generalized Gradient ◽  
Aluminum Phosphide ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Exchange Correlation ◽  
Generalized Gradient Approximation ◽  
Zinc Blende ◽  
Density Functional Perturbation Theory ◽  
The Density Functional Theory

The present work aims to investigate the structural parameters and the piezoelectric coefficients of cubic zinc-blende Aluminum phosphide (AlP) under high pressure up to 21 GPa, using plane wave-pseudopotential (PW-PP) approach in the framework of the density functional theory (DFT) and the density functional perturbation theory (DFPT) with the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for the exchange-correlation functional. The results obtained are analyzed and compared with other data of the literature. The structural parameters and the piezoelectric coefficients calculated here agree well with other data of the literature. We found also that both the direct and converse piezoelectric coefficients increase with increasing pressure up to 21 GPa. 

scholarly journals Crystal structure of rare earth and group III nitride alloys by ab initio calculations

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej J. Winiarski ◽  
Dorota A. Kowalska
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Metastable Phase ◽  
Rare Earth Ions ◽  
Ternary Alloys ◽  
Wurtzite Phase ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
Group Iii Nitride

Abstract The ground state phases of ternary alloys of rare earth and group III nitride semiconductors have been investigated within the density functional theory. The most energetically favorable crystal phases among possible cubic and hexagonal structures, i.e., the rock salt, zinc blende, wurtzite, and hexagonal BN, were determined. The type of a unit cell and the lattice parameters of the materials are presented as a function of their composition. Furthermore, effects of strain on ground states of group III and rare earth nitride materials are discussed. The findings presented in this work discloses the wurtzite type materials as being stable with relatively low contents of rare earth elements. It is expected that the wurtzite phase will be very persistent only in the La-based systems. Nevertheless, the two-dimensional hexagonal atomic layers are revealed as being a metastable phase for all alloys studied. This finding supports the conclusion of previous experimental reports for Sc-doped GaN systems that the presence of rare earth ions in group III nitride materials leads to flattening of the wurtzite type layers.

Structural and elastic properties of ZrN and HfN: ab initio study

2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (9) ◽  
pp. 1058-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anurag Srivastava ◽  
Bhoopendra Dhar Diwan
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Properties ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Zirconium Nitride ◽  
Energy Calculation ◽  
Generalized Gradient ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Hafnium Nitride ◽  
Zinc Blende ◽  
The Density Functional Theory ◽  
The Stability

The present paper discusses the density functional theory based stability analysis of zirconium nitride and hafnium nitride in its rocksalt (B1), CsCl (B2), and zinc blende (B3) type phases. The ground state total energy calculation approach of the system has been used through the generalized gradient approximation parameterized with revised Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof as exchange correlation functional. The present theoretical analysis confirms the stability trend of phases from most stable to less stable as B1 → B2 → B3. The study also reports the analysis of elastic properties of these nitrides in its most stable B1-type phase.

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