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Equilibrium crystal structures, electron band dispersions and band gap values of layered GaSe and InSe semiconductors, each being represented by four polytypes, are studied via first-principles calculations within the density functional…
We report quasiparticle-energy calculations of the electronic bandstructure as measured by valence-band photoemission for selected II-VI compounds and group-III-nitrides. By applying GW as perturbation to the ground state of the fictitious,…
The electronic structure of surfaces plays a key role in the properties of quantum devices. However, surfaces are also the most challenging to simulate and engineer. Here, we study the electronic structure of InAs(001), InAs(111), and…
This study presents a comprehensive first-principles investigation of the optoelectronic and thermoelectric properties of aluminum antimonide (AlSb) in its cubic (F-43m) and hexagonal (P63mc) phases. Structural optimization was performed…
First-principles simulations of electronic properties of hybrid inorganic/organic interfaces are challenging, as common density-functional theory (DFT) approximations target specific material classes like bulk semiconductors or gas-phase…
The accurate prediction of the electronic properties of materials at a low computational expense is a necessary conditions for the development of effective high-throughput quantum-mechanics (HTQM) frameworks for accelerated materials…
Halide perovskites (HPs) are widely viewed as promising photovoltaic and light-emitting materials for their suitable band gaps in the visible spectrum. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations employing (semi)local exchange-correlation…
Accurately modeling the electronic structure of materials is a persistent challenge to high-throughput screening. A promising means of balancing accuracy against computational cost are non-self-consistent calculations with hybrid…
Indium antimonide (InSb) nanowires are used as building blocks for quantum devices because of their unique properties, i.e., strong spin-orbit interaction and large Land\'e g-factor. Integrating InSb nanowires with other materials could…
Despite the large number of theoretical III-V semiconductor studies reported every year, our atomistic understanding is still limited. The limitations of the theoretical approaches to yield accurate structural and electronic properties on…
We have studied the electronic band properties of 2H-SiC and 4H-SiC silicon carbide polytypes. The structures of the electronic bands and density of state (DOS) using ab initio Density Functional Theory (DFT) were calculated for the first…
We report on a theoretical study of the electronic structures of InSb and GaSb nanowires oriented along the [001] and [111] crystallographic directions. The nanowires are described by atomistic, spin-orbit inteaction included, tight-binding…
We present a systematic and comparative study of the structural and electronic properties of Cu-based ternary and quaternary semiconductors using first-principles electronic structure approaches. The important role that Cu d electrons play…
We use fully self-consistent GW calculations on diamond and silicon carbide to reparametrize the Heyd-Scuseria-Ernzerhof exact exchange density functional for use in band structure calculations of semiconductors and insulators. We show that…
Accurate computational predictions of band gaps are of practical importance to the modeling and development of semiconductor technologies, such as (opto)electronic devices and photoelectrochemical cells. Among available electronic-structure…
The structural, electronic, dielectric and vibrational properties of zinc-blende (ZB) InAs were studied within the framework of density functional theory (DFT) by employing local density approximation and norm-conserving pseudopotentials.…
We have investigated electronic energy band structures and partial density of states of intermetallic compounds $\textit{viz.}$ CrSi, MnSi, FeSi and CoSi, by using density functional theory (DFT). CrSi \& MnSi, FeSi and CoSi have metallic,…
The accuracy of bulk property predictions in density functional theory (DFT) calculations depends on the choice of exchange-correlation functional. While the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE) functional systematically overestimates lattice…
We present a tight-binding (TB) model and $\mathbf{k\cdot p}$ theory for electrons in monolayer and few-layer InSe. The model is constructed from a basis of all $s$ and $p$ valence orbitals on both indium and selenium atoms, with…
We compute the electronic band structure and optical properties of boron arsenide using the relativistic quasiparticle self-consistent $GW$ approach, including electron-hole interactions through solution of the Bethe-Salpeter equation. We…