中国物理B ›› 2019, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 16301-016301.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/28/1/016301

• CONDENSED MATTER: STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Electronic structures and optical properties of Si- and Sn-doped β-Ga2O3: A GGA+U study

Jun-Ning Dang(党俊宁), Shu-wen Zheng(郑树文), Lang Chen(陈浪), Tao Zheng(郑涛)   

  1. Institute of Opto-electronic Materials and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
  • 收稿日期:2018-09-17 修回日期:2018-11-01 出版日期:2019-01-05 发布日期:2019-01-05
  • 通讯作者: Shu-wen Zheng E-mail:LED@scnu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 2015B010112002) and the Science and Technology Project of Guangzhou City, China (Grant No. 201607010250).

Electronic structures and optical properties of Si- and Sn-doped β-Ga2O3: A GGA+U study

Jun-Ning Dang(党俊宁), Shu-wen Zheng(郑树文), Lang Chen(陈浪), Tao Zheng(郑涛)   

  1. Institute of Opto-electronic Materials and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
  • Received:2018-09-17 Revised:2018-11-01 Online:2019-01-05 Published:2019-01-05
  • Contact: Shu-wen Zheng E-mail:LED@scnu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 2015B010112002) and the Science and Technology Project of Guangzhou City, China (Grant No. 201607010250).

摘要:

The electronic structures and optical properties of β-Ga2O3 and Si- and Sn-doped β-Ga2O3 are studied using the GGA+U method based on density functional theory. The calculated bandgap and Ga 3d-state peak of β-Ga2O3 are in good agreement with experimental results. Si- and Sn-doped β-Ga2O3 tend to form under O-poor conditions, and the formation energy of Si-doped β-Ga2O3 is larger than that of Sn-doped β-Ga2O3 because of the large bond length variation between Ga-O and Si-O. Si- and Sn-doped β-Ga2O3 have wider optical gaps than β-Ga2O3, due to the Burstein-Moss effect and the bandgap renormalization effect. Si-doped β-Ga2O3 shows better electron conductivity and a higher optical absorption edge than Sn-doped β-Ga2O3, so Si is more suitable as a dopant of n-type β-Ga2O3, which can be applied in deep-UV photoelectric devices.

关键词: density functional theory, GGA+U method, Si-doped β-Ga2O3, Sn-doped β-Ga2O3, electronic structure, optical property

Abstract:

The electronic structures and optical properties of β-Ga2O3 and Si- and Sn-doped β-Ga2O3 are studied using the GGA+U method based on density functional theory. The calculated bandgap and Ga 3d-state peak of β-Ga2O3 are in good agreement with experimental results. Si- and Sn-doped β-Ga2O3 tend to form under O-poor conditions, and the formation energy of Si-doped β-Ga2O3 is larger than that of Sn-doped β-Ga2O3 because of the large bond length variation between Ga-O and Si-O. Si- and Sn-doped β-Ga2O3 have wider optical gaps than β-Ga2O3, due to the Burstein-Moss effect and the bandgap renormalization effect. Si-doped β-Ga2O3 shows better electron conductivity and a higher optical absorption edge than Sn-doped β-Ga2O3, so Si is more suitable as a dopant of n-type β-Ga2O3, which can be applied in deep-UV photoelectric devices.

Key words: density functional theory, GGA+U method, Si-doped β-Ga2O3, Sn-doped β-Ga2O3, electronic structure, optical property

中图分类号:  (First-principles theory)

  • 63.20.dk
73.20.At (Surface states, band structure, electron density of states) 74.20.Pq (Electronic structure calculations) 78.20.Ci (Optical constants (including refractive index, complex dielectric constant, absorption, reflection and transmission coefficients, emissivity))