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First-principles calculations of the optical band-gap properties of Mg1-xZnxO alloys |
Nadia Abbouni 2, Lilia Beldi 2, Bachir Bouhafs 1,2, Abderrahmane Kadri 4, Pierre Ruterana 3 |
1. Abdus-Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), strada costiera, 11, Trieste 34014, Italy |
Abstract |
Mg1-xZnxO alloys became of great interest recently, since in principle a wurtzite-rocksalt combination spans a wider range of optical band gaps than either a rocksalt-rocksalt or a wurtzite-wurtzite alloy. For example, alloys of ZnO (Eg =3.4 eV) with MgO (Eg =7.7 eV) could span a range from blue to deep UV, which is of interest for optical laser and light-emitting diode applications. We report here on first-principles total-energy calculations of the structural and electronic properties of ZnO, MgO and ordered Mg1-xZnxO alloys in various crystal structures (CuAu-I and Luzonite) using the hybrid full-potential augmented plane-wave plus local orbitals (APW+lo) method. We have used the local-density approximation (LDA) for the exchange and correlation potential. The ground state properties, equilibrium lattice constants, bulk moduli, charge densities, band structures, and densities of states are determined. |
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Presentation: Poster at E-MRS Fall Meeting 2006, Symposium F, by Bachir BouhafsSee On-line Journal of E-MRS Fall Meeting 2006 Submitted: 2006-05-15 14:15 Revised: 2009-06-07 00:44 |