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Bandgap engineering by cationic disorder: case study on AgBiS2.

Francesc Viñes1, Gerasimos Konstantatos, Francesc Illas

  • 1Departament de Ciència de Materials i Química Física & Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, C/Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. francesc.illas@ub.edu.

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics : PCCP
|October 17, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Cationic disorder in AgBiS2 significantly reduces the band gap, enhancing photoactivity. However, excessive disorder approaching a metallic state can be detrimental to AgBiS2

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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Computational Materials Science

Background:

  • Ternary compounds like AgBiS2 exhibit unique electronic properties influenced by their crystal structure.
  • Cationic disorder, the presence of different cations on the same lattice sites, can significantly alter material properties.
  • Understanding these structural influences is crucial for designing materials with desired electronic and optical characteristics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of cationic disorder on the electronic structure of AgBiS2.
  • To correlate changes in electronic structure with potential photoactivity.
  • To determine the optimal range of cationic disorder for enhanced material performance.

Main Methods:

  • Employed first-principles, periodic density functional theory (DFT) calculations.

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  • Studied the transition from semiconducting matildite to a metallic crystal structure in AgBiS2.
  • Analyzed the behavior of conduction band tail states and the positions of the conduction band minimum and valence band maximum.

    • Main Results:

    • Cationic disorder induces a significant decrease in the band gap of AgBiS2.
    • Conduction band tail states penetrate the band gap due to disorder.
    • Disorder causes a noticeable drop in the conduction band minimum and a slight increase in the valence band maximum.

    Conclusions:

    • Cationic disorder in AgBiS2 is shown to be beneficial for photoactivity by reducing the band gap.
    • Temperature-induced cationic disorder can enhance photoactivity, but only if the metallic limit is avoided.
    • Precise control over cationic disorder is essential for optimizing AgBiS2 for applications.