A New Approach for Calculating the Band Gap of Semiconductors within the Density Functional Method

Abstract:

Within the framework of the density functional theory, the method was developed to calculate the band gap of semiconductors. We have evaluated the band gap for a number of monoatomic and diatomic semiconductors (Sn, Ge, Si, SiC, GaN, C, BN, AlN). The method gives the band gap of almost experimental accuracy. An important point is the fact that the developed method can be used to calculate both localized states (energy deep levels of defects in crystal), and electronic properties of nanostructures.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 242)
• Pages: 434-439
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.242.434
• Online since: October 2015
• Authors: Vasilii E. Gusakov
• Keywords: Band Gap, Density Functional Method, Semiconductors

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