Husnu Koc

Mechanical, electronic, and optical properties of Bi2S3 and Bi2Se3 compounds: first principle investigations

AbstractThe structural, mechanical, electronic, and optical properties of orthorhombic Bi2S3 and Bi2Se3 compounds have been investigated by means of first principles calculations. The calculated lattice parameters and internal coordinates are in very good agreement with the experimental findings. The elastic constants are obtained, then the secondary results such as bulk modulus, shear modulus, Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, anisotropy factor, and Debye temperature of polycrystalline aggregates are derived, and the relevant mechanical properties are also discussed. Furthermore, the band structures and optical properties such as real and imaginary parts of dielectric functions, energy-loss function, the effective number of valance electrons, and the effective optical dielectric constant have been computed. We also calculated some nonlinearities for Bi2S3 and Bi2Se3 (tensors of elasto-optical coefficients) under pressure. FigureEnergy spectra of dielectric function and energy-loss function (L) along the x- and z-axes for Bi2S3

The elastic, electronic, and optical properties of PtSi and PtGe compounds

The structural, mechanical, electronic and optical properties of orthorhombic PtSi and PtGe were investigated using norm-conserving pseudopotentials within the local density approximation in the frame of density functional theory. The calculated lattice parameters and bulk modulus for PtSi and PtGe have been compared with the experimental and theoretical values. The second-order elastic constants were calculated, and the other related quantities such as the Youngs modulus, shear modulus, Poissons ratio, anisotropy factor, sound velocities and Debye temperature have also been estimated. The linear photon-energy dependent dielectric functions and some optical properties such as the energy-loss function, the effective number of valance electrons and the effective optical dielectric constant were calculated. Our structural estimation and some other results are in agreement with the available experimental and theoretical data.

Optical Properties and Electronic Band Structure of Topological Insulators (on A5 2B6 3 Compound Based)

We have performed a first principles study of structural, electronic, and optical properties of rhombohedral Sb2Te3 and Bi2Te3 compounds using the density functional theory within the local density approximation. The lattice parameters, bulk modulus, and its pressure derivatives of these compounds have been obtained. The linear photon-energy dependent dielectric functions and some optical properties such as the energy-loss function, the effective number of valance electrons and the effective optical dielectric constant are calculated and presented in the study.

Electron Spectroscopy and the Electronic Structure of KNbO3: First Principle Calculations

The electronic structures of KNbO3were calculated within the density functional theory, and their evolution was analyzed as the crystal-field symmetry changes from cubic to rhombohedral via tetragonal phase. We carried out electron-energy loss spectroscopy experiments by using synchrotron radiation and compared the results with the theoretical spectra calculated within Density Functional Theory. The dominant role of the NbO6octahedra in the formation of the energy spectra of KNbO3compound was demonstrated. The anomalous behavior of plasmons in ferroelectrics was exhibited by the function representing the characteristic energy loss in the region of phase transition.

Optical Properties of the Narrow-Band Ferroelectrics: First Principle Calculations

Based on density functional theory, we have studied the electronic, and optical properties of narrow-band ferroelectric compounds – (Ge,Sn) Te. Generalized gradient approximation has been used for modeling exchange-correlation effects. The lattice parameters of the considered compounds have been calculated. The calculated electronic band structure shows that GeTe and SnTe compounds have a direct forbidden band gap of 0.742 and 0.359 . The real and imaginary parts of dielectric functions and therefore, the optical functions such as energy-loss function, as well as the effective number of valance electrons and the effective optical dielectric constant are all calculated. Our structural estimation and some other results are in agreement with the available experimental and theoretical data.

Structural, elastic, and electronic properties of topological insulators: Sb 2 Te 3 and Bi 2 Te 3

We have performed a first principles study of structural, elastic, and electronic properties of rhombohedral Sb₂Te₃ and Bi₂Te₃ compounds using the density functional theory within the local density approximation. The lattice parameters of considered compounds have been calculated. The second-order elastic constants have been calculated, and the other related quantities such as the Youngs modulus, shear modulus, Poissons ratio, anisotropy factor, sound velocities, and Debye temperature have also been estimated in the present work. The calculated electronic band structure shows that Sb₂Te₃ and Bi₂Te₃ compounds have a direct forbidden band gap. Our structural estimation and some other results are in agreement with the available experimental and theoretical data.

Optical properties and electronic band structure of topological insulators on A 2 5 B 3 6 compound based

We have performed a first principles study of structural, electronic, and optical properties of rhombohedral Sb2Te3 and Bi2Te3 compounds using the density functional theory within the local density approximation. The lattice parameters, bulk modulus, and its pressure derivatives of these compounds have been obtained. The linear photon-energy dependent dielectric functions and some optical properties such as the energy-loss function, the effective number of valance electrons and the effective optical dielectric constant are calculated and presented in the study.

Topological Insulators: Electronic Band Structure and Spectroscopy

In this study, we present the results of our ab initio calculation of the elastic constants, density of states, charge density, and Born effective charge tensors for ferroelectric (rhombohedral) and paraelectric phases (cubic) of the narrow band ferroelectrics (GeTe, SnTe) pseudopotentials. The related quantities such as bulk modulus and shear modulus using obtained elastic constants have also been estimated in the present work. The total and partial densities of states corresponding to the band structure of Sn(Ge)Te(S,Se) were calculated. We also calculated the Born effective charge tensor of an atom (for instance, Ge, Sn, Te, etc.), which is defined as the induced polarization of the solid along the main direction by a unit displacement in the perpendicular direction of the sublattice of an atom at the vanishing electric field.

SbSI Based Photonic Crystal Superlattices: Band Structure and Optics

In this work, we present an investigation of the optical properties and band structure calculations for the photonic crystal structures (PCs) based on one-dimensional (1D)-photonic crystal. Here we use 1D SbSI based layers in air background. We have theoretically calculated the photonic band structure and optical properties of SbSI based PC superlattices. In our simulation, we employed the finite-difference time domain (FDTD) technique and the plane wave expansion method (PWE), which implies the solution of Maxwell equations with centered finite-difference expressions for the space and time derivatives.

Dynamic Nonlinear Optical Processes in Some Oxygen-Octahedra Ferroelectrics: First Principle Calculations

The nonlinear optical properties and electro-optic effects of some oxygen-octahedra ferroelectrics are studied by the density functional theory (DFT) in the local density approximation (LDA) expressions based on first principle calculations without the scissor approximation. We present calculations of the frequency- dependent complex dielectric function and the second harmonic generation response coefficient over a large frequency range in tetragonal and rhombohedral phases. The electronic linear electro-optic susceptibility is also evaluated below the band gap. These results are based on a series of the LDA calculation using DFT. The results for are in agreement with the experiment below the band gap and those for are compared with the experimental data where available.