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SCIENCE
CASTEP STUDY ON ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL
PROPERTIES OF ZINC OXIDE
Authored by Hassan Soleimani
We investigate the effect of size on the electronic and optical
properties of zinc oxide(ZnO). CASTEP simulations based on density
functional theory has been performed to find the band structure, density
of states and optical properties of zinc oxide(ZnO) bulk and
nanocluster. The results show quantum confinement effect as band
structure show discrete lines. The change in band gap has been observed
from 0.822 eV to 0.013 eV. Band structure calculations show Fermi level
shift towards conduction band. Optical properties display low value of
absorption in nanocluster as compared to bulk. ZnO nanocluster show high
value of dielectric function compared to bulk. The results demonstrate
high response of ZnO cluster in electromagnetic waves. Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a promising direct wide band gap semiconductor,
which has many advantages such as good optical, electronic properties
and low cost. ZnO has received considerable attention as a
potential solar material due to its photostability and excellent charge
transport.
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