Coded within Wien2K, we carry out DFT-based calculations
for investigations
of the structural, elastic, optoelectronic, and thermoelectric properties
of BaXF3 (X = Co, Ir) fluoro-perovskites. The Birch–Murnaghan
fit to the energy-vs-volume data and formation energy shows that these
fluoro-perovskites are structurally stable. The phonon calculation
confirms the thermodynamic stability, while the relation between elastic
constants such as C
11 – C
12 > 0, C
11 >
0, C
11 + 2C
12 > 0, and B > 0 validates the mechanical stability
of the compounds.
BaIrF3 exhibits a strong ability to endure compressive
and shear stresses. BaCoF3 shows a weaker capacity of withstanding
changes in volume, attributed to a lower bulk modulus. Demonstrating
a higher G-modulus of rigidity than the BaIrF3, BaCoF3 demonstrates stronger resistance to change
the shape and both compounds are found to be anisotropic and brittle.
The determined band structure profiles reveal that both BaCoF3 and BaIrF3 demonstrate a metallic nature. In addition,
the metallic nature of BaCoF3 and BaIrF3 is
reinforced by the density-of-states (DOS) study, where Co and F atoms
contribute significantly to the total DOS in the valence band in the
case of BaCoF3, while that of BaIrF3 is predominated
by the Ba and F atoms. The computed values of ε1(0)
for BaCoF3 and BaIrF3 are approximately 30 and
19, respectively, which are in line with Penn’s model. The
researched materials are confirmed to be strong contenders for optoelectronics
by the lack of absorption in the visible range. For their potential
use in thermoelectric device applications, thermoelectric parameters
such as temperature-dependent Seebeck coefficient, specific heat capacity,
thermal conductivity, power factor, and figure of merit are also investigated,
which show that these materials are thermally stable and promising
for applications in thermoelectric devices.