The structural properties, band structures and densities of states of Sn-doped Ga1.375In0.625O3 with a Sn atom substituting for the Ga atom or a Sn atom substituting for the In atom are calculated by using the firstpr...The structural properties, band structures and densities of states of Sn-doped Ga1.375In0.625O3 with a Sn atom substituting for the Ga atom or a Sn atom substituting for the In atom are calculated by using the firstprinciples method. The substitution of the Sn atom for the Ga atom in Ga1.375In0.625O3（Ga1.25In0.625Sn0.125O3/has larger lattice parameters and stronger Sn–O ionic bonds than that of the substitutional doping of the Sn atom for the In atom in Ga1.375In0.625O3（Ga1.375In0.5Sn0.125O3/. Results show that the Sn atom is preferentially substituted for the In atom in Sn-doped Ga1.375In0.625O3. Sn-doped Ga1.375In0.625O3 exhibits n-type metallic conductivity,and the impurity bands are mainly provided by the Sn 5s states. The optical band gap of Ga1.375In0.5Sn0.125O3is larger than that of Ga1.25In0.625Sn0.125O3. Ga1.25In0.625Sn0.125O3 has a smaller electron effective mass and a slightly larger mobility. However, Ga1.375In0.5Sn0.125O3 has a larger relative electron number and a slightly higher conductivity.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10974077)the Innovation Project of Shandong Graduate Education,China(No.SDYY13093)
文摘The structural properties, band structures and densities of states of Sn-doped Ga1.375In0.625O3 with a Sn atom substituting for the Ga atom or a Sn atom substituting for the In atom are calculated by using the firstprinciples method. The substitution of the Sn atom for the Ga atom in Ga1.375In0.625O3（Ga1.25In0.625Sn0.125O3/has larger lattice parameters and stronger Sn–O ionic bonds than that of the substitutional doping of the Sn atom for the In atom in Ga1.375In0.625O3（Ga1.375In0.5Sn0.125O3/. Results show that the Sn atom is preferentially substituted for the In atom in Sn-doped Ga1.375In0.625O3. Sn-doped Ga1.375In0.625O3 exhibits n-type metallic conductivity,and the impurity bands are mainly provided by the Sn 5s states. The optical band gap of Ga1.375In0.5Sn0.125O3is larger than that of Ga1.25In0.625Sn0.125O3. Ga1.25In0.625Sn0.125O3 has a smaller electron effective mass and a slightly larger mobility. However, Ga1.375In0.5Sn0.125O3 has a larger relative electron number and a slightly higher conductivity.
