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First-principles study of intrinsic point defects in ZnO: Role of band structure, volume relaxation, and finite-size effects

Erhart, Paul ; Albe, Karsten ; Klein, Andreas (2006)
First-principles study of intrinsic point defects in ZnO: Role of band structure, volume relaxation, and finite-size effects.
In: Physical Review B, 73 (20)
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.205203
Artikel, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Density-functional theory (DFT) calculations of intrinsic point defect properties in zinc oxide were performed in order to remedy the influence of finite-size effects and the improper description of the band structure. The generalized gradient approximation (GGA) with empirical self-interaction corrections (GGA+U) was applied to correct for the overestimation of covalency intrinsic to GGA-DFT calculations. Elastic as well as electrostatic image interactions were accounted for by application of extensive finite-size scaling and compensating charge corrections. Size-corrected formation enthalpies and volumes as well as their charge state dependence have been deduced. Our results partly confirm earlier calculations but reveal a larger number of transition levels: (1) For both the zinc interstitial as well as the oxygen vacancy, transition levels are close to the conduction band minimum. (2) The zinc vacancy shows a transition rather close to the valence band maximum and another one near the middle of the calculated band gap. (3) For the oxygen interstitials, transition levels occur both near the valence band maximum and the conduction band minimum.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2006
Autor(en): Erhart, Paul ; Albe, Karsten ; Klein, Andreas
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: First-principles study of intrinsic point defects in ZnO: Role of band structure, volume relaxation, and finite-size effects
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 15 Mai 2006
Verlag: American Physical Society
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Physical Review B
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 73
(Heft-)Nummer: 20
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.205203
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Density-functional theory (DFT) calculations of intrinsic point defect properties in zinc oxide were performed in order to remedy the influence of finite-size effects and the improper description of the band structure. The generalized gradient approximation (GGA) with empirical self-interaction corrections (GGA+U) was applied to correct for the overestimation of covalency intrinsic to GGA-DFT calculations. Elastic as well as electrostatic image interactions were accounted for by application of extensive finite-size scaling and compensating charge corrections. Size-corrected formation enthalpies and volumes as well as their charge state dependence have been deduced. Our results partly confirm earlier calculations but reveal a larger number of transition levels: (1) For both the zinc interstitial as well as the oxygen vacancy, transition levels are close to the conduction band minimum. (2) The zinc vacancy shows a transition rather close to the valence band maximum and another one near the middle of the calculated band gap. (3) For the oxygen interstitials, transition levels occur both near the valence band maximum and the conduction band minimum.

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Sponsoren: We acknowledge financial support through the Sonderforschungsbereich 595 “Fatigue in functional materials” of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
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