A first-principles study has been performed to calculate the electronic and optical properties of the SbxSn1xO system.The simulations are based upon the method of generalized gradient approximations with the Perdew-Bu...A first-principles study has been performed to calculate the electronic and optical properties of the SbxSn1xO system.The simulations are based upon the method of generalized gradient approximations with the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof form in the framework of density functional theory.The supercell structure shows a trend from expanding to shrinking with the increasing Sb concentration.The increasing Sb concentration induces the band gap narrowing.Optical transition has shifted to the low energy range with increasing Sb concentration.Other important optical constants such as the dielectric function,reflectivity,refractive index,and electron energy loss function for Sb-doped SnO2 are discussed.The optical absorption edge of SnO2 doped with Sb also shows a redshift.展开更多
基金Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No. BUPT2009RC0412the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 60908028 and 60971068
文摘A first-principles study has been performed to calculate the electronic and optical properties of the SbxSn1xO system.The simulations are based upon the method of generalized gradient approximations with the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof form in the framework of density functional theory.The supercell structure shows a trend from expanding to shrinking with the increasing Sb concentration.The increasing Sb concentration induces the band gap narrowing.Optical transition has shifted to the low energy range with increasing Sb concentration.Other important optical constants such as the dielectric function,reflectivity,refractive index,and electron energy loss function for Sb-doped SnO2 are discussed.The optical absorption edge of SnO2 doped with Sb also shows a redshift.
