Optoelectronic and thermoelectric properties of novel stable lead-free cubic double perovskites A<sub>2</sub>NaIO<sub>6</sub> (A = Ca, Sr) for renewable energy applications

Ali, Malak Azmat; Alothman, Asma A.; Mushab, Mohammed; Faizan, Muhammad

doi:10.1039/d3cp04919a

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“…This observation aligns with previous reports in the literature indicating that Br-containing perovskites generally exhibit larger lattice parameters compared to their Cl-containing counterparts [24][25][26][27][28][29]. The same is also true for other perovskite compounds where the A and B cations are replaced with larger-sized cations [30][31][32][33][34].…”

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Novel vacancy-ordered RbKGeCl₆ and RbKGeBr₆ double perovskites for optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications: an ab-initio DFT study

Pingak,

Harbi,

Moutaabbid

et al. 2024

Phys. Scr.

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The present study examines the key characteristics of new vacancy-ordered halide double perovskites, RbKGeCl6 and RbKGeBr6, encompassing the elastic, structural, mechanical, optoelectronic, and thermoelectric properties. The Density Functional Theory (DFT) was employed to perform the calculation of the properties, facilitating the evaluation of their potential applications in optoelectronic and thermoelectric devices. The DFT calculation was conducted using the Quantum Espresso package alongside the thermo_pw tool and the BoltzTraP codes. The results revealed that the two proposed compounds possess both chemical and mechanical stability with optimized lattice constants recorded at 10.14 Ȧ and 10.72 Ȧ for RbKGeCl6 and RbKGeBr6, respectively. The evaluation of the elastic properties of the materials suggested reasonably high mechanical moduli of the materials. Based on the calculated electronic properties, the materials are classified as direct gap semiconductors, with energy gap values of 2.11 eV for RbKGeCl6 and 0.80 eV for RbKGeBr6 using the GGA-PBE functional. Furthermore, the use of the SCAN approximation yields more reliable energy gap of 2.51 eV and 1.08 eV for the respective compounds. The materials exhibited a high absorption coefficient and a significantly low reflectivity within the visible-ultraviolet energy spectrum. These findings strongly suggest the promising properties of the materials under study for optoelectronic applications. Furthermore, the calculated thermoelectric properties of the materials, particularly the figure of merit, revealed the materials’ potential use as thermoelectric materials. The calculated figure of merit values of RbKGeCl6 and RbKGeBr6 were found to range from 0.73 to 0.75, respectively, between 300 K and 800 K. Despite being lower, these values are comparable to those of some well-established materials including SiGe alloys (0.95), Bi2Te3 (≈0.90), and PbTe (≈0.80).

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Novel vacancy-ordered RbKGeCl₆ and RbKGeBr₆ double perovskites for optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications: an ab-initio DFT study

Pingak,

Harbi,

Moutaabbid

et al. 2024

Phys. Scr.

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Electronic, Optical and Thermoelectric Properties of Stable A2LiIO6 (A = Sr, Ba) Lead-Free Double Perovskites for Low-Cost Energy Applications

Ali,

Alothman,

Mushab

et al. 2024

J Inorg Organomet Polym

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A theoretical study of stable direct band gap double perovskites X2YIO6 (X = K, Rb) for renewable energy applications

Ali,

Khan,

Alshgari

et al. 2024

Opt Quant Electron

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Optoelectronic and thermoelectric properties of novel stable lead-free cubic double perovskites A₂NaIO₆ (A = Ca, Sr) for renewable energy applications

Abstract: Over the past decade, double perovskites have received considerable attention because of their excellent power conversion efficiency in solar cells. Recently, there have been tremendous interests of utilizing these materials...

Cited by 12 publications

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Novel vacancy-ordered RbKGeCl₆ and RbKGeBr₆ double perovskites for optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications: an ab-initio DFT study

Novel vacancy-ordered RbKGeCl₆ and RbKGeBr₆ double perovskites for optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications: an ab-initio DFT study

Electronic, Optical and Thermoelectric Properties of Stable A2LiIO6 (A = Sr, Ba) Lead-Free Double Perovskites for Low-Cost Energy Applications

A theoretical study of stable direct band gap double perovskites X2YIO6 (X = K, Rb) for renewable energy applications

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Optoelectronic and thermoelectric properties of novel stable lead-free cubic double perovskites A2NaIO6 (A = Ca, Sr) for renewable energy applications

Abstract: Over the past decade, double perovskites have received considerable attention because of their excellent power conversion efficiency in solar cells. Recently, there have been tremendous interests of utilizing these materials...

Cited by 12 publications

References 70 publications

Novel vacancy-ordered RbKGeCl6 and RbKGeBr6 double perovskites for optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications: an ab-initio DFT study

Novel vacancy-ordered RbKGeCl6 and RbKGeBr6 double perovskites for optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications: an ab-initio DFT study

Electronic, Optical and Thermoelectric Properties of Stable A2LiIO6 (A = Sr, Ba) Lead-Free Double Perovskites for Low-Cost Energy Applications

A theoretical study of stable direct band gap double perovskites X2YIO6 (X = K, Rb) for renewable energy applications

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Optoelectronic and thermoelectric properties of novel stable lead-free cubic double perovskites A₂NaIO₆ (A = Ca, Sr) for renewable energy applications

Novel vacancy-ordered RbKGeCl₆ and RbKGeBr₆ double perovskites for optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications: an ab-initio DFT study

Novel vacancy-ordered RbKGeCl₆ and RbKGeBr₆ double perovskites for optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications: an ab-initio DFT study