中国物理B ›› 2011, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (1): 17101-017101.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/20/1/017101

• CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

First-principles calculation of electronic structure of MgxZn1-xO codoped with aluminium and nitrogen

张明, 张川晖, 申江   

  1. Institute of Applied Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
  • 收稿日期:2010-03-20 修回日期:2010-09-02 出版日期:2011-01-15 发布日期:2011-01-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB606401).

First-principles calculation of electronic structure of MgxZn1-xO codoped with aluminium and nitrogen

Zhang Ming(张明)†, Zhang Chuan-Hui(张川晖), and Shen Jiang(申江)   

  1. Institute of Applied Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2010-03-20 Revised:2010-09-02 Online:2011-01-15 Published:2011-01-15
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB606401).

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摘要： Aiming at developing p-type semiconductors and modulating the band gap for photoelectronic devices and band engineering, we present the ab initio numerical simulation of the effect of codoping ZnO with Al, N and Mg on the crystal lattice and electronic structure. The simulations are based on the Perdew--Burke--Ernzerhof generalised-gradient approximation in density functional theory. Results indicate that electrons close to the Fermi level transfer effectively when Al, Mg, and N replace Zn and O atoms, and the theoretical results were consistent with the experiments. The addition of Mg leads to the variation of crystal lattice, expanse of energy band, and change of band gap. These unusual properties are explained in terms of the computed electronic structure, and the results show promise for the development of next-generation photoconducting devices in optoelectronic information science and technology.

Abstract: Aiming at developing p-type semiconductors and modulating the band gap for photoelectronic devices and band engineering, we present the ab initio numerical simulation of the effect of codoping ZnO with Al, N and Mg on the crystal lattice and electronic structure. The simulations are based on the Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof generalised-gradient approximation in density functional theory. Results indicate that electrons close to the Fermi level transfer effectively when Al, Mg, and N replace Zn and O atoms, and the theoretical results were consistent with the experiments. The addition of Mg leads to the variation of crystal lattice, expanse of energy band, and change of band gap. These unusual properties are explained in terms of the computed electronic structure, and the results show promise for the development of next-generation photoconducting devices in optoelectronic information science and technology.

Key words: first-principles, electronic structure, ZnO, doping

中图分类号:  (Density functional theory, local density approximation, gradient and other corrections)

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