Design and exploration of semiconductors from first principles: A review of recent advances

F Oba, Y Kumagai - Applied Physics Express, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent first-principles approaches to semiconductors are reviewed, with an emphasis on
theoretical insight into emerging materials and in silico exploration of as-yet-unreported …

Crystal chemistry and thermoelectric transport of layered AM 2 X 2 compounds

W Peng, S Chanakian, A Zevalkink - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Compounds that crystallize in the layered CaAl2Si2 structural pattern have rapidly emerged
as an exciting class of thermoelectric materials with attractive n-and p-type properties. More …

Ligand-Hole in [SnI6] Unit and Origin of Band Gap in Photovoltaic Perovskite Variant Cs2SnI6

Z Xiao, H Lei, X Zhang, Y Zhou… - Bulletin of the …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Cs2SnI6, a variant of perovskite CsSnI3, is gaining interest as a photovoltaic material. Based
on a simple ionic model, it is expected that Cs2SnI6 is composed of Cs+, I−, and Sn4+ ions …

Material design and optoelectronic properties of three-dimensional quadruple perovskite halides

YP Lin, S Hu, B Xia, KQ Fan, LK Gong… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The discovery of new halide perovskite-type structures could favor the exploration of
optoelectronic materials, as in the case of double perovskites applied in solar cells, light …

Achieving Narrowed Bandgaps and Blue‐Light Excitability in Zero‐Dimensional Hybrid Metal Halide Phosphors via Introducing Cation–Cation Bonding

P Fu, S Geng, R Mi, R Wu, G Zheng… - Energy & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Zero‐dimensional (0D) hybrid metal halides, which consist of organic cations and isolated
inorganic metal halide anions, have emerged as phosphors with efficient broadband …

Can Nitride Perovskites Provide the Same Superior Optoelectronic Properties as Lead Halide Perovskites?

S Geng, Z Xiao - ACS Energy Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Halide perovskites represented by lead halide perovskites have emerged as a class of star
materials for optoelectronic applications, particularly for solar cells, due to their superior …

First-Principles Study of Novel Two-Dimensional (C4H9NH3)2PbX4 Perovskites for Solar Cell Absorbers

D Wang, B Wen, YN Zhu, CJ Tong… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Low-dimensional perovskites (A2BX4), in which the A cations are replaced by different
organic cations, may be used for photovoltaic applications. In this contribution, we …

Two Polymorphs of BaZn2P2: Crystal Structures, Phase Transition, and Transport Properties

A Balvanz, S Baranets, MO Ogunbunmi… - Inorganic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The novel α-BaZn2P2 structural polymorph has been synthesized and structurally
characterized for the first time. Its structure, elucidated from single crystal X-ray diffraction …

Discovering the desirable physical properties of arsenic compounds AB 2 As 2 and their alloys: a theoretical study

D Liu, H Peng, R Sa - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In the current study, the stability, elastic, electronic, and optical properties of AB2As2 (A= Ca,
Sr; B= Mg, Zn, Cd) and their alloys with a trigonal CaAl2Si2-type structure are thoroughly …

[HTML][HTML] First-principles calculations to investigate structure and fundamental physical properties of BaM2As2 (M= Mg, Zn, Cd) and their alloys

D Liu, H Zeng, R Sa - Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The energetic stability, elastic parameters, electronic structures, effective masses, and
optical properties of BaM 2 As 2 (M= Mg, Zn, Cd) and their alloys are revealed for the first …