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First-principles calculations of the structural, electronic, optical and thermal properties of chalcopyrite CuXTe2 (X = Al, Ga, In) have been performed within density functional theory using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method, by employing for the exchange and correlation potential the approximations WC-GGA and mBJ-GGA. The effect of X cations replacement on the structural, electronic band structure, density of states and optical properties were highlighted and explained. Our results are in good agreement with the previous theoretical and experimental data. As far as we know, for the first time we find the effects of temperature and pressure on thermal parameters of CuAlTe2 and CuGaTe2 compounds. Thermal properties are very useful for optimizing crystal growth, and predict photovoltaic applications on extreme thermodynamic conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this theoretical study, we have investigated the structural, phase transition, electronic, thermodynamic and optical properties of GaPxSb1−x ternary alloys. Our calculations are performed with the WIEN2k code based on density functional theory using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method. For the electron exchange-correlation potential, a generalized gradient approximation within Wu-Cohen scheme is considered. The recently developed Tran-Blaha modified Becke-Johnson potential has also been used to improve the underestimated band gap. The structural properties, including the lattice constants, the bulk moduli and their pressure derivatives are in very good agreement with the available experimental data and theoretical results. Several structural phase transitions were studied here to establish the stable structure and to predict the phase transition under hydrostatic pressure. The computed transition pressure (Pt) of the material of our interest from the zinc blende (B3) to the rock salt (B1) phase has been determined and found to agree well with the experimental and theoretical data. The calculated band structure shows that GaSb binary compound and the ternary alloys are direct band gap semiconductors. Optical parameters such as the dielectric constants and the refractive indices are calculated and analyzed. The thermodynamic results are also interpreted and analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The electronic structure of four polytypes ( [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]