Date of Award
2-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Physics
Department
Physics
Abstract
Antiperovskites are the counterparts of perovskites. They have diverse properties that make them physically rich and technologically relevant. In the recent years, the alkaline earth based antiperovskites, especially the ones with small semiconductor bandgap, have captured tremendous attention due to their properties which make them efficient to be used in optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications. In this thesis, we are shading light on the alkaline antiperovskite ๐ถ๐3๐ต๐๐ due to its narrow bandgap. Thus, it can be considered as a promising candidate for thermoelectric and optoelectronic applications. Specifically, it is used to harvest waste thermal energy into electricity at low temperature gradients. To investigate the efficiency of the ๐ถ๐3๐ต๐๐ alloy as a thermoelectric material, an overall study on the various properties of this material has been done in this research. To unveil its properties, we relied on the density functional theory to do the computational work using Wien2k, VASP, and the Phonopy software. The study included the lattice dynamics, structural, elastic, electronic, thermodynamic, thermoelectric, and optical properties of the antiperovskite ๐ถ๐3๐ต๐๐ alloy. The study revealed that ๐ถ๐3๐ต๐๐ has a stable structure, it is a brittle material, and it is resistive to plastic deformation. It has a bandgap of 0.61 eV using HSE06 exchange correlation which reveals that it is a p-type semiconductor. It has low thermal conductivity, yet high Seebeck coefficient and relatively high electric conductivity which indicates that it has high value of figure of merit. The value of figure of merit has been calculated, and it goes higher ~1 as the temperature goes toward 1000K and the concentration of charge carries goes higher ~1020 ๐๐โ3. By studying the optical properties, it is revealed that the ๐ถ๐3๐ต๐๐ antiperovskite alloy is active in the visible to the ultraviolet regions of the spectrum.
Arabic Abstract
ุชุนุชุจุฑ ู ุฌู ูุนุฉ ู ุฑูุจุงุช ุงูุฃูุชูุจุฑููุณูุงูุช ูุธูุฑุงู ูู ุฑูุจุงุช ุงูุจูุฑููุณูุงูุช ุญูุซ ุฃููู ุง ูุชุดุงุจูุงู ุจุงููููู ููู ูุฎุชููุงู ุจุงูุชุฑููุจ ุงูุฅููุชุฑููู. ุญุธูุช ู ุฌู ูุนุฉ ุงูุฃูุชูุจุฑููุณูุงูุช ุจุดูุฑุฉ ูุงุณุนุฉ ูู ู ุฌุงู ุงูุจุญุซ ุงูุนูู ู ุจุณุจุจ ุฎุตุงุฆุตูุง ุงูุชู ุชู ูุฒูุง ุนู ุจุงูู ุงูู ุฑูุจุงุช ูุชุฌุนููุง ู ูุงุณุจุฉ ููุชุทุจููุงุช ุงูููุฑูุญุฑุงุฑูุฉ ูุงูุฅููุชุฑูุถูุฆูุฉ. ุฅู ุฃุญุฏ ุฃุดูุฑ ู ุฑูุจุงุช ุงูุจูุฑููุณูุงูุชุ ูู ุชูู ุงูุชู ุชุฑูุจ ู ู ุงูููุฒุงุช ุงูููููุฉ ุงูุชุฑุงุจูุฉ ุญูุซ ุฃููุง ุชู ุชูู ูุฌูุฉ ุทุงูุฉ ุถุฆููุฉ ุชุฌุนููุง ุชุตูู ู ู ุฃุดุจุงู ุงูู ูุตูุงุช. ุตุบุฑ ุณุนุฉ ูุฌูุฉ ุงูุทุงูุฉ ููุฐู ุงูู ุฑูุจุงุช ูุคูููุง ูุชุนุชู ุฏ ูู ุงูุชุทุจููุงุช ุงูููุฑูุญุฑุงุฑูุฉ ูุงูุฅููุชุฑูุถูุฆูุฉ. ูู ูุฐุง ุงูุจุญุซุ ุณูุณูุท ุงูุถูุก ุนูู ู ุฑูุจ ุงูุฃูุชูุจุฑููุณูุงูุช ๐ถ๐3๐ต๐๐. ุจุณุจุจ ุงู ุชูุงูู ููุฌูุฉ ุทุงูุฉ ุถุฆููุฉุ ูุฏ ูููู ูุฐุง ุงูู ุฑูุจ ู ุคููุงู ูุฌู ุน ุงูุทุงูุฉ ุงูุญุฑุงุฑูุฉ ุงูู ุจุฏุฏุฉ ูุชุญููููุง ุฅูู ููุฑุจุงุก. ูุฏุฑุงุณุฉ ูุนุงููุฉ ูุฐุง ุงูู ุฑูุจ ูู ุงูุชุทุจููุงุช ุงูููุฑูุญุฑุงุฑูุฉุ ุชู ุช ุฏุฑุงุณุฉ ุฎุตุงุฆุต ูุฐุง ุงูู ุฑูุจ ูุงูุชู ุชุดู ู: ุงูุฎุตุงุฆุต ุงูุฏููุงู ูุงุช ุงููููููุฉุ ุงูุฎุตุงุฆุต ุงููููููุฉุ ุงูุฎุตุงุฆุต ุงูู ุฑูุฉุ ุงูุฎุตุงุฆุต ุงูุฏููุงู ูููุฉ ุงูุญุฑุงุฑูุฉุ ุงูุฎุตุงุฆุต ุงูุฅููุชุฑูููุฉุ ุงูุฎุตุงุฆุต ุงูููุฑูุญุฑุงุฑูุฉุ ูุงูุฎุตุงุฆุต ุงูุจุตุฑูุฉ. ุนู ุทุฑูู ุชุทุจูู ูุธุฑูุฉ ุงูุฏุงูุฉ ุงููุธูููุฉ ูููุซุงูุฉ ุญุงุณูุจูุงุู ุชู ุฏุฑุงุณุฉ ุฎุตุงุฆุต ุงูู ุฑูุจ. ุชู ุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู ุซูุงุซุฉ ุจุฑู ุฌูุงุช ูุฏุฑุงุณุฉ ูุฐู ุงูุฎุตุงุฆุต ูุงูุชู ูู VASPุ Wien2k ู Phonopy. ู ู ุฎูุงู ูุฐู ุงูุฏุฑุงุณุฉุ ุชู ุงูุชูุตู ุฅูู ุฃู ุชุฑููุจ ุจููุฑุฉ ๐ถ๐3๐ต๐๐ ูุนุชุจุฑ ู ุณุชูุฑุงู. ูู ุง ูุฃู ุงูู ุฑูุจ ุงูุตูุจ ูุนุชุจุฑ ูุดุง ููู ู ูุงูู ุง ูุชุดูู ุงูุจูุงุณุชูู. ุชู ุญุณุงุจ ูุฌูุฉ ุงูุทุงูุฉ ุนู ุทุฑูู ุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู ุฏุงูุฉ HSE60 ููู ุชุณุงูู eV 0.61 ูุงูุชู ุชูุดู ุฃูุถุง ุนู ููู ูุฐุง ุงูู ุฑูุจ ุดุจู ู ูุตู p-type. ุจุงูุฅุถุงูุฉ ุฅูู ุฐููุ ุชู ู ูุงุญุธุฉ ุฃู ุงูู ุฑูุจ ูุชู ุชุน ุจุชูุตูู ุญุฑุงุฑู ุถุฆูู ุจููู ุง ูู ุชูู ุชูุตูู ููุฑุจุงุฆู ุนุงูู ูุงูุฐู ูุฑุฌุญ ุฃู ูุฐุง ุงูู ุฑูุจ ูู ุชูู ููุงุกุฉ ุนุงููุฉ Figure of merit. ุฃูุถุงุู ุชู ุญุณุงุจ ููุงุกุฉ ุงูู ุฑูุจ ูุงูุชู ุชุจูู ุฃููุง ุชุฒูุฏ ุนูุฏู ุง ูุฒูุฏ ุชุฑููุฒ ุญุงู ูุงุช ุงูุดุญูุงุช ุฅูู ุชูุฑูุจุง 1020cm-3 ูุชุฒูุฏ ุฏุฑุฌุฉ ุงูุญุฑุงุฑุฉ ุฅูู 1000K. ุชู ุฃูุถุง ุฏุฑุงุณุฉ ุงูุฎุตุงุฆุต ุงูุจุตุฑูุฉ ููู ุฑูุจ ูุงูุชู ุชูุดู ุนู ุฃู ุงูู ุฑูุจ ูุดุท ูู ุจูู ุงูุถูุก ุงูู ุฑุฆู ูููู ุงูุจููุณุฌู.
Recommended Citation
Mohamad, Reem Maher, "FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATIONS ON THE ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, MECHANICAL, VIBRATIONAL, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF THE CaโBiN ANTIPEROVSKITE ALLOY" (2023). Theses. 1079.
https://scholarworks.uaeu.ac.ae/all_theses/1079