We investigate the electronic structures and phase stability of ZnO, CdO and the related alloys in rocksalt(B1)and wurzite(B4) crystal, using the first-principle density functional theory within the hybrid functio...We investigate the electronic structures and phase stability of ZnO, CdO and the related alloys in rocksalt(B1)and wurzite(B4) crystal, using the first-principle density functional theory within the hybrid functional approximation. By varying the concentration of Zn components from 0% to 100%, we find that the Zn_xCd(1-x)O alloy undergoes a phase transition from octahedron to tetrahedron at x = 0.32, in agreement with the recent experimental findings. The phase transition leads to a mutation of the electron mobility originated from the changes of the effective mass. Our results qualify Zn O/Cd O alloy as an attractive candidate for photo-electrochemical and solar cell power applications.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11474273 and 11634003the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant No 2017154
文摘We investigate the electronic structures and phase stability of ZnO, CdO and the related alloys in rocksalt(B1)and wurzite(B4) crystal, using the first-principle density functional theory within the hybrid functional approximation. By varying the concentration of Zn components from 0% to 100%, we find that the Zn_xCd(1-x)O alloy undergoes a phase transition from octahedron to tetrahedron at x = 0.32, in agreement with the recent experimental findings. The phase transition leads to a mutation of the electron mobility originated from the changes of the effective mass. Our results qualify Zn O/Cd O alloy as an attractive candidate for photo-electrochemical and solar cell power applications.