Tailoring the electronic structure of beta-Ga2O3 by non-metal doping from hybrid density functional theory calculations

	Tailoring the electronic structure of beta-Ga2O3 by non-metal doping from hybrid density functional theory calculations
	Guo, Weiyan 1; Guo, Yating 1; Dong, Hao 1; Zhou, Xin 2
刊名	physical chemistry chemical physics
	2015
卷号	17 期号:8 页码:5817-5825
英文摘要	a systematic study using density functional theory has been performed for beta-ga2o3 doped with nonmetal elements x (x = c, n, f, si, p, s, cl, se, br, and i) to evaluate the effect of doping on the band edges and photocatalytic activity of beta-ga2o3 . the utilization of a more reliable hybrid density functional, as prescribed by heyd, scuseria and ernzerhof, is found to be effective in predicting the band gap of beta-ga2o3 (4.5 ev), in agreement with the experimental result (4.59 ev). based on the relaxed structures of x-doped systems, the defect formation energies and the plots of density of states have been calculated to analyze the band edges, the band gap states and the preferred doping sites. our results show that the doping is energetically favored under ga-rich growth conditions with respect to o-rich growth conditions. it is easier to replace the threefold coordinated o atom with non-metal elements compared to the fourfold coordinated o atom. x-doped systems (x = c, si, p) show no change in the band gap, with the presence of discrete midgap states, which have adverse effect on the photocatalytic properties. the photocatalytic redox ability can be improved to a certain extent by doping with n, s, cl, se, br, and i. the band alignments for se-doped and i-doped beta-ga2o3 are well positioned for the feasibility of both photo-oxidation and photoreduction of water, which are promising photocatalysts for water splitting in the visible region.
WOS标题词	science & technology ; physical sciences
类目[WOS]	chemistry, physical ; physics, atomic, molecular & chemical
研究领域[WOS]	chemistry ; physics
关键词[WOS]	visible-light photocatalysis ; total-energy calculations ; augmented-wave method ; d(10) configuration ; water decomposition ; hydrogen-production ; optical-properties ; single-crystals ; band-structure ; basis-set
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000349697200035
公开日期	2016-05-09
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://cas-ir.dicp.ac.cn/handle/321008/146014]
专题	大连化学物理研究所_中国科学院大连化学物理研究所
作者单位	1.Liaoning Normal Univ, Inst Chem Functionalized Mat, Sch Chem & Chem Engn, Dalian 116029, Liaoning, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Dalian Inst Chem Phys, State Key Lab Catalysis, Dalian Natl Lab Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Guo, Weiyan,Guo, Yating,Dong, Hao,et al. Tailoring the electronic structure of beta-Ga2O3 by non-metal doping from hybrid density functional theory calculations[J]. physical chemistry chemical physics,2015,17(8):5817-5825.
APA	Guo, Weiyan,Guo, Yating,Dong, Hao,&Zhou, Xin.(2015).Tailoring the electronic structure of beta-Ga2O3 by non-metal doping from hybrid density functional theory calculations.physical chemistry chemical physics,17(8),5817-5825.
MLA	Guo, Weiyan,et al."Tailoring the electronic structure of beta-Ga2O3 by non-metal doping from hybrid density functional theory calculations".physical chemistry chemical physics 17.8(2015):5817-5825.