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Li Y, Min J, Jiang Y, Dong T, Xu D, Feng Z, Yan Y, Garoufalis CS, Baskoutas S, Shen H, Zeng Z. Rational Design of Tetrahedral Derivatives as Efficient Light-Emitting Materials Based on "Super Atom" Perspective. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:3237-3242. [PMID: 38437641 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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Traditional semiconductor quantum dots of groups II-VI are key ingredients of next-generation display technology. Yet, the majority of them contain toxic heavy-metal elements, thus calling for alternative light-emitting materials. Herein, we have explored three novel categories of multicomponent compounds, namely, tetragonal II-III2-VI4 porous ternary compounds, cubic I2-II3-VI4 ternary compounds, and cubic I-II-III3-V4 quaternary compounds. This is achieved by judicious introduction of a "super atom" perspective and concurrently varying the solid-state lattice packing of involved super atoms or the population of surrounding counter cations. Based on first-principles calculations of 392 candidate materials with designed crystal structures, 53 highly stable materials have been screened. Strikingly, 34 of them are direct-bandgap semiconductors with emitting wavelengths covering the near-infrared and visible-light regions. This work provides a comprehensive database of highly efficient light-emitting materials, which may be of interest for a broad field of optoelectronic applications.
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- Yaobo Li
- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Computational Materials Science, School of Physics and Electronics, International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Computational Materials Science, School of Physics and Electronics, International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Computational Materials Science, School of Physics and Electronics, International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, People's Republic of China
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- Materials Science Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, People's Republic of China
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Min J, Zhai J, Dong T, Xu D, Yan Y, Garoufalis CS, Baskoutas S, Zeng Z, Jia Y. Design Principle for Tetrahedral Semiconductors and Their Functional Derivatives: Cation Stabilizing Charged Cluster Network. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:4648-4653. [PMID: 37167231 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) of groups II-VI and III-V are key ingredients for next-generation light-emitting devices. Yet, many of them are heavy-element-containing or indirect bandgap, causing limited choice of environmental friendly efficient light-emitting materials. Herein, we resolve this issue by exploring potential derivatives of the parent semiconductors, thus expanding the material space. The key to success is the discovery of a principle for designing those materials, namely, cation stabilizing charged cluster network. Guided by this principle, three novel categories of cubic materials have been predicted, namely, porous binary compounds, I-II-VI ternary compounds, and I-II-III-V quaternary compounds. Using first-principles calculations, 65 realistic highly stable candidate materials have been theoretically screened. Their structural and compositional diversity enables a wide tunability of emitting wavelength from far-infrared to ultraviolet region. This work enriches the family of tetrahedral semiconductors and derivatives, which may be of interest for a broad field of optoelectronic applications.
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- Jingjing Min
- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, China
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- Institute for Computational Materials Science, School of Physics and Electronics, International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, China
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- Institute for Computational Materials Science, School of Physics and Electronics, International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, China
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- Materials Science Department, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475001, China
- International Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, and School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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Bao L, Kong Z, Qu D, Duan Y. Insight of structural stability, elastic anisotropies and thermal conductivities of Y, Sc doped Mg2Pb from first-principles calculations. Chem Phys Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Multilayer Si(111)/Mg2Si clusters/Si heterostructures: Formation, optical and thermoelectric properties. E-JOURNAL OF SURFACE SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 2005. [DOI: 10.1380/ejssnt.2005.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ratai E, Augustine MP, Kauzlarich SM. Synthesis and Characterization of the Mg2SixGe1-x Solid Solution. J Phys Chem B 2003. [DOI: 10.1021/jp030252x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Eva Ratai
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616
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Baranek P, Schamps J, Noiret I. Ab Initio Studies of Electronic Structure, Phonon Modes, and Elastic Properties of Mg2Si. J Phys Chem B 1997. [DOI: 10.1021/jp970448v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Philippe Baranek
- Laboratoire de Dynamique Moléculaire et Photonique, URA CNRS 779, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Lasers et Applications, Université de Lille 1, UFR de Physique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Dynamique Moléculaire et Photonique, URA CNRS 779, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Lasers et Applications, Université de Lille 1, UFR de Physique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Dynamique et Structure des Matériaux Moléculaires, URA CNRS 801, Université de Lille 1, UFR de Physique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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Lee CH, Lambrecht WR, Segall B. Electronic structure of Be2C. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1995; 51:10392-10398. [PMID: 9977733 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.51.10392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Corkill JL, Cohen ML. Structural, bonding, and electronic properties of IIA-IV antifluorite compounds. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1993; 48:17138-17144. [PMID: 10008318 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.48.17138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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