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Mohsin Ali S, Saeed MU, Elansary HO, Saeed Y. Exploring optoelectronic and photocatalytic properties of X 2AgBiY 6 (X = NH 4, PH 4, AsH 4, SbH 4 and Y = Cl, Br): a DFT study. RSC Adv 2024; 14:3178-3185. [PMID: 38249669 PMCID: PMC10798297 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07460a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Ab initio calculations have been used to investigate lead-free double-perovskites (DPs) X2AgBiY6 (X = NH4, PH4, AsH4, SbH4 and Y = Cl, Br) for solar-cell-based energy sources. The most recent and improved Becke-Johnson potential (TB-mBJ) has been proposed for the computation of optoelectronic properties. Theoretical and calculated values of the lattice constants obtained by applying the Wu-Cohen generalized gradient approximation (WC-GGA) were found to be in good agreement. The computed bandgap values of (NH4)2AgBiBr6 (1.574 eV) and (SbH4)2AgBiBr6 (1.440 eV) revealed their indirect character, demonstrating that they are suitable contenders for visible light solar-cell (SC) technology. Properties like the refractive index, light absorption, reflection, and dielectric constant are all explained in terms of the optical ranges. Within the wavelength range of 620-310 nm, the maximum absorption band has been identified. Additionally, we discover that all chemicals investigated herein have photocatalytic capabilities that can be used to efficiently produce hydrogen at cheap cost using solar water splitting by photocatalysts. In addition, the stability of the compounds was examined using the calculation of mechanical properties.
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- Sardar Mohsin Ali
- Department of Physics, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology Abbottabad KPK Pakistan +(92)-3454041865
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- Department of Physics, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology Abbottabad KPK Pakistan +(92)-3454041865
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- Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Chair, Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert Research, King Saud University Riyadh 11451 Saudi Arabia
- Department of Plant Production, College of Food Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University Riyadh 11451 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology Abbottabad KPK Pakistan +(92)-3454041865
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Varadwaj PR, Varadwaj A, Marques HM, Yamashita K. Methylammonium Tetrel Halide Perovskite Ion Pairs and Their Dimers: The Interplay between the Hydrogen-, Pnictogen- and Tetrel-Bonding Interactions. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10554. [PMID: 37445738 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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The structural stability of the extensively studied organic-inorganic hybrid methylammonium tetrel halide perovskite semiconductors, MATtX3 (MA = CH3NH3+; Tt = Ge, Sn, Pb; X = Cl, Br, I), arises as a result of non-covalent interactions between an organic cation (CH3NH3+) and an inorganic anion (TtX3-). However, the basic understanding of the underlying chemical bonding interactions in these systems that link the ionic moieties together in complex configurations is still limited. In this study, ion pair models constituting the organic and inorganic ions were regarded as the repeating units of periodic crystal systems and density functional theory simulations were performed to elucidate the nature of the non-covalent interactions between them. It is demonstrated that not only the charge-assisted N-H···X and C-H···X hydrogen bonds but also the C-N···X pnictogen bonds interact to stabilize the ion pairs and to define their geometries in the gas phase. Similar interactions are also responsible for the formation of crystalline MATtX3 in the low-temperature phase, some of which have been delineated in previous studies. In contrast, the Tt···X tetrel bonding interactions, which are hidden as coordinate bonds in the crystals, play a vital role in holding the inorganic anionic moieties (TtX3-) together. We have demonstrated that each Tt in each [CH3NH3+•TtX3-] ion pair has the capacity to donate three tetrel (σ-hole) bonds to the halides of three nearest neighbor TtX3- units, thus causing the emergence of an infinite array of 3D TtX64- octahedra in the crystalline phase. The TtX44- octahedra are corner-shared to form cage-like inorganic frameworks that host the organic cation, leading to the formation of functional tetrel halide perovskite materials that have outstanding optoelectronic properties in the solid state. We harnessed the results using the quantum theory of atoms in molecules, natural bond orbital, molecular electrostatic surface potential and independent gradient models to validate these conclusions.
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- Pradeep R Varadwaj
- Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- School of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- School of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Tang TY, Tang YL. Physical and optoelectronic properties of double halide perovskites A2CuSbX6 (A = Cs, Rb, K; X = Cl, Br, I) based on first principles calculations. Chem Phys 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2023.111897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Rahmani N, Shabani A, Adam J. A theoretical study of new polar and magnetic double perovskites for photovoltaic applications. RSC Adv 2022; 12:34503-34511. [PMID: 36545619 PMCID: PMC9710499 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra06478b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Searching for novel functional materials has attracted significant interest for the breakthrough in photovoltaics to tackle the prevalent energy crisis. Through density functional theory calculations, we evaluate the structural, electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of new double perovskites Sn2MnTaO6 and Sn2FeTaO6 for potential photovoltaic applications. Our structural optimizations reveal a non-centrosymmetric distorted triclinic structure for the compounds. Using total energy calculations, antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic orderings are predicted as the magnetic ground states for Sn2MnTaO6 and Sn2FeTaO6, respectively. The empty d orbitals of Ta5+-3d0 and partially filled d orbitals of Mn/Fe are the origins of ferroelectricity and magnetism in these double perovskites resulting in the potential multiferroicity. The studied double perovskites have semiconducting nature and possess narrow band gaps of approximately 1 eV. The absorption coefficient (α) calculations showed that the value of α in the visible region is in the order of 105 cm-1. The structural stability, suitable band gap, and high absorption coefficient values of proposed compounds suggest they could be good candidates for photovoltaic applications.
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- Neda Rahmani
- Niels Bohr International Academy, Niels Bohr Institute, University of CopenhagenJagtvej 160København Ø 2100Denmark,Computational Materials Group, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55Odense 5230Denmark
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- Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering, Photonic Nanotechnology, NanoPhoton – Center for Nanophotonics, DTUØrsteds Plads, 345A, 276Kgs. Lyngby 2800Denmark,Computational Materials Group, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55Odense 5230Denmark
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- Computational Materials Group, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55Odense 5230Denmark
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Optoelectronics and Transport Phenomena in Rb2InBiX6 (X = Cl, Br) Compounds for Renewable Energy Applications: A DFT Insight. CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/chemistry4030071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this study, we used the FP-LAPW technique based on density functional theory applied in WIEN2k code to examine the structural, electronic, elastic, and thermoelectric properties of cubic double perovskite Rb2InBiX6 (X = Cl, Br) compounds. The structural stability was confirmed from the tolerance factor, formation energy, and phonon dispersion. The exchange-correlation potentials LDA, GGA, mBJ, and HSE were used to estimate the electronic properties. According to the band structure computed band gap using mBJ, the HSE are 1.61 eV, 1.81 eV for Rb2InBiCl6 and 1.22 eV, 1.32 eV for Rb2InBiBr6 compounds, respectively. The mechanical stability of the materials under examination were reflected by the calculated elastic constants. The estimated bulk modulus-to-shear modulus ratios for Rb2InBiX6 (X = Cl, Br) are 2.13 and 3.65, respectively. This indicates that the examined compounds were ductile in nature. The optical properties in terms of real and imaginary dielectric functions, refractive index, and absorption coefficient were computed, indicating that they might be employed in optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications. In the temperature range 200–800 K, the electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, thermal conductivity, and power factor (PF) were analysed. Relatively high PFs of about 2.7 × 1010 W/K2 ms and 3.1 × 1010 W/K2 ms were obtained for Rb2InBiX6 (X = Cl, Br) suggesting that these compounds are viable for usage in thermoelectric devices. Both the compounds showed strong absorption patterns and excellent PF signifying that these are suitable materials for photovoltaic and thermoelectric applications.
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Tang TY, Zhao XH, Hu DY, Liang QQ, Wei XN, Tang YL. Theoretical exploration of mechanical, electronic structure and optical properties of aluminium based double halide perovskite. RSC Adv 2022; 12:10209-10218. [PMID: 35424974 PMCID: PMC8969480 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01216b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The mechanical, electronic structure and optical properties of aluminium based double halide perovskite were calculated by density functional theory. The formation energy and elastic constant confirm the stability of the cubic perovskite materials. The materials are all ductile and suitable for flexible photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices. The band gap values vary from 0.773 eV to 3.430 eV, exactly corresponding to the range of ideal band gap values for good photoresponse. The band structure analysis shows that all the materials possess small effective mass, which indicates a good transport of carriers. And these materials have a broad energy range of optical absorption for utilization and a detector of photons. Moreover, less expensive K2AgAlBr6 were investigated for comparison with materials containing a cesium element, and according to the results, is also a candidate for photoelectronic devices due to the similar properties. M2AgAlX6 (M = Cs, Rb and K, X = Cl, Br and I) is a stable vacancy ordered double halide perovskite direct band gap semiconductor material with good absorption of near-ultraviolet and short-wavelength visible light.![]()
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- Tian-Yu Tang
- School of Physics, Guizhou University Guiyang 550025 China
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- School of Physics, Guizhou University Guiyang 550025 China
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- School of Physics, Guizhou University Guiyang 550025 China
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- School of Physics, Guizhou University Guiyang 550025 China
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- School of Physics, Guizhou University Guiyang 550025 China
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- School of Physics, Guizhou University Guiyang 550025 China
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Chen D, Zhang X, Wei J, Zhou L, Chen P, Pang Q, Zhang JZ. Simultaneous enhancement of near infrared luminescence and stability of Cs 2AgInCl 6:Cr 3+ double perovskite single crystals enabled by a Yb 3+ dopant. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi01104b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cs2AgInCl6:Cr3+,Yb3+ double perovskite single crystals was prepared by hydrothermal method, which shows NIR emission from 800 to 1400 nm with a peak at 1000 nm and a full-width at half maximum of 188 nm with a higher PLQY of ∼45% excited at 365 nm.
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- Daiwen Chen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University/Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, Peoples R China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Peoples R China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University/Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, Peoples R China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University/Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, Peoples R China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University/Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, Peoples R China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University/Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, Peoples R China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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