Electronic structure, optical and photoelectrical properties of crystalline Si2Te3

In the framework of the density functional theory (DFT) in the approximation of local density adjusted for the strong correlation (LDA+U method), calculated were the band structure, total and partial densities of electronic states, as well as the spatial distribution of the electron density. Accordi...

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Main Author: D.I. Bletskan
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Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Institute of Semi conductor physics. 2019-09-01
Series:Semiconductor Physics, Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics
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Online Access:http://journal-spqeo.org.ua/n3_2019/P267-276abstr.html
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description In the framework of the density functional theory (DFT) in the approximation of local density adjusted for the strong correlation (LDA+U method), calculated were the band structure, total and partial densities of electronic states, as well as the spatial distribution of the electron density. According to the results of the calculation, Si2Te3 is an indirect-gap semiconductor with the calculated band gap = 2.05 eV, close to the experimentally measured = 2.13 eV. The absorption edge and photoconductivity spectra of Si2Te3 crystal within the temperature range 80...293 K have been measured. It has been shown that the dependence of the absorption coefficient on the photon energy is described by the Urbach rule. The parameter σ0, associated with the constant of electron-phonon interaction, and the energy of effective phonons ħωph, involved in formation of the absorption edge of crystalline Si2Te3, were determined using the temperature dependence of the absorption edge slope. Deviation from the stoichiometric composition in the direction of excess tellurium significantly affects the spectral distribution of the photoconductivity of Si2Te3 crystals.
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spelling doaj.art-b63881303db24402b52f3056b2efd64d2022-12-21T19:12:34ZengNational Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Institute of Semi conductor physics.Semiconductor Physics, Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics1560-80341605-65822019-09-0122326727610.15407/spqeo22.03.267Electronic structure, optical and photoelectrical properties of crystalline Si2Te3D.I. Bletskan0Uzhhorod National University, Faculty of Physics, 54, Voloshyna str., 88000 UzhhorodIn the framework of the density functional theory (DFT) in the approximation of local density adjusted for the strong correlation (LDA+U method), calculated were the band structure, total and partial densities of electronic states, as well as the spatial distribution of the electron density. According to the results of the calculation, Si2Te3 is an indirect-gap semiconductor with the calculated band gap = 2.05 eV, close to the experimentally measured = 2.13 eV. The absorption edge and photoconductivity spectra of Si2Te3 crystal within the temperature range 80...293 K have been measured. It has been shown that the dependence of the absorption coefficient on the photon energy is described by the Urbach rule. The parameter σ0, associated with the constant of electron-phonon interaction, and the energy of effective phonons ħωph, involved in formation of the absorption edge of crystalline Si2Te3, were determined using the temperature dependence of the absorption edge slope. Deviation from the stoichiometric composition in the direction of excess tellurium significantly affects the spectral distribution of the photoconductivity of Si2Te3 crystals.http://journal-spqeo.org.ua/n3_2019/P267-276abstr.htmlsilicon sesquitellurideelectronic structureelectron-phonon interactionabsorption edgephotoconductivity
spellingShingle D.I. Bletskan
Electronic structure, optical and photoelectrical properties of crystalline Si2Te3
Semiconductor Physics, Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics
silicon sesquitelluride
electronic structure
electron-phonon interaction
absorption edge
photoconductivity
title Electronic structure, optical and photoelectrical properties of crystalline Si2Te3
title_full Electronic structure, optical and photoelectrical properties of crystalline Si2Te3
title_fullStr Electronic structure, optical and photoelectrical properties of crystalline Si2Te3
title_full_unstemmed Electronic structure, optical and photoelectrical properties of crystalline Si2Te3
title_short Electronic structure, optical and photoelectrical properties of crystalline Si2Te3
title_sort electronic structure optical and photoelectrical properties of crystalline si2te3
topic silicon sesquitelluride
electronic structure
electron-phonon interaction
absorption edge
photoconductivity
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