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KFM: Fachverband Kristalline Festkörper und deren Mikrostruktur
KFM 10: Focus session: Polar Materials Meet Energy demands
KFM 10.5: Vortrag
Dienstag, 6. September 2022, 11:45–12:05, H5
A first-principles study of electronic properties of lead iron niobate — •Madhura Marathe1, Anna Grunebohm2, Doru Lupascu3, and Vladimir Shvartsman3 — 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden. — 2Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Materials Simulations (ICAMS), Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany — 3Institute for Materials Science and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany
Efficient and cost-effective photovoltaic devices require materials which have optimal band gaps for absorption in the visible spectrum. Several ferroelectric perovskite materials have been investigated for their photovoltaic performance, but have too large band gaps. One promising candidate is multiferroic lead iron niobate Pb(Fe,Nb)O3 (PFN) which has a narrower band gap [1].
We study the electronic and magnetic properties of PFN using density functional theory calculations. We explore how magnetic ordering and structure (ground-state rhombohedral versus high temperature cubic phases) influence the electronic structure and can thus be used to improve material performance.
References 1. N. Bartek, et al., Materials, 14, 6841 (2021).