Comprehensive DFT investigation of Cd-based spinel chalcogenides for spintronic and solar cells devices

In light of existing literature of stable ferromagnetic phase, the thermoelectric and optical behavior of the Cd-based spinel chalcogenides i.e. CdCr2X4, (X = S, Se, Te) were inspected and their structural and electronic characteristics were examined in terms of density functional theory calculation...

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Autores principales:	M.U. Sohaib, Kamran Abid, N.A. Noor, M.Aslam Khan, R. Neffati, Shams H. Abdel-Hafez, Enas E. Hussein
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Cd-based spinel chalcogenides DFT Small direct bandgap spinels Ferromagnetism Spintronic applications Thermo-electric applications Mining engineering. Metallurgy TN1-997
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:69d9cfeed8b444d8bb996d4d784acba62021-11-04T04:31:43ZComprehensive DFT investigation of Cd-based spinel chalcogenides for spintronic and solar cells devices2238-785410.1016/j.jmrt.2021.10.057https://doaj.org/article/69d9cfeed8b444d8bb996d4d784acba62021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785421011935https://doaj.org/toc/2238-7854In light of existing literature of stable ferromagnetic phase, the thermoelectric and optical behavior of the Cd-based spinel chalcogenides i.e. CdCr2X4, (X = S, Se, Te) were inspected and their structural and electronic characteristics were examined in terms of density functional theory calculations. The negative values of formation energy of said spinels were calculated to confirm their ferromagnetic phase stability. Optimization of band structure and calculations of density of states confirmed their ferromagnetic nature. For both channel, the band structure exhibited the semiconducting behavior. The exchange constants (N0α and N0β) were investigated with the help of exchange splitting energies, which were explored from the density of states. The splitting of 3d-states of Cr were explained on the basis of larger value of N0β as compared with N0α. Owing to the strong p-d hybridization indicated by N0β = −0.11, −0.12 and −0.15 and N0α = 0.14, 0.32 and 0.44 for CdCr2S4, CdCr2Se4 and CdCr2Te4, respectively, the necessary condition for ferromagnetic system is satisfied showing that exchange field dominates over the crystal field that induces the ferromagnetism in these spinels. Moreover the p-d hybridization was used to decrease the magnetic moment at Cr ions, by using a fraction of magnetic moment at non-magnetic sites. Further, optical characteristics were investigated in terms of photon energy 0–6 eV showing less dispersion of light and refractive index ranges up to 1–1.5 in visible region, thus suggesting spinels as potential candidates for opto-electronic applications. The thermoelectric performance observed in the temperature range of 200–600K which indicate positive Seebeck coefficients of ∼250 CdCr2S4, CdCr2Se4 while a negative Seebeck coefficients of −112 for CdCr2Te4 at room temperature. Further the power factors increased from S to Te as well as with increase of temperature which shows the potential of these chalcogens for thermoelectric power generators.M.U. SohaibKamran AbidN.A. NoorM.Aslam KhanR. NeffatiShams H. Abdel-HafezEnas E. HusseinElsevierarticleCd-based spinel chalcogenidesDFTSmall direct bandgap spinelsFerromagnetismSpintronic applicationsThermo-electric applicationsMining engineering. MetallurgyTN1-997ENJournal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol 15, Iss , Pp 4683-4693 (2021)
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topic	Cd-based spinel chalcogenides DFT Small direct bandgap spinels Ferromagnetism Spintronic applications Thermo-electric applications Mining engineering. Metallurgy TN1-997
spellingShingle	Cd-based spinel chalcogenides DFT Small direct bandgap spinels Ferromagnetism Spintronic applications Thermo-electric applications Mining engineering. Metallurgy TN1-997 M.U. Sohaib Kamran Abid N.A. Noor M.Aslam Khan R. Neffati Shams H. Abdel-Hafez Enas E. Hussein Comprehensive DFT investigation of Cd-based spinel chalcogenides for spintronic and solar cells devices
description	In light of existing literature of stable ferromagnetic phase, the thermoelectric and optical behavior of the Cd-based spinel chalcogenides i.e. CdCr2X4, (X = S, Se, Te) were inspected and their structural and electronic characteristics were examined in terms of density functional theory calculations. The negative values of formation energy of said spinels were calculated to confirm their ferromagnetic phase stability. Optimization of band structure and calculations of density of states confirmed their ferromagnetic nature. For both channel, the band structure exhibited the semiconducting behavior. The exchange constants (N0α and N0β) were investigated with the help of exchange splitting energies, which were explored from the density of states. The splitting of 3d-states of Cr were explained on the basis of larger value of N0β as compared with N0α. Owing to the strong p-d hybridization indicated by N0β = −0.11, −0.12 and −0.15 and N0α = 0.14, 0.32 and 0.44 for CdCr2S4, CdCr2Se4 and CdCr2Te4, respectively, the necessary condition for ferromagnetic system is satisfied showing that exchange field dominates over the crystal field that induces the ferromagnetism in these spinels. Moreover the p-d hybridization was used to decrease the magnetic moment at Cr ions, by using a fraction of magnetic moment at non-magnetic sites. Further, optical characteristics were investigated in terms of photon energy 0–6 eV showing less dispersion of light and refractive index ranges up to 1–1.5 in visible region, thus suggesting spinels as potential candidates for opto-electronic applications. The thermoelectric performance observed in the temperature range of 200–600K which indicate positive Seebeck coefficients of ∼250 CdCr2S4, CdCr2Se4 while a negative Seebeck coefficients of −112 for CdCr2Te4 at room temperature. Further the power factors increased from S to Te as well as with increase of temperature which shows the potential of these chalcogens for thermoelectric power generators.
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author	M.U. Sohaib Kamran Abid N.A. Noor M.Aslam Khan R. Neffati Shams H. Abdel-Hafez Enas E. Hussein
author_facet	M.U. Sohaib Kamran Abid N.A. Noor M.Aslam Khan R. Neffati Shams H. Abdel-Hafez Enas E. Hussein
author_sort	M.U. Sohaib
title	Comprehensive DFT investigation of Cd-based spinel chalcogenides for spintronic and solar cells devices
title_short	Comprehensive DFT investigation of Cd-based spinel chalcogenides for spintronic and solar cells devices
title_full	Comprehensive DFT investigation of Cd-based spinel chalcogenides for spintronic and solar cells devices
title_fullStr	Comprehensive DFT investigation of Cd-based spinel chalcogenides for spintronic and solar cells devices
title_full_unstemmed	Comprehensive DFT investigation of Cd-based spinel chalcogenides for spintronic and solar cells devices
title_sort	comprehensive dft investigation of cd-based spinel chalcogenides for spintronic and solar cells devices
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/69d9cfeed8b444d8bb996d4d784acba6
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Comprehensive DFT investigation of Cd-based spinel chalcogenides for spintronic and solar cells devices

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