Density Functional Theory Calculations of <i>Pinus brutia</i> Derivatives and Its Response to Light in a Au/n-Si Device
In this study, the performance of an organic dye obtained from the bark of the red pine (<i>Pinus brutia</i>) tree growing in Muğla/Turkey as an interface layer in the Au/n-Si Schottky diode (SD) structure was evaluated. For this purpose, at first, the optimized molecular structure, the...
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| author | Mehmet Yilmaz Yasar Demir Sakir Aydogan Maria Luisa Grilli |
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| description | In this study, the performance of an organic dye obtained from the bark of the red pine (<i>Pinus brutia</i>) tree growing in Muğla/Turkey as an interface layer in the Au/n-Si Schottky diode (SD) structure was evaluated. For this purpose, at first, the optimized molecular structure, the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO), and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) simulations of the organic dye were calculated by the Gauss program and it was theoretically proven that the dye exhibits semiconducting properties. Then, the electrical and photodiode variables such as ideality factor, effective barrier height, series resistance, interface states density distribution, photosensitivity, and photo responsivity were evaluated employing current-voltage measurements under dark and different illumination densities. Additionally, C-V measurements were used to demonstrate that the fabricated device has capacitive features and this capability varies as a function of the frequency. Under these measurements, the possible conduction mechanism for the organic dye-based Au/n-Si device was investigated and the results showed that Au<i>/Pinus brutia/</i>n-Si may be a good candidate for optoelectronic applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e180f7a2e98d42d8953460330f07aac32023-11-23T02:20:53ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-11-011423798310.3390/en14237983Density Functional Theory Calculations of <i>Pinus brutia</i> Derivatives and Its Response to Light in a Au/n-Si DeviceMehmet Yilmaz0Yasar Demir1Sakir Aydogan2Maria Luisa Grilli3Advanced Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, TurkeyDepartment of Chemistry, Science Faculty, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Kotekli/Mugla 48000, TurkeyAdvanced Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, TurkeyCasaccia Research Centre, Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources Department, ENEA—Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 00123 Rome, ItalyIn this study, the performance of an organic dye obtained from the bark of the red pine (<i>Pinus brutia</i>) tree growing in Muğla/Turkey as an interface layer in the Au/n-Si Schottky diode (SD) structure was evaluated. For this purpose, at first, the optimized molecular structure, the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO), and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) simulations of the organic dye were calculated by the Gauss program and it was theoretically proven that the dye exhibits semiconducting properties. Then, the electrical and photodiode variables such as ideality factor, effective barrier height, series resistance, interface states density distribution, photosensitivity, and photo responsivity were evaluated employing current-voltage measurements under dark and different illumination densities. Additionally, C-V measurements were used to demonstrate that the fabricated device has capacitive features and this capability varies as a function of the frequency. Under these measurements, the possible conduction mechanism for the organic dye-based Au/n-Si device was investigated and the results showed that Au<i>/Pinus brutia/</i>n-Si may be a good candidate for optoelectronic applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/23/7983photodiode<i>Pinus brutia</i>organic dyedensity functional theoryspray pyrolysis |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Yilmaz Yasar Demir Sakir Aydogan Maria Luisa Grilli Density Functional Theory Calculations of <i>Pinus brutia</i> Derivatives and Its Response to Light in a Au/n-Si Device Energies photodiode <i>Pinus brutia</i> organic dye density functional theory spray pyrolysis |
| title | Density Functional Theory Calculations of <i>Pinus brutia</i> Derivatives and Its Response to Light in a Au/n-Si Device |
| title_full | Density Functional Theory Calculations of <i>Pinus brutia</i> Derivatives and Its Response to Light in a Au/n-Si Device |
| title_fullStr | Density Functional Theory Calculations of <i>Pinus brutia</i> Derivatives and Its Response to Light in a Au/n-Si Device |
| title_full_unstemmed | Density Functional Theory Calculations of <i>Pinus brutia</i> Derivatives and Its Response to Light in a Au/n-Si Device |
| title_short | Density Functional Theory Calculations of <i>Pinus brutia</i> Derivatives and Its Response to Light in a Au/n-Si Device |
| title_sort | density functional theory calculations of i pinus brutia i derivatives and its response to light in a au n si device |
| topic | photodiode <i>Pinus brutia</i> organic dye density functional theory spray pyrolysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/23/7983 |
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