Electronic structure and band parameters for ZnX (X = O, S, Se, Te)

Details Electronic structure and band parameters for ZnX (X = O, S, Se, Te) Electronic structure and band parameters for ZnX (X = O, S, Se, Te)

2006-08-04

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0608107v1

J. Cryst. Growth 287 (2006) 162-168

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

7 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables, ICAM-ICMAT conference, 2005

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2005.10.061

First-principles density-functional calculations have been performed for zinc monochalcogenides with zinc-blende- and wurtzite-type structures. It is shown that the local-density approximation underestimates the band gap, misplaces the energy levels of the Zn-3d states, and overestimates the crystal-field splitting energy. Without spinorbit coupling, the order of the states at the top of VB is found to be normal for all the ZnX phases considered. Upon inclusion of the spinorbit coupling in calculations, ZnO in zinc-blende- and wurtzite-type phases become anomalous. It is shown that the Zn-3d electrons are responsible for the anomalous order. The effective masses of electrons and holes have been calculated and found that holes are much anisotropic and heavier than the electrons in agreement with experimental findings. The typical errors in calculated band gaps and related parameters originate from strong Coulomb correlations, which are found to be highly significant in ZnO. The LDA+U approach is found to correct the strong correlation of the Zn-3d electrons, and thus improves the agreement with the experimentally established location of the Zn-3d levels. Consequently, it increases significantly the parameters underestimated in the pure LDA calculations.

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