Ab initio studies of electronic structure of defects in PbTe

Salameh Ahmad; Daniel Bilc; S. D. Mahanti; M. G. Kanatzidis

doi:10.1557/proc-864-e9.23

Ab initio studies of electronic structure of defects in PbTe

Salameh Ahmad^*, Daniel Bilc, S. D. Mahanti, M. G. Kanatzidis

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Ab initio electronics structure calculations have been carried out in a series of RPb_2n-1Te_2n, n=16, compounds to understand the nature of "defect" states introduced by R where R = vacancy, monovalent Na, K, Rb, Cs, Ag atoms and divalent Cd atoms. We find that the density of states (DOS) near the top of the valence band and the bottom of the conduction band get significantly modified. The Na atom seems to perturb this region least (ideal acceptor in PbTe) and the other monovalent atoms enhance the DOS near the top of the valence band. Cd is an interesting case, since it introduces a strong resonance state near the bottom of the conduction band.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	E9.23
Pages (from-to)	455-460
Number of pages	6
Journal	Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume	864
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1557/proc-864-e9.23
State	Published - 2005
Event	2005 materials Research Society Spring Meeting - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Mar 28 2005 → Apr 1 2005

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