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Ab-initio Studies of Electronic and Spectroscopic Properties of MgO, ZnO and CdO

Journal Article · · Journal of the Korean Physical Society
We present ab-initio calculations of excited-state properties within single-particle and two-particle approaches in comparison with corresponding experimental results. For the theoretical treatment of the electronic structure, we compute eigenvalues and eigenfunctions by using a spatially nonlocal exchange-correlation potential. From this starting point, quasiparticle energies within the fully frequency-dependent G0W0 approximation are obtained. By solving the Bethe-Salpeter equation, we evaluate optical properties, including the electron-hole attraction and the local-field effects. The results are compared with experimental spectra from soft X-ray emission, as well as from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy or ellipsometry measurements. In more detail, we compute the valenceband densities of states, bound excitons, and the dielectric function. For the latter, we discuss both the absorption edge and higher critical points. Being a possible candidate for applications in optoelectronic devices and being environmentally friendly, ZnO has strongly re-attracted interest in the last years.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) National Synchrotron Light Source
Sponsoring Organization:
Doe - Office Of Science
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
979996
Report Number(s):
BNL--92914-2010-JA
Journal Information:
Journal of the Korean Physical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Korean Physical Society Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 53; ISSN KPSJAS; ISSN 0374-4884
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English